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| Pimenta de Ávila Consultoria is a consulting company specialized in designing dams and earthworks for power generation, water supply projects and tailings disposal systems for mining and industry.
The company offers engineering and consulting services for the following areas: |
Hydraulic Structures
The Company has extensive experience in the layout and planning of conceptual
stages of projects. The historical extensive staff involvement in hydroelectric
projects, water supply projects and tailings disposal systems for mining and
industry, provides a solid base for conceptual project development. |
Tailings
Disposal Systems
Company expertise covers planning and the engineering of tailings systems
in a wide range of situations, from conceptual to detailed design. Based on
the production plan of the mine, a long term plan can be developed considering
the tailings, waste materials and water balance for the systems. |
 Earth
Dams, Embankments and Slopes
For tailings disposal systems the company offers the following services:
- Studies of tailings characterization and geotechnical behaviour;
- Studies of alternative disposal processes;
- Studies of tailings systems configurations;
- Design of dams and associated structures;
- Design of tailings desiccation;
- Design of drained stacking of tailings;
- Water balances studies and water recycling;
- Emergency Response Plans;
- Closure Plans.
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 Dam
Safety and Risk Management
The company has the capability to provide all services related to the management
of dam safety and waste dumps. |
Construction
Supervision and Quality Control
The technical staff has the capability to provide construction inspection
and quality control of earth/rock works. |
Emergency Response Plans
The recent accidents involving important tailings dams have demonstrated the
need for an improvement on the organization of staff for emergency and pre-emergency
actions. In addition, the current regulations require the preparation of emergency
response plans. The preparation of such plans is based on risk analyses for
identification of the pre-failure situations to ensure their mitigation. |
Closure Plans
Closure plans for tailings systems are essential for the characterization
of the design, construction and operational practices that shall govern the
actions to provide long term stability and sustainability.
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Power Generation
In the field of power generation the company provides consulting services
for feasibility studies, tender and construction documents preparation. The
layout planning, selection of dam type and civil structure’s design, are studies
provided by the company. |
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| Address: |
Alameda da Serra, 400- Loja 05 - Vale do Sereno
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais
Brasil, 30140-970 |
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| Phone: |
+55 31 3286-1711 |
| Fax: |
+55 31 3286-3307 |
| Contact: |
Joaquim Pimenta de Avila Email
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Categories of Goods and Services Provided
Consulting Services - Geotechnics - Geotechnical Engineering
