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Tignes concrete arch dam on Isere River, will be 592 ft high, and form reservoir of 191,000 acre ft; water is carried to power plant through 3000-ft steel lined tunnel, 12.6 ft in diam and 720-ft penstock, 10.5 ft in diam; two power plants included in project, site is at altitude of 6000 ft; dam requires 850,000 cu yd of concrete.
Tignes concrete arch dam on Isere River, will be 592 ft high, and form reservoir of 191,000 acre ft; water is carried to power plant through 3000-ft steel lined tunnel, 12.6 ft in diam and 720-ft penstock, 10.5 ft in diam; two power plants included in project, site is at altitude of 6000 ft; dam requires 850,000 cu yd of concrete.
Europe's tallest dam rises in French alps
Eng News-Rec
Bowman, W.G. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 147
1951
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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