Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá

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Main Authors: Protti, Roberto, Sojo, Dennis
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2020
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400
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spelling RGAC434002023-09-13T00:19:30Z Geology of Bajos de Totuma Hidropower Project (5 MW), Chiriqui, Panama Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá Protti, Roberto Sojo, Dennis Dam Panama Totuma Tisingal Colorado River Represa Panamá Totuma Tisingal Río Colorado Bajos de Totuma Hydropower Project study area is located in west Panama, near to Costa Rica-Panama border line. The hydraulic scheme of the project includes a small intake in the Colorado River, an initial conduction, a superficial pipeline, pressure tank, penstock, a powerhouse and generates 5 MW of power. Subduction dynamics process south of the study area is complex, standing out structures such as Panama Fracture Zone, Cocos Ridge, Tisingal and Tisingal volcanos. The study area is composed mostly by Paleogene-Neogene bedrock and Quaternary age volcanic rocks and materials (pyroclastic-epiclastic, PE) originated in West Panama volcanic range (Tisingal and Tisingal volcanos, which are among the highest mountains in Panama). BTHPP is located in a complex volcanic geological setting. Many different types of volcanic rocks and related materials are present along project scheme. It is highly probable that most of those materials were originated during Tisingal volcano major explosive activity some 1.6 million years ago, so probably most of the rocks in the area are allochthonous and/or related to major Tisingal lateral explosion and resulting pyroclastic flow some 1.6 million years ago. Despite major stratigraphic uncertainties, this investigation contributes to a relative fair understanding of the geotechnical conditions and parameters present in every project proposed work, this is, intake, tunnels, conducting pipelines, surge tank, penstock, and power house. Universidad de Costa Rica 2020-08-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400 10.15517/rgac.v63i0.43400 Revista geológica de América central; Vol. 63 (2020): July-December Revista geológica de América central; Vol. 63 (2020): Julio-Diciembre 2215-261X 0256-7024 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400/44189 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400/44652 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400/44653 Derechos de autor 2020 Roberto Protti, Dennis Sojo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/cr/
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Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
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title Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
title_short Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
title_full Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
title_fullStr Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
title_full_unstemmed Geología del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Bajos de Totuma (5 MW), Chiriquí, Panamá
title_sort geología del proyecto hidroeléctrico bajos de totuma (5 mw), chiriquí, panamá
title_alt Geology of Bajos de Totuma Hidropower Project (5 MW), Chiriqui, Panama
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2020
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/43400
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