Presa de Afşar
La presa Afşar es una presa de enrocado con cara de concreto, tiene una altura de 138 metros y un volumen de relleno de 6 millones de m3.La presa está ubicada en el arroyo Ilıcapınar en el distrito Taşkent de Konya, en Turquía. La presa Afşar ha empezado a embalsar agua, las cuales se almacenarán […]
Monitoring of the lava flow in Geldingadalir – Iceland
After a period of earthquakes and crustal movements, on 19th of March 2021 a volcanic eruption started in Geldingadalir, a valley in Fagradalsfjall Mountain, located in the Reykjanes Peninsula (Iceland). The eruption started as a fissure eruption but quickly developed into a shield volcano eruption, characterized by low effusion rates and lava flow from a […]
Celdas de presión de tierra
Códigos de referencia de los productos: L141, L143 Las celdas de presión de Tierra (o celdas de presión total) se utilizan para controlar la presión total en presas y terraplenes o colocadas en la interfase entre la estructura y la pared de la excavación. Las celdas de presión de tierra se construyen a partir de […]
Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Project, Malaysia
The Project will involve the construction of an accumulation reservoir (Susu Reservoir) with two main water intakes, Telom Intake and Lemoi Intake, located upstream of Susu reservoir. The main part of the project is the construction of the Susu dam on the Bertram River, more than 80 m high and entirely built using the advanced […]
Avshar Hadimi Dam – Turkey
Avshar Hadimi Dam, Avshar Region, Turkey
FAQ#111 – Why I cannot read correctly my 4-20mA current loop gauge?
It could be a problem connected to the power supply given by the readout or logger. When the power supply is in the current loop (2-wire gauge) it is necessary to consider the effect of voltage drop across the shunt resistor on the voltage applied to the gauge. For example, suppose a 4-20mA gauge requires […]
Egnatia Odos Road – Athens, Greece
Egnatia Motorway was designed to the specifications of the Trans-European road network. Across Epirus and Northern Greece from Igoumenitsa to Evros, Egnatia Motorway is one of the largest road construction projects in Europe, 670 kilometres long and 24.5 metres wide.The realisation of this motorway requires the construction of: 50 road interchanges; 350 entrance / exit […]
FAQ #020 -¿ Cómo obtener mejores resultados a partir de celdas de presión instalados en rellenos de tierra?
La medición de la presión total en geomecánica, incluso si es uno de los parámetros más interesantes para el diseñador, generalmente se considera no fiable. Historias de casos informan más ejemplos non existosos que para todos los otros tipos de mediciones. Los estudios teóricos realizados por muchas investigaciones han puesto de relieve los parámetros críticos […]
Cantanghel idraulic tunnel, access tunnel and main tunnels – Italy
Project Name: Martignano Tunnel Purpose of the project: Variant of S.S.47 “Valsugana” Project location: Italy – Trento Client: TOTO Costruzioni Spa – Italy Contractor: Provincia di Trento – Italy Tunnel Type: Double highway tunnel Excavation method: TBM machine Total length: About 4.200 meter Tunnel diameter: 12 meter End of construction: December 2006
Metro de Madrid M 30 – España
La autopista M30 de Madrid, circunvalación interior de la ciudad, está en el centro de un gran proyecto de renovación urbana. En la actualidad, la M30 es una «barrera» a la circulación en las zonas urbanas que atraviesa. A pesar de su necesidad como parte de la infraestructura viaria de Madrid, contamina mucho el aire […]
Brescia Metro Italy
In a northern Italian city named Brescia there is one of the most innovative and complex project of the country: a public railway line of about 14 Km longer, that pass through the historical centre of the city. The progress in opening of all the sites and building obtained nowadays show a general situation of […]
Mujib Dam, Jordan
Project Name: Mujib Dam Purpose of the project: Irrigation and Water Supply Project location: Madaba Region Hashemite: Kingdom of Jordan Client: Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) Contractor:Aegek-Hydrogradnja J.V. Consultant:Lahamayer Dam Type: RCC with earthfill abutments (clay core) Height above foundation: 62 m Crest level: 199 m a.s.l. Crest length: 750 m Capacity of the Reservoir: 35 […]