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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1935) 240 (1935): 513–536.
Published: 01 January 1935
... moisture-content due to the head of water in the headrace. It was true that the rock would expandrapidly with increase of moisture when it was nearly dry, but the change became very slight as saturation was approached. It had also been shown thatthe rock was always practically saturated, even in exposed...
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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1935) 240 (1935): 498–512.
Published: 01 January 1935
... Hornell andthe Author had agreed thatthe obvious remedy was to keep the water out of the rock. The headrace was therefore made watertight with a flexible and impermeable lining, but underneath the lining on the floor and the side a porous layer was introduced, and Figs. 1, Plate 8, showed that, for some...
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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1929) 228 (1929): 230–257.
Published: 01 January 1929
... be well within the mark. The engineering features of the scheme which come within the scope of this Paper are : (1) the geology of the site of the works ; (2) the diversion-tunnel ; (3) the upper and lower auxiliary dams ; (4)the diversion of the riveF throughthetunnel; ( 5 ) the headrace ; (6) the main...

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