Riou
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Riou completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Electricité de France
Contractor: Ballot BTP
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Height: 26 metres
Length: 308 metres
Volume of RCC: 41 m3x103
Total volume: 46 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/90 (January 1990)
Start of RCC: 06/90 (June 1990)
End of RCC: 07/90 (July 1990)
End of Project: 03/91 (March 1991)
Country: France
River: Riou
DMS Co-ordinates: 44˚21'47.93"N, 05˚46'1.87"E
DD Co-ordinates: 44.363316, 5.767186
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 120 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |
