Glen Melville
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Glen Melville completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Department of Water Affairs & Forestry
Contractor: Department of Water Affairs
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Height: 32 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103
Total volume: 114 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/88 (February 1988)
Start of RCC: 04/89 (April 1989)
End of RCC: 12/90 (December 1990)
End of Project: 04/91 (April 1991)
Country: South Africa
River: Ecca
DMS Co-ordinates: 33˚11'43.54"S, 26˚39'17.88"E
DD Co-ordinates: -33.195427, 26.654966
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 330 | 330 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 65 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
