Cova da Mandioca
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Cova da Mandioca completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: unknown
Contractor: unknown
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 126 m3x106
Height: 26 metres
Length: 360 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 79 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/93 (January 1993)
Start of RCC: 09/93 (September 1993)
End of RCC: 12/94 (December 1994)
End of Project: 12/94 (December 1994)
Country: Brazil
River: Cova da Mandioca
DMS Co-ordinates: 14˚46'03.63"S, 42˚47'44.29"W
DD Co-ordinates: -14.767675, -42.795635
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 64 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 16 | No pozzolan used - |
