Wolwedans Dam

Wolwedans Dam
Location of Wolwedans Dam in South Africa
Official name Wolwedans Dam
Country South Africa
Location Western Cape
Coordinates 34°0′49″S 22°13′0″E / 34.01361°S 22.21667°E / -34.01361; 22.21667Coordinates: 34°0′49″S 22°13′0″E / 34.01361°S 22.21667°E / -34.01361; 22.21667
Purpose Water supply
Opening date 1990
Owner(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch-gravity
Impounds Great Brak River
Height 70 metres (230 ft)
Length 268 metres (879 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Wolwedans Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 25,530,000 cubic metres (902,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area 123 km2
Surface area 117 hectares (290 acres)

Wolwedans Dam is a concrete dam in South Africa located on the Great Brak River near Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. The dam is the main source of water for the municipality of Mossel Bay[1] as well as the gas-to-liquids refinery PetroSA. The dam serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes.

Design

Wolwedans Dam

Completed in early 1990, it was the first in the world single center arch-gravity dam made of roller-compacted concrete fully relaying on three-dimensional arch action for stability. The 70-m high dam has a vertical upstream face and a stepped downstream face at a slope of 0.5:1 (H:V). It has a constant extrados radius of 135 m and a crest length of 268 m. The non-overflow crest is 5 m wide. The dam was built of 0.25 m thick roller-compacted concrete layers with induced joints at 10 m spacing and de-bounding every 4th layer. The RCC of approximately 200,000 m3 (260,000 cu yd) was placed in October and November 1988 and between May and November 1989. The induced joints were grouted in winter, between July and November 1993. The reservoir was filled to capacity in 1992.

Composition of the high-paste RCC
Portland Cement Fly Ash Water Coarse Aggregate Fine Aggregate
kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3
58 136 100 1510 625

The RCC mix properties were:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.mosselbay.gov.za/services

References


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