Patuca 3
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Patuca 3 completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Power China
Contractor: SinoHydro Co. Ltd. (11th Construction Bureau)
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 208 m3x106
Height: 54 metres
Length: 160 metres
Volume of RCC: 120 m3x103
Total volume: 160 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: —/12 (— 2012)
Start of RCC: —/16 (— 2016)
End of RCC: 02/17 (February 2017)
End of Project: —/19 (— 2019)
Country: Honduras
River: Patuca
DMS Co-ordinates: 14˚26'39.71"N, 85˚57'57.24"W
DD Co-ordinates: 14.444364, -85.965897
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 107 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 57 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
