Laúca
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Laúca completed
Particulars
Owner: Ministry of Energy and Water/GAMEK
Designer: Intertechne
Contractor: Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 5482 m3x106
Height: 132 metres
Length: 1075 metres
Volume of RCC: 2646 m3x103
Total volume: 2766 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/12 (July 2012)
Start of RCC: 09/14 (September 2014)
End of RCC: 03/17 (March 2017)
End of Project: 06/18 (June 2018)
Country: Angola
River: Kwanza
DMS Co-ordinates: 9˚44'33.17"S, 15˚07'34.55"E
DD Co-ordinates: -9.742547, 15.125842
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.10 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |
