Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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Page i
... Embankment slope protection ( a ) Upstream slope ( b ) Downstream slope 13. Embankment design details 14 . Stability studies 15. Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field ...
... Embankment slope protection ( a ) Upstream slope ( b ) Downstream slope 13. Embankment design details 14 . Stability studies 15. Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field ...
Page iii
... Embankment 44 48 48 50 50 50 50 59. Sand and gravel fill ( zones 2 and 4 ) 60. Tamped - earth fill ( special compaction ) 61. Rock and cobble fill ( zone 3 ) 62. Riprap on upstream slope 63. Special zones at the top of the dam D ...
... Embankment 44 48 48 50 50 50 50 59. Sand and gravel fill ( zones 2 and 4 ) 60. Tamped - earth fill ( special compaction ) 61. Rock and cobble fill ( zone 3 ) 62. Riprap on upstream slope 63. Special zones at the top of the dam D ...
Page v
... Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23. Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream part of the river section 49 25 ...
... Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23. Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream part of the river section 49 25 ...
Page 1
... Embankment Materials . ( a ) Investigations . --The preliminary search for embank- ment construction materials began in 1940. Investigations continued intermittently until 1950. Preliminary investigations of a reconnaissance nature ...
... Embankment Materials . ( a ) Investigations . --The preliminary search for embank- ment construction materials began in 1940. Investigations continued intermittently until 1950. Preliminary investigations of a reconnaissance nature ...
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... Embankment Materials . ( a ) Investigations . --The preliminary search for embank- ment construction materials began in 1940. Investigations continued intermittently until 1950. Preliminary investigations of a reconnaissance nature ...
... Embankment Materials . ( a ) Investigations . --The preliminary search for embank- ment construction materials began in 1940. Investigations continued intermittently until 1950. Preliminary investigations of a reconnaissance nature ...
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