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Maccheronis – Italy

Maccheronis Dam

Engineering services for gravity dam upgrade

Maccheronis – Italy

Maccheronis Dam

Reservoir capacity augmentation through the heightening of an existing concrete gravity dam and through a new spillway on the left abutment.

Maccheronis - Italy

PLACE

Lombardi s.a. (Beneficiary: Consorzio Bonifica della Sardegna Centrale)

CLIENT

2003 - 2005

YEAR

Main Features

  • Reservoir ( A = 615 km², V_existent tot = 25 Mm³, V_final tot = 35 Mm³ )
  • Dam ( H_existent = 46 m, H_final = 47 m, L_final = 435 m, V_cls final = 96’000 m³ )
  • Spillway existent ( L = 198 m, Q_max = 2’643 m³/s )
  • Spillway final on the left abutment ( L = 210 m, Q_max = 3’000 m³/s, No. 3 Sector Gates HxW = 12×3 m, N°3 Flap Gates HxW = 12×0.5 m )
  • Outlet Tunnel ( L = 199 m, D = 3.5 m, Q_max = 65 m³/s, No. 2 Gates HxW = 1.60×2.00 m )
  • Inlet Tunnel ( L = 432 m, D = 2 m )

Maccheronis – Italy

Maccheronis Dam

Engineering
Services

Preliminary Design

Final design (not including the new spillway on the left abutment)

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