ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico: The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. — John Shaqi
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico: The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911.Conway, G. R. G. (George Robert Graham)
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ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico: The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911.
Shaft No. 2 was apparently destroyed, while No. 3 was turned at an angle
of about 50 deg. down stream and filled up completely with sand. The
infiltration gallery, near Shaft No. 2, was completely blocked with fine
sand and gravel, and access could only be obtained as far as 54 m. The
profile, Plate XI, shows the change which had taken place in the river
bed. The original course of the stream was changed to the north bank, 50
m. distant, the effect of the scouring action of the flood being to
lower the general level at this point about 3.65 m., while the southern
portion of the channel was slightly raised. At present (April, 1910),
the end of the driven portion of the infiltration gallery is about 35 m.
from the center of the stream, which is still carrying about 2,270
liters (80 cu. ft.) per sec.
Immediately after the flood the flow in the gallery was 450 liters (16
cu. ft.) per sec., and this quantity has remained constant since that
time. The probable effect of the flood was to disturb the whole
subsurface above the infiltration gallery and put it in motion,
completely cleaning the gravels of their surrounding clay, which would
account for the large infiltration of water in so limited a distance.
The water has always been limpid and pure, but its hardness remains the
same as it was prior to the flood.
With the copious supply of water from this source, due of course to
abnormal conditions and not likely to be permanent, the operations of
tunneling have been suspended temporarily; but it is proposed to
continue the driving of the gallery, from a new shaft west of No. 3.
The water encountered will be drained off by pumping until the main
water-bearing gravels, in the neighborhood of Shaft No. 5, are reached.
It is also proposed to reconstruct the 30-cm. high-level pipe line, from
San Geronimo along the high road on the north bank of the river, so that
by pumping water can be delivered to the city system from Shafts Nos. 5,
6, and 7, in the event of a shortness of supply from the Estanzuela
River.
_Shaft No. 1._--Shaft No. 1 is designed to connect the infiltration
gallery with the gravitation tunnel. This shaft has an inner diameter of
2.43 m. (8 ft.) and is fitted with a special gate-valve. In the bottom
of the door of this valve there is a smaller valve, 30 cm. in diameter,
so that, when the infiltration gallery is closed for cleaning out the
sump, the smaller door, which is operated through the same spindle by a
bevel-geared head-stock at the top of the shaft, can be opened first.
Space is also left for screens if these should be found necessary.
Access to this shaft is gained by a reinforced concrete stairway in nine
stages. The superstructure is to be supported on reinforced concrete
column foundations carried to the firm rock, owing to the loose
condition of the strata at the top of the shaft.
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