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Buford dam -- Features of chief construction interest
Compaction procedures for rolled fill saddle dikes and main dam, and long hole method of excavation for tunnels at Buford project on Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga; thickness of layers before compaction was varied from 9 to 18 in.; standard roller offered best maneuverability; two penstock tunnels, 26 ft in diam, 16 1/4-ft diam sluice tunnel 246 ft long, driven by long hole method; powerhouse of mass and reinforced concrete.
Buford dam -- Features of chief construction interest
Compaction procedures for rolled fill saddle dikes and main dam, and long hole method of excavation for tunnels at Buford project on Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga; thickness of layers before compaction was varied from 9 to 18 in.; standard roller offered best maneuverability; two penstock tunnels, 26 ft in diam, 16 1/4-ft diam sluice tunnel 246 ft long, driven by long hole method; powerhouse of mass and reinforced concrete.
Buford dam -- Features of chief construction interest
Civ Eng (NY)
Jackson, Jr., C.A. (author)
Civil Engineering ; 24
1954
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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