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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/10616| Title: | Single-valve prototype tests, main lock, Locks and Dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. St. Louis District. Hart, E. Dale (Ellis Dale) |
| Keywords: | Lock and Dam No. 26 Locks Dams Mississippi River Alton Illinois Hydraulic structures Lock filling and emptying systems Prototype tests |
| Publisher: | Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Miscellaneous paper (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; H-78-10. |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Paper Abstract: Prototype tests were conducted to determine the fastest permissible single-valve lock chamber filling (and emptying) that could be tolerated without exceeding the generally accepted maximum load per hawser of 5 tons. A number of filling valve openings were used while hawser loads and other phenomena were measured. As a result, initial filling valve opening of 3.4 ft (20 sec) was recommended. No restrictions on the emptying valve opening were found to be necessary. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/10616 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous Paper |
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| MP-H-78-10.pdf | 4.78 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |