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RECONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADING OF EL PAO-LA BALSA RESERVOIR

Reconstruction and upgrading of the spillway channel and stilling basin at El Pao-La Balsa Reservoir.
PROJECt DETAILS
Category:

Hydraulic Engineering

Location:

Pao-La Balsa Reservoir,
Pao de San Juan Bautista Municipality,
Cojedes State.

Design Team:

Structural Pathology Eng. 
Germán Lozano.
Ph.D. in Geology
Antonio Ughi.
Hydraulic Engineer
Getulio López.

Scope of Work: Construction of reinforced-concrete sidewalls to upgrade the spillway channel, placement of riprap protection, and raising of the channel stilling basin for discharge into the Pao River.

Technical Specifications:

  • Spillway channel.
    Sidewalls 80 m long and 2.20 m high.
  • Riprap protection.
    Rock armoring 105 m long and 7 m high.
  • Stilling basin.
    Sidewalls 20 m long and 0.80 m high.
LOCATION

Pao-La Balsa Reservoir, Pao de San Juan Bautista Municipality, Cojedes State.

Type of work

Hydraulic Engineering

Specifications
  • Spillway channel.
    Sidewalls 80 m long and 2.20 m high.
  • Riprap protection.
    Rock armoring 105 m long and 7 m high.
  • Stilling basin.
    Sidewalls 20 m long and 0.80 m high.