{"id":96538,"date":"2025-11-14T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/us\/success-stories\/presa-francisco-abellan\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:43:31","slug":"presa-francisco-abellan","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/us\/success-stories\/presa-francisco-abellan\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESA FRANCISCO ABELL\u00c1N"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Levels of sandstones, marlstones and calcarenites<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    LEA 300-8 netting + 8×10-16 mesh in upper sandstone bank (NE slope)<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Lower bank support by mesh and cross wires (NE slope)<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Dynamic barrier view RB 750 (NW slope)<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    The Francisco Abell\u00e1n reservoir is located near the town of Lopera, in the center of the province of Granada. It is fed mainly by the tributary of the river Fardes, which in turn is fed by the river Guadiana Menor and covers an area of 1847.40 km2. The reservoir contains Miocene sedimentary materials such as sandstones, marlstones and calcarenites. <\/p>\n

    In the extreme north-east, there is an alternation of these three materials and two problems: <\/p>\n