Flag Boshielo - formerly Arabie
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Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Theron, Prinsloo & van Tonder
Contractor: LTA Construction
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 104 m3x106
Height: 36 metres
Length: 455 metres
Volume of RCC: 101 m3x103
Total volume: 142 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/85 (September 1985)
Start of RCC: 03/86 (March 1986)
End of RCC: 11/86 (November 1986)
End of Project: 07/87 (July 1987)
Country: South Africa
River: Olifants
DMS Co-ordinates: 24˚46'50.19"S, 29˚25'32.89"E
DD Co-ordinates: -24.780607, 29.425802
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
36 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
74 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |