The Technical World Magazine, Volume 16Technical World Company, 1911 |
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... feet above the rock foundation , while it measures a thousand feet from end to end . Its 85,000 cubic yards of stone and concrete are calculated to with- stand the greatest pressure that can ever be brought upon it . To permit the swift ...
... feet above the rock foundation , while it measures a thousand feet from end to end . Its 85,000 cubic yards of stone and concrete are calculated to with- stand the greatest pressure that can ever be brought upon it . To permit the swift ...
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... feet deep will be formed by hollowing out the river bottom and paving it with stone ; and the water , falling upon this water- cushion , can do no injury to the founda- tions . Just east of the spillway are located the four discharge ...
... feet deep will be formed by hollowing out the river bottom and paving it with stone ; and the water , falling upon this water- cushion , can do no injury to the founda- tions . Just east of the spillway are located the four discharge ...
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... feet . On account of their great height , the concrete lock walls are tied to the channeled face of the cliff by twisted iron rods grouted deep into the rock , forming the very strongest sort of cement work . The canal passes around the ...
... feet . On account of their great height , the concrete lock walls are tied to the channeled face of the cliff by twisted iron rods grouted deep into the rock , forming the very strongest sort of cement work . The canal passes around the ...
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... feet of water , which is a sufficient quantity to fill the entire 400 miles of the barge canal . The water will rise to an average depth of 23 feet over 3,000 acres of rich land - enough to make half a hundred good - sized farms . All ...
... feet of water , which is a sufficient quantity to fill the entire 400 miles of the barge canal . The water will rise to an average depth of 23 feet over 3,000 acres of rich land - enough to make half a hundred good - sized farms . All ...
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will be buried under many feet of water . It will be but a memory of the past - a pleasing memory to those who were here born and reared . Only the flashing trout or the plodding turtle will traverse its once - busy streets . But the ...
will be buried under many feet of water . It will be but a memory of the past - a pleasing memory to those who were here born and reared . Only the flashing trout or the plodding turtle will traverse its once - busy streets . But the ...
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