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Geotechnical studies and design of La Yesca Dam

JD Alemán Velásquez, A Pantoja Sánchez, S Villegas Lesso

In the proceedings of: GEO2011: 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering

Session: Embankments and Dams

RESUMEN: El proyecto hidroeléctrico La Yesca está actualmente en construcción en el estado de Jalisco, México. La cortina de enrocamiento con cara de concreto (CFRD) tendrá una altura de 205 m y será una de las más altas en su tipo. Este artículo describe las características generales del proyecto y algunos de los trabajos de campo y laboratorio, así como estudios y análisis realizados para el diseño geotécnico de la estructura.

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Velásquez, JD Alemán, Sánchez, A Pantoja, Lesso, S Villegas (2011) Geotechnical studies and design of La Yesca Dam in GEO2011. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

@inproceedings{Velásquez_GEO2011_813, author = {{Velásquez, JD Alemán}, {Sánchez, A Pantoja}, {Lesso, S Villegas}}
title = {Geotechnical studies and design of La Yesca Dam }
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering}
year = {2011}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }
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