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This paper was written by Ana Teresa Mattos Marques de Sousa Ponte, Keila Margareth Cndido Rolim, Maria Zita Timb Arajo,
Vanda Tereza Costa Malveira with the collaboration of Marcus Henrique Rodrigues Rangel and Getlio Peixoto Maia.
The figures were prepared by Alex Matos.
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2. THE DEVELOPMENT
The development of Castanho includes the following
structures: the main dam, spillway, intake, nine auxiliary
dikes and a plug fuse spillway, as can be seen in
Figure 2 and Photo 2. In the future a powerplant is planned
to be built using waters from the So Francisco River
Integration Project, at present underway.
The first topographical and geological studies in the
Boqueiro do Cunha date from 1910 when the National
Department For Drought Prevention agency, DNOCS
(at that time named IOCS, the Inspectorate for Drought
Prevention Works). In the 1930's and 1950's work
continued on the feasibility studies. In 1982 the National
Department of Works and Sanitation, DNOS hired a
consortium, Noronha - Hidroterra to study the "Integrated
Development of the Water Resources and Land of the
Semi - Arid Northeast Region by Diversion of the Hydraulic
Resources of the So Francisco River", in which the
project of Castanho was included.
In 1987 DNOS hired the Consortium Hidroservice Noronha to elaborate the preliminary and detailed design
of the dam. With the extinction of DNOS in March 1990
all work stopped and the contract was subrogated to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, through the
National Secretariat for Irrigation - SENIR and ceded to
DNOCS. The preliminary design was already finished
before this transfer and the principal features were
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5. MAIN STRUCTURES
5.1. Main Dam
The original detailed design of the dam was for a
homogeneous earthfill one, that was adapted at the intake
to an earth and rockfill section with the purpose of
reducing the length of the penstock conduits. The
homogeneous earthfill was maintained in the side sections
(see Figure 4).
The foundation anomaly denominated Paleo Channel,
was the reason for the intake to be moved towards the
left bank and for the change of the earth and rockfill section
of the dam to a homogeneous one, abutting the intake.
The changes in the intake area, the delay in the solution
of the technical problems that arose, uncertainty of the
foundation treatment criteria and adequacy of the dam
caused delays in the construction, mainly in the riverbed
section.
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6. CONSTRUCTION
The decision to build the dam was consolidated when
the government issued the tender documents, through
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9. TECHNICAL FEATURES
General
Location
Jaguaribe River
Construction start
1995
Construction finish
2003
Owner
DNOCS
Design
Consortium Hidroservice/A.Noronha
Contractor/Manufacturers/Erector
Construtora
Andrade Gutierrez S.A./ALSTOM
Basic data
Basin rea
Annual precipitation
Annual evaporation (potential)
44.850 km
745 mm
1.990 mm
Reservoir
Area (at El. 100)
325 km
Storage volume (at El.106)
6.761.000.000 m3
Storage volume (at El.100)
4.461.000.000 m3
Active Storage (from El. 71 to 100 ) 4.211.000.000 m3
Dead volume (from El. 51 to 71)
250.000.000 m3
Flood detention storage (from El.100,00 to 106,00)
2.300.000.000 m3
Maximum length
48 km
Maximum width
23 km
Average width
8,75 km
Maximum normal W.L. (flood detention)
106,00
Maximum normal W.L. (flow regulation)
100,00
Maximum flood W.L.
108,80
Minimum normal W.L. (flow regulation)
71,00
Flows
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Mean Flow
Maximum recorded
Minimum recorded (monthly average)
Maximum Inflows
Maximum Probable Flood (MPF)
10,000 Year Flood
Diversion Inflow (100 year recurrence)
Corresponding outflow
10,000 Year Flood routing at El.106
Maximum inflow
Maximum outflow
Maximum flood elevation
73 m3/s
23.200 m/s
0,2 m3/s
23.200 m3/s
17.350 m/s
6.484 m3/s
2.480 m3/s
17.350 m3/s
14.820 m3/s
108,80
Main Dam
Type
Homogeneous earth/RCC
Crest length
3,410 m Earth/640 m RCC
Maximum height over foundations
72 m (RCC)
Crest elevation
111
Width at crest
10,00 m earth/7,00m RCC
Auxiliary Dams - Dikes
Type
Quantity
Maximum height
Length
Crest elevation
Homogeneous earth
9
18 m
3.980 m
111,00
Spillway
Type
Surface
Location
Right bank
Width
153 m
Capacity
Maximum discharge (10,000 year flood)
14.820 m3/s
Nappe height
11 m
Sill elevation
95,00
Gates
Type
Tainter Gates
Quantity
12
Size: Width
10 m
Size:Height
11.5 m
Manufacturer
ALSTOM
Raising and lowering speed
0.5 m/min
Intake
Location
Type
Maximum height
Firm design flow
Sill elevation
Rated Capacity
Right bank
Tower
64.50 m
22.00 m3/s
57.00 m
100 m3/s
Penstocks
Location
concrete structure
right bank
4 dispersion valves
1,50 m
2,771,608 m3
1,874,960 m3
4,244,955 m3
687,160 m3
105,600 m3
426,870 m3
948,596 m
5,467 t
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
[1] ARAJO, M.Z.T.; PONTE, A.T.M.M.S.;
MALVEIRA, V.T.C.; AZEVEDO, R.V. Barragens do
Nordeste do Brasil (Dams of the Northeast of Brazil)
3 ed. Fortaleza: DNOCS, 2003. 01 CD ROM.
[2] DNOCS. Estudos de impacto ambiental do projeto
da barragem Castanho (Environmental Impact of
Castanho Development). Fortaleza: DNOCS, 1990.
[3] DNOCS. Relatrio tcnico final as built.(Technical
Report "As Built") Fortaleza: DNOCS, 2004.263 p.
[4] LIMA, F.P.F. Castanho: Do Sonho Realidade
(Castanho: A Dream Come True) Fortaleza: Expresso
Grfica .2007.273 p.
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