DocumentCode
829387
Title
The Material-Handling Complex for Construction of Oroville Dam
Author
Hansen, John A.
Author_Institution
McDowell-Wellman Engineering Company
Issue
6
fYear
1965
Firstpage
417
Lastpage
422
Abstract
A complex of material-handling machinery is employed in a unique manner to move 77.5 million cubic yards of rock and dirt 12 miles up the Feather River. The heart of the system is a giant wheel excavator, which fills a 110-ton railroad car every minute. From the wheel, the material is taken via belt conveyors and a railroad to a stockpile located near the dam site; here it is placed on a storage pile, segregated into pervious, impervious, and sand piles, where it is reclaimed in the proper mixtures to satisfy the placement plan.
Keywords
Automotive materials; Belts; Building materials; Feathers; Joining materials; Machinery; Material storage; Rails; Rivers; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industry and General Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-943X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIGA.1965.4180597
Filename
4180597
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