Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... structure to control seepage . The Pierre shale , essentially a firm plastic shaley clay , serves as a foundation for the dam and appurtenant structures . It is soft and friable near the surface and be- comes harder as the depth ...
... structure to control seepage . The Pierre shale , essentially a firm plastic shaley clay , serves as a foundation for the dam and appurtenant structures . It is soft and friable near the surface and be- comes harder as the depth ...
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... structures : ( 1 ) Impervious material , cu . yd . 6,537,000 ( 2 ) Pervious sand and gravel , cu . yd . 977,000 ( 3 ) Fine and coarse aggregate for concrete , tons 96,000 ( 4 ) Riprap For dam , cu . yd . 206,500 For relocated railroad ...
... structures : ( 1 ) Impervious material , cu . yd . 6,537,000 ( 2 ) Pervious sand and gravel , cu . yd . 977,000 ( 3 ) Fine and coarse aggregate for concrete , tons 96,000 ( 4 ) Riprap For dam , cu . yd . 206,500 For relocated railroad ...
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... structures for passes and drainage . ( 6 ) Costs of road crossings and cattle passes versus severance costs for right ... structure topography , section corner ties , right - of - way requirements and quantity estimates were completed ...
... structures for passes and drainage . ( 6 ) Costs of road crossings and cattle passes versus severance costs for right ... structure topography , section corner ties , right - of - way requirements and quantity estimates were completed ...
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... structures , some objectionable grades , and the traffic hazard of passing the highway through the city limits of Trenton ... structure sites , and bridge lengths were estimated from profiles . Unit costs were then applied to excavation ...
... structures , some objectionable grades , and the traffic hazard of passing the highway through the city limits of Trenton ... structure sites , and bridge lengths were estimated from profiles . Unit costs were then applied to excavation ...
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... structures were speci- fied and allocations in the reservoir were made as follows : Purpose Flood control Water ... structure was to be capable of regulating the discharge to a value not exceeding the safe channel capacity until the ...
... structures were speci- fied and allocations in the reservoir were made as follows : Purpose Flood control Water ... structure was to be capable of regulating the discharge to a value not exceeding the safe channel capacity until the ...
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accessory cut-off trench acre-feet Approach channel Axis backfill Berm blanket Blockout BUREAU OF RECLAMATION canal outlet centerline channel capacity coarse concrete conduit construction Contraction joint Counterweight crushed rock cutoff trench dam embankment designed discharge drain outlet emergency gate chamber Expansion joint Figure Float flood control floor gate structure gravel ground surface Grouted high-pressure gate Highway bridge holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet installed intake structure Limits of special load located loess material maximum Metal Nebr NORTH BORROW AREA Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail PROJ Radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet SECTION A-A Settlement point Shale surface Sheet SILT silty slope special compaction spillway crest spillway gates spillway structure steel stilling basin Stoplog storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation surfaces where directed Trashrack structure Trenton Dam upstream vertical walls water surface elevation