Spitskop
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Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: Department of Water Affairs & Forestry
Contractor: Department of Water Affairs & Forestry
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
Reservoir capacity: 61 m3x106
Height: 15 metres
Length: 100 metres
Volume of RCC: 17 m3x103
Total volume: 36 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/88 (May 1988)
Start of RCC: 09/88 (September 1988)
End of RCC: 06/89 (June 1989)
End of Project: 11/89 (November 1989)
Country: South Africa
River: Harts
DMS Co-ordinates: 28˚7'29.87"S, 24˚30'9.93"E
DD Co-ordinates: -28.124964, 24.502758
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
RCC supported by fill shoulders |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | RCC supported by fill shoulders |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
91 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
92 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |