Estudio del procesamiento de compactación a aplicar en la construcción de las presas del proyecto Pacalori

Abstract

The objective of this work was to define the compaction process to be used in the construction of PACALORI’s dams Project, through the investigation of the physical and mechanical properties of a possible material to be used in the same embankment.

A proper compaction is intended to avoid the most common serious or catastrophic failures that could occur due to a bad process in it, or by the lack of knowledge of soil properties and materials that make it up.

The parameters determined for analysis in the compaction of these soils were optimum moisture and compaction energy suitable for this process. Furthermore, the characterization of the soil was made according to their physical properties and the mechanical properties of the compacted material in terms of flexibility, strength, and permeability.

For this, necessary tests on the ground that is intended to be the constituent material of the body of the dams were performed. In addition, with the knowledge of the mechanical behavior of soil, and proceeded to establish the criteria for compaction and general recommendations that requires the construction of such structures.