Concrete Face Rockfill Dams

About Bayardo MateronManoel Freitas Jr.Paulo Cruz

Paulo Teixeira da Cruz BS in Civil Engineering from Mackenzie University School of Engineering (1957); holds both a Masters from MIT and a PhD degree in Geotechnical engineering from University of São Paulo where he has worked for over 40 years. His first work with dams was in the historical Três Marias Dam and in the past 50 years of his professional life he has worked on countless dams all over Brazil. Mr. Cruz was in the board of consultants for the Campos Novos Dam and since the 80s he has been rendering his expertise as an independent consultant. He is the author of 100 Brazilian Dams history cases material construction and design (1996) in which the ever so evident Brazilian know-how in dams design and construction is consolidated. Nowadays Mr. Cruz is the actual Vice-President of the CFRD International Society.Bayardo Materón Civil Engineer graduate from Cauca University Popayán Colombia (1960) he holds a MSc degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University Indiana USA (1965). He works as a consulting engineer in the field of rockfill dams and hydro power construction methods. Since the completion of Alto Anchicayá CFRD in 1974 he has been involved with many leading engineering organizations on design and construction of rockfill dams and hydro projects. Member of several boards of consultants for different projects under construction Mr. Materón is the actual President of the CFRD International Society. He has participated in the design and construction of the worlds highest CFRDs such as Alto Anchicayá Salvajina Porce III Ranchería (Colombia); Foz do Areia Xingó Segredo Itá Itapebi Machadinho Campos Novos Barra Grande (Brazil); Aguamilpa El Cajón La Yesca La Parota (Mexico); Antamina Torata Olmos (Peru); Caracoles Punta Negra (Argentina); Messochora (Greece); Kannaviou (Cyprus); Bakún (Malaysia); Mohale (Lesotho Africa); Tiangshenqiao 1 (China); Merowe (Sudan); Berg River Braamhoek (South Africa); Santa Juana Puclaro Punilla Ancoa Carén (Chile); Kárahnjúkar (Iceland); and Siah Bishe (Iran).Manoel de Souza Freitas Jr. BS in Civil Engineering (1969) from São Carlos School of Engineering University of São Paulo Brazil. Since 1970 has participated in several dams project designs and construction activities in water supply and hydroelectric power generation as a geotechnical engineer. Nowadays he is an independent consultant for several construction companies and a consultant for the World Bank and Inter American Bank in hydro projects in Brazil. Mr. Freitas has participated in the Tianshengqiao 1 Project (1200 MW P. R. China) as a Chief Engineer and Manager and has been working as an independent consultant for several large CFRDs such as Barra Grande Campos Novos and Mazar (Republic of Ecuador).