Gov. José Richa (formerly Salto Caxias)

Particulars

Owner: unknown

Designer: Intertechne-Leme-Engevix-Estio Consortium

Contractor: DM Engenharia de Obras Ltda.

Purpose(s): Hydropower

Reservoir capacity: 4 m³x10⁶

Height: 67 metres

Length: 1083 metres

Volume of RCC: 912 m³x10³

Total volume: 1438 m³x10³

Start of Project: 02/95 (February 1995)

Start of RCC: 01/96 (January 1996)

End of RCC: 07/98 (July 1998)

End of Project: 12/98 (December 1998)

Country: Brazil

DMS Co-ordinates: 25˚32'33.87"S, 53˚29'27.94"W

DD Co-ordinates: -25.542742, -53.491093

Slope	Type
Vertical	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Slope	Type
0.75	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cement (kg/m³)
80

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
20	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)