WSP10487

• File Number: 8220.200.05.J
• Description: Hoover Dam/Lake Mead/Boulder Canyon Project
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1949
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Boulder Canyon Project Final Reports: Part IV/ Bulletin 5 - Penstocks and Outlet Pipes
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER II-HYDRAULIC AND ECONOMIO
STUDIES-Oontinued

ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
Section Page
29. Hydraulio losses___n__n___h_n__nn_____ n _____n_________ 39
30. Assumed load faotor_hn__n__n__n_n____n__n__nnnn___ 40
31. Frictional head 10ss_nnn___hn_____n_____h_n__n___n___ 40
32. Maintenance costs____h_______nnn__h_____U_______h_____ 41
33. S~-------------------------------_____________________ 42

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

34, Struotural feasibility - _ h ____h_n__hn_n_n__n__hn_____n 45
35. Feasibility demonstrated by models__nn__n__h_____h___n_n 46
36. Investiga.tion of wa.ter-hammer_________h_____h__h_h_____~__ 47
37. Conclusions_ - - - __ __on n h - n_ n ___ - n _ _n _ n _ n _ _ __ n_ _ n ___ 48

MODEL AND PROTOTYPE DATA

38. Introduotion_ - - --_n__n______n__n__n____n__n_n_n_____ 48
3-9. Desoription of tests___-hn--__n-_nnn_____h_n____n_n__ 49

CHAPTER III-DESIGN OF PIPE SHELL, SUP-
PORTING SYSTEM, AND GIRTH JOINTS

INTRODUCTION
40. General desorlption_n____n_n__n___n___h_n__n____nn___ .59
41. Design of pipe shell_ _ hnn__n_n__h_nn__n__n_n_n_n__ 59
42. Thiokness and weight of shell_____hh_n__n_n_n________n___ 60

DESIGN OF SUPPORTING SYSTEM
43. Introduotionu__n_____h__h_n____ n_h_____h______ _______ 61
44. Stilfener ring_h_n__h__h_h_n_h__h_h_h__h____h______ 61
45. Fillet insertu hu___n__h__hhn___h_____U_h_____h_____ . 61
46. Supporting braok~ts---nuh-h-h-------n______u__un_____ 63

PIPE IN LONGITUDINAL FLEXURE
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47. Introduction_ _ h .hn______h_h_n_n__h_h_____n__hhn_ 65
48. Buckling stress under axial compressiOD________...___h_____n__h_ 66
49. Tests of axially compr~ed cylinder_____Uh__...hh_____h_h___ 66
50. Buokling test on 48-inoh pipe___h__h_h_h___uh__u_h___c__ 67

MODEL TESTS OF PENSTOCK HEADER'

51. Introduction_ - - -_h__h__h_U_hn__h__h______h_h_hn__ 72
52. Tests on 48-inch model. hh____nUh_____h__h_________Uh_ 72
53. Tests on 6o-inch model number L _n___hh_nU_h_n_____h__ 75
64. Tests on 6O~inch model number 2_hh__h_h__h_h_h_____h_~ 75
55. Tests on 6O-inch model number 3_ -_______h_______nh_h______ 80

STRESSES IN PIPE SHELL

56. Stress conditions_________ ______ __________ ____~___________h__~ 82
57. Combined Stresses_h_nh_h_h_h_____nnn_____h__h_nn_ 82