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High dam cutoff wall founded on deep caissons
Dam, at Neversink, NY, will be rolled fill structure 2800 ft long and 200 ft high across Neversink River; concrete cut-off wall will stretch 2460 ft; base of central part of wall is line of concrete caissons sunk to rock; wellpoints plus 25 individual pumps keep cut dry; to prevent clogging of well points jetted in fine air blown sand, screens and risers were packed with gravel; caissons are reinforced concrete boxes.
High dam cutoff wall founded on deep caissons
Dam, at Neversink, NY, will be rolled fill structure 2800 ft long and 200 ft high across Neversink River; concrete cut-off wall will stretch 2460 ft; base of central part of wall is line of concrete caissons sunk to rock; wellpoints plus 25 individual pumps keep cut dry; to prevent clogging of well points jetted in fine air blown sand, screens and risers were packed with gravel; caissons are reinforced concrete boxes.
High dam cutoff wall founded on deep caissons
Construction Methods
Construction Methods ; 29
1947
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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