Julius Nyerere (formerly Rufiji)
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Julius Nyerere (formerly Rufiji) under construction
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: AC-EE (Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electic S.A.E. JV)
Contractor: AC-EE (Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electic S.A.E. JV) (SinoHydro Co. Ltd. (11th Construction Bureau) dam sub-Contractor)
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 3680 m3x106
Height: 131 metres
Length: 1025 metres
Volume of RCC: 1420 m3x103
Total volume: 1940 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/18 (December 2018)
Start of RCC: 10/20 (October 2020)
End of RCC: —/22 (— 2022)
End of Project: 12/23 (December 2023)
Country: Tanzania
River: Rufiji
DMS Co-ordinates: 07˚48'15.3"S, 37˚50'47.48"E
DD Co-ordinates: -7.80425, 37.846523
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 93 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 62 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
