5 New Large Dams in Morocco
In 1967, H.M. Hassan II king of Morocco launched his program to bring better water managing facilities to his country. More than 100 dams had arisen across the country before the 21st century, mainly with the objective to enhance the agriculture sector. In reaction to the global warming and intense droughts suffered by the country, […]
Fuel terminal monitoring
Supply of instrumentation for the monitoring of fuel terminal tanks in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. The scope includes the monitoring of the settlements of structures through H-Level settlement cells and tiltmeters. The settlements and horizontal movements of the ground will be evaluated through IPI inclinometer probes and DEX S probes.
Embankment Extensometers
Reference products codes: D232 Embankment extensometers are used to measure soil strains in large earth structures. Embankment extensometers are usually incorporated in filling materials, chained together by means of extension rods. The measuring unit is a telescopic section equipped with displacement transducer. The system consists of several measuring units connected by extension rods to the […]
Bidvaz Esfarayen Dam, Islamic Republic of IRAN
Project Name: Bidvaz Esfarayen Dam Purpose of the project: Agricolture & Irrigation Project location: Khorasan- Esfarayen Client: Khorasan Regional Water Authority Contractor: Gostaresh Nosazi Sanayee Iran CO. Dam Type: Earth Fill Dam With Clay Core Height above foundation: 60 (m) Crest level (above sea level): 1534 Crest length: 113 (m) End of construction: June 2005
Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project, Iceland
The Kárahnjúkar dam is a concrete-faced rock fill dam (CFRD) type with a maximum height of 193m and, when completed it will be the highest of its kind in Europe and among the highest in the world. When full the level of the 57km2 the Hálslón storage reservoir will reach the height of 625m above […]