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Wirtz Dam
Texas, 1999

Project Goal: Dam Renovation and Seismic Upgrade.
Quality control of anchor head CTS Products:
78 Strand anchors, Class I corrosion protected, 28 strands each, epoxy coated Flo-Fil, Flo-Bond

Stressing and testing equipment

Uncoilers

CTS Services:
Job site technical assistance
 Drilling in the spillway of the dam
Drilling of anchor holes in the spillway, lock stop in place and gate open (top).

Anchor testing and stressing (below).
Limited overhead space strand anchor uncoiling and installation, using CTS uncoilers Project Information
Owner:
Lower Colorado River Authority (L.C.R.A.), Austin, Texas

Contractor:
Layne Christensen Geotechnical Construction Division, Salt Lake City, UT

Engineering:
Freeze & Nichols, Austin Texas
Strand anchor testing and stressing
Con-Tech Systems
8150 River Road
Delta, B.C. V4G 1B5

February 28, 2001