Acauã
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Acauã completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: CEC
Contractor: unknown
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 247 m3x106
Height: 79 metres
Length: 674 metres
Volume of RCC: 674 m3x103
Total volume: 734 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: —/93 (— 1993)
Start of RCC: —/93 (— 1993)
End of RCC: —/95 (— 1995)
End of Project: —/95 (— 1995)
Country: Brazil
River: Paraíba
DMS Co-ordinates: 7˚26'29.76"S, 35˚33'38.48"W
DD Co-ordinates: -7.4416, -35.560688
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 64 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 16 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
