Flag Boshielo - formerly Arabie
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Flag Boshielo - formerly Arabie completed

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 |
