Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-1951 |
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Page 12
As a means of reducing the effective moisture content the contractor was
permitted to increase the spacing of the bars in his separation plant to produce
zone 1 material with maximum - size rocks of 5 inches instead of 3 inches 3 ) .
Increasing ...
As a means of reducing the effective moisture content the contractor was
permitted to increase the spacing of the bars in his separation plant to produce
zone 1 material with maximum - size rocks of 5 inches instead of 3 inches 3 ) .
Increasing ...
Page 14
Oct Nov Dec MEAN DAILY DISCHARGE IN MUNDREDS OF CUBIC FEET PER
SECOND 1946 19 38 June July MEAN DAILY DISCHARGE IN HUNDREDS OF
CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 19 42 June July LE Mar Apr May Aug ESADO Nov ...
Oct Nov Dec MEAN DAILY DISCHARGE IN MUNDREDS OF CUBIC FEET PER
SECOND 1946 19 38 June July MEAN DAILY DISCHARGE IN HUNDREDS OF
CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 19 42 June July LE Mar Apr May Aug ESADO Nov ...
Page 20
At the downstream end the pipe is bifurcated by means of a wye into two 48 - inch
branches each of which is controlled by a 48 - inch butterfly valve bolted to the
steel flange of the pipe . The wye is completely embedded in the concrete of the ...
At the downstream end the pipe is bifurcated by means of a wye into two 48 - inch
branches each of which is controlled by a 48 - inch butterfly valve bolted to the
steel flange of the pipe . The wye is completely embedded in the concrete of the ...
Page 37
Trees were felled by means of two - man cross - cut saws and small gasoline -
driven chain saws ; stumps were removed by means of a bulldozer and the brush
, logs , and stumps were burned . Clearing of borrow areas 2 , 16 , and 13 was ...
Trees were felled by means of two - man cross - cut saws and small gasoline -
driven chain saws ; stumps were removed by means of a bulldozer and the brush
, logs , and stumps were burned . Clearing of borrow areas 2 , 16 , and 13 was ...
Page 53
Batching of concrete aggregates was accomplished by means of a batch plant
equipped with three storage bins , a sliding weighing hopper , and 3 - beam
scales . Aggregates were conveyed from stockpiles to the storage bins by the use
of a ...
Batching of concrete aggregates was accomplished by means of a batch plant
equipped with three storage bins , a sliding weighing hopper , and 3 - beam
scales . Aggregates were conveyed from stockpiles to the storage bins by the use
of a ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-1951 Technical record of design and construction |
| Author | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Published | 1954 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 71 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |