, with wicket girders down and sliding are liftedfi old French canal at the Gatun docks. feet in length. The building of these locks will neces- gates partly in the lowered position. * sitate the use of about 8,000,000 cubic yards of con- How the 4,000,000 cubic yards of concrete are beii crete,… … locks at a uniform speed, and the vessel held in perfect The Gatun dam is 115 feet high, 2,400 feet wide, and about 9,000 feet long. Near the center is a natural hill of rock, through which it was decided to build control. This can be readily accomplished, as there both on floor and sides.…
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