San Vicente Dam Raise
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San Vicente Dam Raise completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: MWH
Contractor: Shimmich/Obayashi JV
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 299 m3x106
Height: 103 metres
Length: 474 metres
Volume of RCC: 459 m3x103
Total volume: 465 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/09 (June 2009)
Start of RCC: 08/11 (August 2011)
End of RCC: 09/12 (September 2012)
End of Project: 09/14 (September 2014)
Country: USA
River: San Diego
DMS Co-ordinates: 32˚54'44.68"N, 116˚55'30.82"W
DD Co-ordinates: 32.912411, -116.925224
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.78 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.78 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 86 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 127 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
