Jaime J. González Gonzálvez
Book on the large dams of La Gomera (Canary Islands)
August 2022: present history. The book LARGE DAMS ON LA GOMERA [256 pages in black and white] provides an in-depth look at the 24 large dams that were built in …
Tapahuga Dam in La Gomera, Canary Islands: Construction and culture combined
La Gomera (Canary Islands – Spain) has 24 large dams spread over its steep terrain of 369 km². There are 24 dam walls over 15 m high from their lowest foun…
A brief history of the construction of large dams in Gran Canaria
GET TO KNOW GRAN CANARIA / IT´S GRAN CANARIA The water landscape in Gran Canaria is made up of thousands of hydraulic works built to ensure the maximum us…
Construction of large dams in the Canary Islands: modern dams
The construction of Soria great dam (1959) ended in 1972. The dam is a double curvature dome of 132 metres on foundations. A private initiative achieved the con…
Construction of large dams in the Canary Islands: lime and cement mixed mortar
More than 100 hundred large reservoir dams were constructed in the Canary Islands (Spain), between 1900 and 1990 (78, in the island of Gran Canaria and 20, in t…
Construction of large dams in the Canary Islands: Old masonry dams
More than 100 hundred large reservoir dams were constructed in the Canary Islands (Spain), between 1900 and 1990 (78, in the island of Gran Canaria and 20, in t…
Numerical model for the analysis of the dynamic response of the Soria Dam
We reproduce the article Numerical Model for the Analysis of the Dynamic Response of the Soria Dam including Soil – Structure Interaction, 1st Conference on Str…