Spitskop
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Spitskop completed 

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) | 

 
 