Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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Page 51
... pump unit consists of a vertical - shaft , turbine - type pump , directly connected to a vertical - shaft , 5 - horsepower electric motor . Each pump is designed for a discharge of 200 gallons per minute against a pumping head of 46 ...
... pump unit consists of a vertical - shaft , turbine - type pump , directly connected to a vertical - shaft , 5 - horsepower electric motor . Each pump is designed for a discharge of 200 gallons per minute against a pumping head of 46 ...
Page 52
... pump , electric motor , supply tank , 4 - way valve ( one for each gate ) , and piping . The oil piping is con- nected to the hydraulic gate hanger of the regulating gate in such a manner that the hanger releases the gate before oil is ...
... pump , electric motor , supply tank , 4 - way valve ( one for each gate ) , and piping . The oil piping is con- nected to the hydraulic gate hanger of the regulating gate in such a manner that the hanger releases the gate before oil is ...
Page 61
... pumps for dewatering . This method was very successful . Because the well points were not embedded in the shale , shallow ditches and sumps were used to dewater the bottom 2 feet of the trench . A major portion of the excavated material ...
... pumps for dewatering . This method was very successful . Because the well points were not embedded in the shale , shallow ditches and sumps were used to dewater the bottom 2 feet of the trench . A major portion of the excavated material ...
Page 62
... 1951 . Figure 28. --A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area . Excavated material is being loaded on a 30 - cubic - yard truck . P328-701-2801 , June 12 , 1951 . ground - water table . The pumps handled an average. 62.
... 1951 . Figure 28. --A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area . Excavated material is being loaded on a 30 - cubic - yard truck . P328-701-2801 , June 12 , 1951 . ground - water table . The pumps handled an average. 62.
Page 63
... pumps handled an average of 200 gallons per minute during the dewatering operations . The dewatering system was also utilized during construction of the outlet works structures and backfilling operations . An approach channel was ...
... pumps handled an average of 200 gallons per minute during the dewatering operations . The dewatering system was also utilized during construction of the outlet works structures and backfilling operations . An approach channel was ...
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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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