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Project of 600 ft high Portage Mountain earth dam and 2.3 million kw power plant and its current construction stage is described; three 48-ft diversion tunnels are driven, lined with 2 ft of concrete; gunite blanket and grout curtain are constructed to stop seepage; local moraines supply 60 million cu yd of fill for dam that will consist of gravel fill, with sand core; design of fill-handling network and conveyor system is featured.
Project of 600 ft high Portage Mountain earth dam and 2.3 million kw power plant and its current construction stage is described; three 48-ft diversion tunnels are driven, lined with 2 ft of concrete; gunite blanket and grout curtain are constructed to stop seepage; local moraines supply 60 million cu yd of fill for dam that will consist of gravel fill, with sand core; design of fill-handling network and conveyor system is featured.
Peace river project
Eng Contract Rec
des Champs, J.S. (author)
1964
13 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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