Grand Falls spillway
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Grand Falls spillway completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Acres
Contractor: McNamara
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: unknown
Height: 15 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 7 m3x103
Total volume: 11 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/96 (August 1996)
Start of RCC: 09/96 (September 1996)
End of RCC: 09/96 (September 1996)
End of Project: 12/96 (December 1996)
Country: Canada
River: Exploits
DMS Co-ordinates: 48˚55'49.12"N, 55˚40'4.23"W
DD Co-ordinates: 48.930309, -55.667843
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.67 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.67 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 200 | 200 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 130 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 75 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
