3 de Febrero (formerly El Chaparral)
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Particulars
Owner: Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Rio Lempa (CEL)
Designer: Intertechne Consultores Associados
Contractor: Astaldi (contract terminated) and UDP/Cartellone (Argentina)/Holcim JV
Statistics
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: unknown
Height: 88 metres
Length: 324 metres
Volume of RCC: 375 m3x103
Total volume: 450 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: —/09 (— 2009)
Start of RCC: —/18 (— 2018)
End of RCC: —/20 (— 2020)
End of Project: 10/23 (October 2023)
Country: El Salvador
River: Torola
DMS Co-ordinates: 13˚51'46.94"N, 88˚21'3"W
DD Co-ordinates: 13.863039, -88.35083
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | RCC against precast concrete panels (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete panels (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete panels (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 94 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 63 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |