Los Canchales
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Los Canchales completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Fomento de Obras y Construcciones S.A.
Contractor: Fomento de Obras y Construcciones S.A.
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 15 m3x106
Height: 32 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 54 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/88 (May 1988)
Start of RCC: 07/88 (July 1988)
End of RCC: 11/88 (November 1988)
End of Project: 01/89 (January 1989)
Country: Spain
River: Lácara
DMS Co-ordinates: 38˚57'51.61"N, 6˚31'21.53"W
DD Co-ordinates: 38.964336, -6.522647
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 156 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 145 |
