Taung
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Taung completed
Particulars
Owner: unknown
Designer: P.J. van der Walt
Contractor: Savage and Lovemore (East Cape) Pty Ltd
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 66 m3x106
Height: 50 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 132 m3x103
Total volume: 153 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/90 (June 1990)
Start of RCC: 08/91 (August 1991)
End of RCC: 09/92 (September 1992)
End of Project: 05/93 (May 1993)
Country: South Africa
River: Harts
DMS Co-ordinates: 27˚31'33.91"S, 24˚51'15.03"E
DD Co-ordinates: -27.526087, 24.854176
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 44 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 66 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
