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Everything is just right at Philpott dam
Concrete gravity dam, 300 ft high, is part of Roanoke River flood control system in southwestern Virginia; aggregates, processed at quarry, are trucked to reserve storage at job where they are stocked by sizes; refrigeration plant, designed to put 50 F concrete into forms, is rated at 500 tons per day; ice, cold water and air are used for cooling; cableway places concrete and raises steel form panels.
Everything is just right at Philpott dam
Concrete gravity dam, 300 ft high, is part of Roanoke River flood control system in southwestern Virginia; aggregates, processed at quarry, are trucked to reserve storage at job where they are stocked by sizes; refrigeration plant, designed to put 50 F concrete into forms, is rated at 500 tons per day; ice, cold water and air are used for cooling; cableway places concrete and raises steel form panels.
Everything is just right at Philpott dam
Construction Methods Equipment
1950
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English
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Philpott dam for flood control
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