Várzea Grande
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Várzea Grande completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: ICOPLAN
Contractor: unknown
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106
Height: 31 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103
Total volume: 28 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/93 (October 1993)
Start of RCC: 10/94 (October 1994)
End of RCC: 10/94 (October 1994)
End of Project: —/95 (— 1995)
Country: Brazil
River: Picuí
DMS Co-ordinates: 06˚29'33.75"S, 36˚21'26.71"W
DD Co-ordinates: -6.492708, -36.357418
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 56 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 14 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
