Mauvoisin Dam
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch dam |
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| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Fionnay, Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland |
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| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 59' 53.03" N 7° 20' 55.61" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 250 m | |
| retained water volume | 211 500 000 m³ | |
| crest length | 520 m | |
| dam volume | 2 030 000 m³ |
Chronology
| 1991 | Heightened. |
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Lac de Mauvoisin is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 m high. The dam is currently the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 m in 1991.
The reservoir lies in the upper Val de Bagnes, between the massif of the Grand Combin, one of the highest mountains of the Alps, and La Ruinette. The highest peak visible from the lake is the Combin de la Tsessette (4,135 m).
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Participants
Design
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STUCKY Ingénieurs-conseils SA
- Alfred Stucky (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1962): Le barrage de Mauvoisin. In: Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande, v. 88, n. 25 (15 December 1962).
- (2002): Continuous ambient-vibration monitoring of the arch dam of Mauvoisin. In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, v. 31, n. 2 (February 2002), pp. 475-480.
- (2011): Investigation of damping in arch dam-water-foundation rock system of Mauvoisin arch dam. In: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, v. 31, n. 1 (January 2011), pp. 33-44.
- (1993): Investigation of the mauvoisin concrete arch dam subjected to maximum credible earthquake. In: Computers & Structures, v. 47, n. 4-5 (June 1993), pp. 787-800.
- (1991): A note on the analysis of the mauvoisin concrete arch dam subjected to earthquake input. In: Computers & Structures, v. 40, n. 2 (January 1991), pp. 503-509.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20007566 - Published on:
03/01/2003 - Last updated on:
29/11/2020