Showkah
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Showkah completed 

Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Moroccan Hydraulic Administration/INGEMA
Contractor: unknown
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Height: 24 metres
Length: 105 metres
Volume of RCC: 18 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: —/00 (— 2000)
Start of RCC: 08/01 (August 2001)
End of RCC: 10/01 (October 2001)
End of Project: —/01 (— 2001)
Country: UAE
River: unknown
DMS Co-ordinates: 25˚02'0.03"N, 56˚01'14.33"E
DD Co-ordinates: 25.033342, 56.020645
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type | 
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast before RCC placement | 
Downstream
| Slope | Type | 
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] | 
Spillway
| Slope | Type | 
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement | 
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) | 
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 | 
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) | 
|---|
| 90 | 
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type | 
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - | 

 
  
 