. Journal of electricity . s is one of the new features of this instal-lation. The wood pipe section requires 640 tons or 24carloads of steel bands, seventy thousand cast steelshoes weighing 245,000 lbs. (123 tons, equivalent to6 carloads) and one hundied and ninety thousandlineal feet or 380 M. feet of 3 x 8 in. stave stockin lengths from 10 to 20 feet. The wood stave section ends at Sta. 53-06, whichcorresponds to a pressure of 250-ft. head. From thispoint on to the power house 2168 ft. of triple riveted 32 JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY [Vol. 45—No. 1 steel pipe is used, varying in thickness f
. Journal of electricity . s is one of the new features of this instal-lation. The wood pipe section requires 640 tons or 24carloads of steel bands, seventy thousand cast steelshoes weighing 245,000 lbs. (123 tons, equivalent to6 carloads) and one hundied and ninety thousandlineal feet or 380 M. feet of 3 x 8 in. stave stockin lengths from 10 to 20 feet. The wood stave section ends at Sta. 53-06, whichcorresponds to a pressure of 250-ft. head. From thispoint on to the power house 2168 ft. of triple riveted 32 JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY [Vol. 45—No. 1 steel pipe is used, varying in thickness from i/^ in. to1-1/16 in. at the power house. Plates are rolled inone sheet with the long seam riveted above the hori-zontal diameter; triple riveted, double butt strapsare used for longitudinal seams, single row rivetsfor girt ends on upper section, and double row rivetsfor girt seams on lower sections. The steel is fabri-cated at the mill and shipped in 16-ft. to Tlie steel section is supported on concrete. Curves showing comparativecost of inverted steel syphonand wood stave pipe on timbertrestle. fiAOQQSifiBO 2A,0M
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