I guess I could have been a little more specific. The operating level is at El. 592. From there down to the top of the gates is about 27 feet, and the strucutre is 31-feet wide, so we've pretty much got a mass concrete structure with vertical sluiceways for the gates. Above the operating leve...
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Thanks for the info, guys (gals?).
SlideRule, The structure is a gatehouse for a drinking water reservoir which lies on the south end of a dividing weir separating the reservior into two basins.
concretemasonry, I am actually talking about an underinforced concrete stucutre, not block, but...
We are currently working on a project in which the unreinforced concrete structure is referred to on the existing drawings (1914) as "3/4" Stone Concrete Masonry". Does anyone have any references listing properties, or mix proportions, or any information on this material?
Thanks!