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  2. Mountain Park Dam - Wikipedia

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    A thin double-curvature concrete arch flanked by concrete thrust blocks, Mountain Park Dam is 535 feet (163 m) in length with a maximum structural height of 133 feet (41 m). This dam and the rolled earth East and West Dike embankments, which extend 10,311 feet (3,143 m) and 13,235 feet (4,034 m), respectively, form the Tom Steed Reservoir.

  3. Gibraltar Dam - Wikipedia

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    Site preparation work began in 1913 with the placement of foundations in the riverbed, [2] for which a $40,000 contract was awarded to Arthur S. Bent Construction Co. [33] In 1917 a concrete "thrust block" was poured on the south side of the canyon to take the weight of the future dam, as the rock on this side was not high enough to support the ...

  4. Thrust block - Wikipedia

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    A thrust block, also known as a thrust box, is a specialised form of thrust bearing used in ships, to resist the thrust of the propeller shaft and transmit it to the hull. Early thrust boxes [ edit ]

  5. Tom Steed Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    A thin double-curvature concrete arch flanked by concrete thrust blocks, Mountain Park Dam is 535 feet (163 m) in length with a maximum structural height of 133 feet (41 m). This dam and the rolled earth East and West Dike embankments, which extend 10,311 and 13,235 feet (3143 and 4034 m), respectively, form the Tom Steed Reservoir.

  6. Shing Mun Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The dam is an early form of concrete-faced rockfill dam with the upstream reinforced concrete face being near vertical, supported on a mass concrete thrust block. [7] The 85m high dam was the then (1936) highest dam in the old British Empire .

  7. Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley - Wikipedia

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    At the surface there are cast iron shoulder castings which turn the cables from inclined to vertical. The thrust forces from these are transferred into the sandstone bedrock via further 5 ton trachyte thrust blocks set in concrete. Each anchor pit is surmounted by a small crenelated turret, with an access cover adjacent. This allows access to ...

  8. Gladesville Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The arch of the bridge is supported by concrete thrust blocks embedded into sandstone foundations on either side of Parramatta River. The bridge was constructed as four arches, each made from precast concrete box sections. Each rib of blocks was erected on a falsework system supported on piles.

  9. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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    Concrete water pipe Connecting to an existing water line (white pipe) with a stainless steel tapping sleeve and valve (red). A concrete thrust block is being formed behind the new connection.

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