LUIS VALENZUELA P, RAMON VERDUGO A, JOSE CAMPANA Z & CARMEN G OPAZO A
Figure 28. Crest of Los Cristales from left abutment
Figure 29. Settlement of asphaltic core
4.2 Rockfill dams with a concrete face (CFRD)
Only two rockfill dams with concrete faces have been built in Chile: Cogotí dam (83m high), built in 1939, and Conchi dam (66m high), built in 1976. The first is a well-known case and will be commented on in more detail later. The Conchi dam is also located in the north of