Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve ...
... conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve ...
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... conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve ...
... conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve ...
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... conduit section 54 56 56 75. Spillway bridge and crestwall 76. Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 79. Butterfly valves ( 48 - inch ) 78. High - pressure gate ...
... conduit section 54 56 56 75. Spillway bridge and crestwall 76. Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 79. Butterfly valves ( 48 - inch ) 78. High - pressure gate ...
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... conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 38 38 41 41 42 42 18. Stripping activities ...
... conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 38 38 41 41 42 42 18. Stripping activities ...
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... conduit extends from the trashrack to the inlet tunnel portal and has an inside diameter of 6 feet 6 inches , the same as the tunnel to which it connects . At station 7 + 24 the tunnel connects with the gate chamber which houses a 4- by ...
... conduit extends from the trashrack to the inlet tunnel portal and has an inside diameter of 6 feet 6 inches , the same as the tunnel to which it connects . At station 7 + 24 the tunnel connects with the gate chamber which houses a 4- by ...
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