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Because of differences in foundation bearing qualities, cross section of fill varies; bottom width of embankment ranges from 175 to 480 ft, fill has height of from 70 to 80 ft; embankment crest is 38 ft wide to accommodate double set of railroad tracks; base of fill is 16 million cu yd of sand and gravel; above this is about 15 million cu yd of quarry run rock.
Because of differences in foundation bearing qualities, cross section of fill varies; bottom width of embankment ranges from 175 to 480 ft, fill has height of from 70 to 80 ft; embankment crest is 38 ft wide to accommodate double set of railroad tracks; base of fill is 16 million cu yd of sand and gravel; above this is about 15 million cu yd of quarry run rock.
Huge fill spans Great Salt Lake
Excavating Engr
Day, R. (author)
Excavating Engineer ; 51
1957
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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