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Bonanza in lake-bottom dirt
Fill for elevated superhighway in Orlando, Fla was borrowed from adjacent lake, where 256,000 cu yd was staked out; fleet of three dredges pumped fill material directly onto road embankment at rates up to 200 yd/hr; dredges consisted of large pump on steel-pontoon float; diesel engine powered 6-in. pump through V-belt drive and also ran 2-in. jet pump; hydraulic placement gave specification density automatically.
Bonanza in lake-bottom dirt
Fill for elevated superhighway in Orlando, Fla was borrowed from adjacent lake, where 256,000 cu yd was staked out; fleet of three dredges pumped fill material directly onto road embankment at rates up to 200 yd/hr; dredges consisted of large pump on steel-pontoon float; diesel engine powered 6-in. pump through V-belt drive and also ran 2-in. jet pump; hydraulic placement gave specification density automatically.
Bonanza in lake-bottom dirt
Excavating Engr
Excavating Engineer ; 58
1964
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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