Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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Page 61
... included in the cutoff trench and canal outlet excavation , was stripped to an average depth of 1 foot to remove all topsoil and all objectionable materials . Tractor- drawn scrapers and motor patrol graders were used in the stripping ...
... included in the cutoff trench and canal outlet excavation , was stripped to an average depth of 1 foot to remove all topsoil and all objectionable materials . Tractor- drawn scrapers and motor patrol graders were used in the stripping ...
Page 69
... included metal , plyboard of various thicknesses , tongue- and - groove flooring material , masonite , and heavy timbers . Cables , bolts , and jacks were used for keeping the forms in position during concrete placement . Forms for ...
... included metal , plyboard of various thicknesses , tongue- and - groove flooring material , masonite , and heavy timbers . Cables , bolts , and jacks were used for keeping the forms in position during concrete placement . Forms for ...
Page 71
... included several dumpcrete trucks ( special concrete dump trucks ) , a 3-1 / 2 - cubic - yard crane , 2 - cubic - yard pneumatically operated concrete buckets , two 1 - cubic - yard manually op- erated buckets , several electric ...
... included several dumpcrete trucks ( special concrete dump trucks ) , a 3-1 / 2 - cubic - yard crane , 2 - cubic - yard pneumatically operated concrete buckets , two 1 - cubic - yard manually op- erated buckets , several electric ...
Page 77
... included 12 foundation - type tips and 13 embankment - type tips . The tips were installed in shallow holes excavated in the compacted embankment ( fig . 37 ) . A total of 25 piezometer tips were installed in Figure 37 .-- Laboratory ...
... included 12 foundation - type tips and 13 embankment - type tips . The tips were installed in shallow holes excavated in the compacted embankment ( fig . 37 ) . A total of 25 piezometer tips were installed in Figure 37 .-- Laboratory ...
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abutment acre-feet aggregate backfill Berm blanket blockouts Brass Cap BUREAU OF RECLAMATION camber canal outlet cement centerline chute coarse concrete construction Contraction joint contractor control house crushed rock cubic yards cutoff trench dam embankment dam foundation designed discharge eleva emergency gate chamber Figure Float flood control gravel grout high-pressure gates Highway bridge Hitchcock County holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet intake structure layer Limits of special loads located loess material maximum metal Nebr north borrow operation pier Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail pounds per square pozzolan PROJ pump radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet Settlement point Shale surface SILT silty slope south borrow area special compaction specifications spillway structure steel stilling basin storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation tests Trenton Dam upstream valve vertical walls water surface elevation
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Page 51 - Design, Construction, Inspection and Repair of Unfired Pressure Vessels for Petroleum Liquids and Gases.
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