US1829864A - Dam construction - Google Patents

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NOV. 3, 19.31. K, KlDD DAM CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 27, 19:50

A TTORNEY.

' 7 f at `the topa/naar@ sh-own'as'proviqedwith a 145 Between-the units 121 provide unitsior xrnnsoir L" Krim, yEljniicrnnrir;zcinnir'onimr f tions'.

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lof independent units.

lspeie objeetfof the invention isutvov rol', vide a dam constructed of a.plu1"alit y o dependentjinitially:hollow unitslk e ingsyvhereinff Y. v p A Fignl isa fragmentary toppl'an'viewo lya' darn' eons'truetedfin v'acoorda'nee Withmyf- .20 vennen.

" .Fig 52:1 isla seetonfitalenfon linef2i-2-of y characters I have `indicatedmy improved damgenerallyat 10. As sholvvnthiedarn iS@ e yformed of a pluralitytofstaggered'rowsf` 30 hollow CylindersVV orf imitev 12 jWhioh are pref#y l erably madeof concrete andare orined'open Y bottomwallla.

- hollowy cylinders ory units 14E 'vsflfiichI arealso 40v smallen unis'sflllL and 'with anyjsuitable ma@y terial Such as puddl'ediolay-fas indicated VatV I ypre'erably fill 'witlsuitable'material aspuddled elayasindicatedatl 1.-

reenforeed vconcrete andare adaptedf-,tof 0"e" cupylgas lmuch of the Ispacebetween the-unitsl :g1 2 as'fposslible'-andihe'spaoe therebetween' l This@ inventionj relateffto Adam -constrno rovidfef "a` darn' constructed "offra plurality wana nonper'yious matfnligu'chf pug; dledfclay'as indcatedat'lSl f 'finer-11g remand rear, faces bfihe "aim-i1 y Y K A y ,n l liavefshown 'cylinders 19 which are of'les`s` .l Afurther objeo'tof the invention is to prof"y diameter than the cylinde're or units 12 which. are allsofpre'ferably vmade 'of Concrete and are poeitioned 'partially' between adj ade/'nt'inils"l tro present aloontinuous zconcrete front on each faefofftherdam. j 1 f' 'metaldiaphrag'm 20 Which'may Contine the A A I n p' fullwidth andheight of ,thedalnfand which 1 Otherfob'ecsV ofthis invention'willjbe apfV 15v parent frornthe following ydescription taken'- V inf Connection with'theaccompanying W4",

is Lpartioularlyadapted to prevent leakage of the stored yvaterb'etweenjhe units 12, One

t-ogetherl'by spaced 2bands` 21 -asshown diagrammatically-in lFig. As'shownfthe cylinders llare secured togetherA longitudinally ofthe dam by spaced metal bands or cables: 22 and" diagonally by similarb'ands -23"`a`nd y241. f lh'e arrows inl Fig. 3 in-dioate'thefdireo l t ff tionsfinawhicbthe bands Referring to the drawings by ,referenc'ef' --xlnfconstrncting Aa dam aeeordingyto lny' in` ventionitrs deeirableto ezmavate` lint-ilthen I e p' bedrockor'otherimpervious footing is reach n 1 i *Within the'units 121 provide plualityof preferablymade 'of 'conereteland are posi-"` tione'd to oocupy as'- "IniiehA 'ofthe space in the. units 12 as possible.' f The Space in thenni' 12 not -occupied'by the-unite 14v is lledfby Yreachbedo'ckhe *damA may be placed `on, any

suitablestrafa'.Y Y

In a darn of thisype fhefvarione elements? are free to move yerically` andmore orles's .free to fmove-lat'erally, 'so Athat:earthquake treniorsr While theyma'y 1 oek 'the"-darnv WillV not cause fa break to? occur therein.' f' f` y On thetop'of the 'down 'streamportionbf thefdamjI preierablyv provide 'anapron 25 Y whichl slopes' frolnthe highestprtion of the'I damto fthe lowest. f' lThe overflow Waoerv passes over thefapronz25ga`nd ydoes not fall froijlr'V- one 1i unit -to J the "other, whichy Wouldl eveniuallygwear the `yfilling--n1aterial oiit of the unit and'` frol'n' between Athe I'linitsf f The apron is preterablyimade of reenforced yconcreteV and is provided with'l a manhole 26 e having acover 27 thereon, or a plurality of the same, so that any leakageotwaterpast the apron may be allowed to drain-'oft'.- vIn large dams thespace between the apron A25 and the unit-s may be utilizerddasf passage:

ways for workers or even for pedestrians vand vehicles.`

y It isintendedthat the; width ofthe'"baselV shall be greater than theheightof'thestrucL? ture and the faces ofthe dam beingsteppe'd down, or sloped,.will give ai diverted, or: Y downward thrust to the weightof water, superimposed kupon it while the lowerface` forms `a, powerfulbrace ,against .pressure.' I The Vunits may .be otdifi'erent shapes; ,they arehere f shown ascylindrical because vof economy of. construction vandi the round formwill allow morepfreedom ofv movement with less dangerof fracture whilerequiring no more material than a much smaller solidtype e VIt is now intended that construction-.ot units andv excavation proceed simultaneously, 'the excavated material Ybeing placed within the larger unitsfwhileany .of the smaller units-desiredare left unfilled as means of ac'-` cess to the footingfof the dam for groutingor'v anrnecessaryywork ,lwreo'n.;v r lvhile thisl dam isintendedt'o be built in; "the usual arch shapefigtmayV be built in anyv other form by-jarranging groups ofaunits to ac t as buttresses-Ian'd curtains thereby v'pe/rmittingI its construction in places where any othertype' of dam yis; feasible and n no .other is practicable. r l

t apparent that Ifhav'e provided -ar novel dam constructiorrwhch is 'economical to 'construct gether.

, ALx dam construction `'oomprisiii'i alplui-j f rality of: rows-,Lof elongated'members,-said members belng positioned in clojsezprox-imity to n eaChLOther, theregbeing'f vrspaces between 'said' members andfa viill'ing,f insaid space, ani lmpervlousvdiaphragm extending.y across said dam'rrbetween f adj acentrows-of said-members Y and means to bindsaid'members together. A

35A dam v-constructioh,Comprising a base,

a' plurality of rows fofjelongatedf members' vertically farra'nged on said base, Y saidy members being positioned in closeproz'rimityrv to: eachV other, a llingibetween'said members,v ma'l toihold Sad v membersiin-.assembled fre-'ig latien, said means allowingv vertical land'l lateralffmeremeetbetweenfsaid-members:

even where) From the foregoing" description it will be.`

4. A dam constructiony comprising a plurality of elongated members, said members being positioned in close proximity'to each other,fthere being a space between said members, the spacebetween said members being lled, and means to band said members to allow vertical shifting vrelative toieachi. other.

f5 A dem..Construction.comprises a P111- ralityof rows of hollow members, said mem- 'bers'being positioned. in close proximity to `each-otller,.saidhollow Vmembers having a lilling therein, hollow members positioned betwen'said iirst hollow members, said second hollow membersbeing filled, the space betweensaid`v first mei'nbers not occupied' by said, second member vs A being .illed,an impervious diapliragmextendingi across said daml betweenadjacent'l rows otysaidv irst hollow members, saidiir'st members beingbanded together ldiagonally vand lengthwise of said 6. A demY construction comprising a4 plurality vof rows vof hollowrmemberafsaid mem- Y bers being open at the top andclosed at the bottom, said members being e positioned in close proximity toeach other, a `plurality-otV Y hollow members in said rst hollow members,

said second vhollow members being filled with a loose material, theispaice in saidiirstnhollow n rmembers.not occupied by1'said second hollow membersbeing Vfilled, thefspace between said iirst Vmembers being iilled, said igirstv members being-banded together. .A Y l f A l e v V7. constructionk comprising a'plurality of rows of hollow members, saidmembers-being positioned inA cjlose proximity/,to Y

each other,fa plurality. of hollowmembersin said-first hollow members, saidsecond hollowV members being `,filled withl ay loose material, the space in said lirst hollownfmembersnot occupied by said second hollow members being filled, hollow members positioned between said first members, said third hollow y mem.

bers being lled, the space betweensaid first members not voccupied by said third members being sued. .Y

84A dam lconstruetion comprising a plurality of rows of hollow members, said'membersV being ppsitijoned in closel proximity' to each other, a-plurality of hollow members in vsaid iirst hollow: members, said 'second hollowY members being filled withy suitable material, the space in said. iirst holle-wf.'members` not occupied by said second. hollow members be- Y ingl ll'eid,V the space between said first meinbers being filled,- an impervious. diaphragmk extending across Asaid dam between adjacent rows or" first hollow members,1said lirst mem-j Vbers being banded togetherdiagonally and l. lengthwise Of'said dam. T f

9. ,-Afdam Vconstruction comprising a plurality ofrows' ofhollow members, said members being openiat the top andclosedsat the bottom, said members beingzpositioned in fr j, clpseproximtyfto each athene plurality of ,hollow members in said first hollow members, y said second hollow members being filled, they space in said first members not occupied by said secondhollow members being filled, hol- Alow members positioned between said first hollow members, said third hollow members being lilled, the space between said first memy bers not occupied by said third members being lled, said iirst members being banded to- V.m glether diagonally and lengthwise of said am.y v

In-teistimony whereof, Inhereunto aHiX my VY'signatlire- Y v KIDDSON L. KIDD.

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