Paradise (formerly Burnett River)
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Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Hydro Tasmania/SMEC
Contractor: Walter Construction Group, Macmahon Contractors and Wagners
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation
Reservoir capacity: 300 m3x106
Height: 50 metres
Length: 940 metres
Volume of RCC: 400 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/03 (November 2003)
Start of RCC: 06/04 (June 2004)
End of RCC: 09/05 (September 2005)
End of Project: 11/05 (November 2005)
Country: Australia
River: Burnett
DMS Co-ordinates: 25˚20'58.21"S, 151˚55'06.07"E
DD Co-ordinates: -25.349503, 151.91835
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.64 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.64 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
310 | 310 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
63 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
0 | No pozzolan used - |