STANDARD CROSS SECTIONS

SCALE 1:50
OVERFLOW SECTIONS

NO OVERFLOW SECTIONS (WING WALL)

2.00

2.50
0.50

1.00

1.50
DESIGN PROCEDURE
650

0 b3

0.50

1.00

1.50
D = Depth of overflow

D
500 plus safety (M) b2

2.00

2.50
0.50

1.00

1.50
0 1. Storage requirements H 1

1400
b1
(M)
0 (M)
b
H1 1.00 2. Q and length of overflow
Section Depth of overflow d
1400

1.00
H 1.00
H 2.00
3. Depth of overflow plus safety
1.40
D = 1.5d +0.1m.
2.00
2.00 4. Height of wing wall
3.00
H = H1+D
3.00 5. H2= H - 1.4m.
3.00
4.00 (1.4m fixed by stability calculations)
4.00
6. H = 1.4m - D
4.00
650
7. Base width from graphs
5.00
b b1

Upstream Downstream
500
5.00 H 2 (M) NOTE: max. D = 1.4m
b b1
b b1
H 1 (M)
Upstream Downstream

H (M)

DETAIL OF FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION JOINTS

HORIZONTAL :Remove top layer of cement mortar
clean concrete with brush and water CONSTRUCTION STAGES
10mm at 200mm make old concrete wet before new casting SCALE 1:50 A
spacing (Y10-200)
0

200 200
75

200

FINAL STAGE

Rubber Waterbar A
A 2. STAGE
DETAIL OF CREST VERTICAL UPSTREAM

SECTION WITH OVERFLOW ONLY

B B
SECTION B-B
2. STAGE
T

FIRM ROCK 650 B B

1. STAGE
300 (INITIAL ELEVATION)
VIEW FROM UPSTREAM
R4
00 EXPANSION JOINTS SECTION A-A
SCALE 1:50
H (M) 1 2 3 4 5
R (CM) 20 25 30 35 40
10mm open joint
NUMBER AND ELEVATIONS OF REQUIRED A
CONSTRUCTION STAGES HAVE TO BE ESTIMATED
THE DEPTH OF THE TRENCH MIGHT ACCORDING TO SEDIMENT TRANSPORT OF
BE ALTERED ACCORDING TO THE ROCK Rubber Waterbar RESPECTIVE RIVERS

ENCOUNTERED

MINISTRY OF WATER &

H = 3.80m. no overflow
EXAMPLES FOR USE OF STANDARD SECTIONS
SCALE 1:50
PHASING RUBBER WATER BAR IRRIGATION- MAJI HOUSE
INCLINED LUMBER SHUTTERING Scale 1:20
500
H = 3.20m. D = 0.30m overflow
VERTICAL LUMBER SHUTTERING
Phase 1.
OVERFLOW SECTION Mortar layer
800

D = 0.8m 850
650 H = 2.50m no overflow
Sand
1400

SHUTTERING OF MASONRY
D=300

Rolled Rubber
STANDARD CROSS SECTIONS
600

500

Water Bar
150
Masonry in mortar 1:4

SUB-SURFACE DAMS
(Natural stones)
3800

150 200
3200
2900

1400

200
400

MASONRY MUST NOT BE USED

H=2500m
2400

FOR THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF

SECTIONS WITH OVERFLOW
AUG. 1979
400

400

CONCRETE 1:3:6
with plums
2nd CASTING DESIGNED REDMER G. SHEET: 2 of 2
H=1100m

1st CASTING
400

CONCRETE 1:3:6
with plums TRACED NYANGOKA M. P. AUG. 1979
SCALE: AS SHOWN
300
300
350
CONCRETE 1:3:6
with plums Phase 2. DIGITIZED J.G. Muturi APRIL 2010
T=300

T=250

900 500 1900

900 650 1400
b 400 500 b 1200m
2 1
650 1500
CHECKED ENG. B.I. Kasabuli APRIL 2010
DRG. No. M.o.W.D.
APPROVED D.W.S APRIL 2010 003-TYPE-011