Scale Model of Casupá Dam

DAM TYPOLOGY

RCC gravity dam with a maximum height above foundation of 30 metres.

DISCHARGE STRUCTURES

  • Main spillway: three bays of 14 m length each, with a crest lip elevation of 101 m a.s.l.

  • Stepped chute with a stilling basin at the dam toe, 45 m wide and 27 m long.

  • Two bottom outlets of rectangular cross-section 1.80 × 3.40 m tapering to 0.80 × 1.20 m, with centreline elevation at 83.37 m a.s.l.

SCALE

1:30

DESIGN DISCHARGE

Return Period (years) Prototype discharge — (m³/s) Model discharge — (l/s)
1,000 279.4 56
5,000 370.10 75

Galería del proyecto

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