San Rafael
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San Rafael completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
Contractor: Bufete Industrial Construcciones, S.A. de C.V.
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 26 m3x106
Height: 48 metres
Length: 176 metres
Volume of RCC: 81 m3x103
Total volume: 110 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/93 (November 1993)
Start of RCC: 05/94 (May 1994)
End of RCC: 07/94 (July 1994)
End of Project: 07/94 (July 1994)
Country: Mexico
River: Santiago
DMS Co-ordinates: 21˚46'52.34"N, 104˚53'14.79"W
DD Co-ordinates: 21.781206, -104.887444
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.66 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.80 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| separate |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 130 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
