Muskrat Falls North Dam
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Muskrat Falls North Dam completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: SNC-Lavalin
Contractor: Barnard Pennecon LP
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: unknown
Height: 39 metres
Length: 450 metres
Volume of RCC: 208 m3x103
Total volume: 243 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/15 (August 2015)
Start of RCC: 07/17 (July 2017)
End of RCC: 09/18 (September 2018)
End of Project: 07/19 (July 2019)
Country: Canada
River: Churchill
DMS Co-ordinates: 53˚14'47.06"N, 60˚46'1.92"W
DD Co-ordinates: 53.246407, -60.7672
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 & |
| 1500 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 140 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
