Las Blancas
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Las Blancas completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Estudios y proyectos de infraestructura hidroagricola, CNA
Contractor: ICA (Ingenierios Civiles Asociados, S.A. de C.V.)
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
Reservoir capacity: 124 m3x106
Height: 32 metres
Length: 2795 metres
Volume of RCC: 221 m3x103
Total volume: 316 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/98 (August 1998)
Start of RCC: 03/99 (March 1999)
End of RCC: 12/99 (December 1999)
End of Project: 11/00 (November 2000)
Country: Mexico
River: Álomo & Soso
DMS Co-ordinates: 26˚24'30.14"N, 99˚14'01.69"W
DD Co-ordinates: 26.408373, -99.233803
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels |
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
