Geotechnical Conditions in the Campana-Zárate Industrial Complex, Argentina

The cities of Campana and Zárate, located on the right margin of the Paraná de las Palmas River, in Argentina, host a major logistic and industrial complex formed by a petrochemical pole, ports, power plants and various industrial facilities. This paper presents a brief geotechnical setting of the region and a description of the construction techniques empoyed for foundations, retaining structures, and slopes.