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Dire Dam (Ethiopia)
Engineering services for urban water supply
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Dire Dam (Ethiopia)
Engineering services for urban water supply
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Dire Dam (Ethiopia)
Engineering services for urban water supply
Place
Oromia region - Ethiopia
Client
Salini Costruttori S.p.A.
Year
1996 - 1998
Description for Dire Dam (Ethiopia)
Earthfill dam with impermeable core for water supply to Addis Ababa and to Dire–Legadadi Aqueduct.
Main Features
- Reservoir ( V = 19 Mm³ )
- Earthfill Dam ( H = 45.96 m, L_crest = 1'980 , V = 2.67 Mm³ )
- Spillway ( Q = 500 m³/s, L = 200 m, W = 40 m )
- Intake ( H = 48.6 m )
- Steel Reticular Footbridge ( L = 150 m )
- Aqueduct ( D = 700 mm, L = 10 km )
Engineering Services
- General Design revision
- Dam stability analysis
- Final design of intake works, spillway, valve chamber and footbridge
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