ELECTROANDINA POWER PLANT - MARINE WORKS

Location

Tocopilla, II Region - CHILE

Characteristics

Siphon for sea water supply , through a pipe of 2,000 mm diameter and 320 m long, hanged from a steel structure, founded on driven steel piles anchored to the rock by drilling the rock and grouting a 10" steel pile. With the same construction system, it was constructed an outlet pipe of 1,600 mm diameter and 70 m long. Both structures include walkways, handrail and lighting. The work also has a rock fender wall with a length of 250 m and it's background backfilling.

Work's Main Figures

Compacted Embankments

133,597 m3

Armor Rock Protection (4 ton maximum size)

61,721 m3

Geotextile

10,572 m2

Concrete Foundations

1,937 m3

Supply and Driving of Steel Piles (58 units)

168 ton.

Rock Drilling for Pile Anchorage

468 m  

Supply and Erection of Pipe D=2,000 mm and D=1,600 mm

282 ton.

Supply and Erection of Steel Jacket and Steel Structure

135 ton.

Type of Contract

Engineering, Procurement and Construction

Execution period

August 1998 - December 1999

Owner

Electroandina S.A.