Villaumur (La Cantache)
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Villaumur (La Cantache) completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: SAFEGE
Contractor: Bec Freres SA
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Height: 16 metres
Length: 147 metres
Volume of RCC: 11 m3x103
Total volume: 15 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/93 (July 1993)
Start of RCC: 10/93 (October 1993)
End of RCC: 12/93 (December 1993)
End of Project: 03/94 (March 1994)
Country: France
River: Le Cantache
DMS Co-ordinates: 48˚07'39.46"N, 01˚17'34.93"W
DD Co-ordinates: 48.127628, -1.293036
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Reinforced conventional concrete cast before RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 90 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |
