ITAIPU DAM

GROUP 15
BY : 1) ALEXSON SILANG (60221)
2) DAYANG SITI AISHAH (60625)
3) ELIZABETH JASTIN (60689)
4) NURUL NATASHA (62282)
5) SUZYANA JALLEY (62676)

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 The resource used to run this dam is the
Parana River, which forms a natural
barrier between the two countries.

Itaipu dam is a
hydroelectric dam (the
SECOND LARGEST
operational hydroelectric
energy producer in
world).

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Itaipu dam is the world's
most powerful dam built in
Brazil in 1984

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 When was it built??

1979 The signing

1960s That talk of a joint of the Acordo Tripartite
power plant first began (Brazil 1975 The construction (Argentina,Paraguay and
and Paraguay conducted a study began.
on water resources in the region). Brazil)

1973 2 countries signed the October 1978 The 1982 Itaipu is

Itaipu treaty. diversion channel was finally completed.
completed and as the
course of the river was
shifted, the original river 1984 First generation
bed began to dry out so units start running in
that builder could Itaipu.
construct the dam.
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 # where it is
located??

Located on the border of Paraguay and Brazil on the Parana river in

South America.
PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURE
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Itaipu Dam have The total It is a hollow Itaipu is made Itaipu generated
a series of dams concrete used by gravity dam up of four dams : 94,684
of 7.2km long the engineers to because it a concrete wing Megawatts in
and 225m high. build the dam required 35 dam, a main 2008 which is
percent less than concrete dam, a
was more than a solid gravity the largest power
12.3 million dam and they are rock-fill dam, that has been
cubic meters. still strong to and an earth-fill produced by a
resist the thrust dam. single dam.
of water in it.
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Itaipu Dam is The system is
also the worlds unique because
largest renewable it is based on
energy complex gravity (it relies
as it is measured on its own weight
643 feet tall and to resist the
nearly 26 000 pressure flows
feet long. through it).

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The Three Gorges Dam 14

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The Itaipu Dam The Hoover Dam

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 Geotechnical engineers
-Ensuring the soil will
hold beneath the dam

Transportation engineers Environmental engineers

-any mode of transportation for -Building dams give
the movement of people and impacts to the
goods environment.

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THE MAKING OF ITAIPU DAM

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 CONCLUSION
Throughout this assignment, we have learnt that it is not
easy to build a structural construction. Especially if it is as massive as
this Itaipu Dam. It needs a lot of time, requires a lot of money, and
involve many workers. There are various aspects that should be
concerned regarding this construction such as in terms of safety and
the strength of the structure. These aspects are very crucial especially
when we want to build a dam. By doing some mistakes, many lives
would be sacrificed. A lot of observation and maintenance should be
done to make sure that the structures are always in a good condition
and to ensure the safety of every workers on the site.

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 ITAIPU DAM DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND FUN FACTS. (2014).
Retrieved from www.aboutcivil.org/itaipu-dam-design-
construction-facts.html
BUILDING BIG: DATABANK: ITAIPU DAM. (2000).
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hydroelectric

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