Capanda
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Capanda completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Institute ‘Hydroproject’, Moscow, Russia
Contractor: VO “Technopromexport” and Odebrecht J.V. (Consortio Capanda)
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 4795 m3x106
Height: 110 metres
Length: 1203 metres
Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103
Total volume: 1154 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/87 (February 1987)
Start of RCC: 10/89 (October 1989)
End of RCC: 05/92 (May 1992)
End of Project: 12/07 (December 2007)
Country: Angola
River: Kwanza
DMS Co-ordinates: 9˚47'41.77"S, 15˚28'01.87"E
DD Co-ordinates: -9.794936, 15.467186
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements |
| RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Milled sand |
