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    The document discusses several potential dam types for a project, including rockfill dams with clay cores, earthfill dams with clay cores, concrete gravity dams, composite dams, concrete buttress dams, concrete arch dams, and raising an existing dam. It notes that rockfill and earthfill dams would have lower construction costs due to using locally available materials and could be built on weaker foundations, but earthfill dams may not be viable due to high rainfall. Concrete gravity dams and composite dams are also considered promising options. Concrete buttress dams are noted to be more susceptible to earthquakes. The existing dam's structural integrity is not guaranteed and it would have a lower storage volume. Based on geology and materials, rockfill, earthfill, and

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    The document discusses several potential dam types for a project, including rockfill dams with clay cores, earthfill dams with clay cores, concrete gravity dams, composite dams, concrete buttress dams, concrete arch dams, and raising an existing dam. It notes that rockfill and earthfill dams would have lower construction costs due to using locally available materials and could be built on weaker foundations, but earthfill dams may not be viable due to high rainfall. Concrete gravity dams and composite dams are also considered promising options. Concrete buttress dams are noted to be more susceptible to earthquakes. The existing dam's structural integrity is not guaranteed and it would have a lower storage volume. Based on geology and materials, rockfill, earthfill, and

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    Economic: Lower Cost Of: Natural Materials Available Locally, Requiring A Minimum of Processing

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    The document discusses several potential dam types for a project, including rockfill dams with clay cores, earthfill dams with clay cores, concrete gravity dams, composite dams, concrete buttress dams, concrete arch dams, and raising an existing dam. It notes that rockfill and earthfill dams would have lower construction costs due to using locally available materials and could be built on weaker foundations, but earthfill dams may not be viable due to high rainfall. Concrete gravity dams and composite dams are also considered promising options. Concrete buttress dams are noted to be more susceptible to earthquakes. The existing dam's structural integrity is not guaranteed and it would have a lower storage volume. Based on geology and materials, rockfill, earthfill, and

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    Rockfill Dam with impervious


    clay core.
    Earthfill Dam with impervious Economic: Lower cost of Project area experiences
    clay core. construction: Use of natural long periods of high
    materials available locally, rainfall that may make
    requiring a minimum of construction of an
    processing earthfill dam not viable
    Technical: Can be
    constructed on weaker
    foundations than other dam
    types and in areas where
    topography is less favourable
    to other dam types.
    Concrete Gravity Dam
    Conventional concrete or
    roller-compacted concrete dam,
    Composite; Part Concrete
    Gravity, part Rock-fill
    Concrete Buttress Dam more susceptible to
    earthquake than
    concrete gravity dam
    and not likely to result
    to substantial cost
    savings compared to
    concrete gravity dam
    Concrete Arch Dam River valley sides are
    wide and therefore not
    suitable for Concrete
    Arch Dam
    Raising existing Two Rivers Structural integrity of
    Dam. the existing dam not
    guaranteed
    Lower storage volume
    compared to site 1

    Based on the geology of the proposed dam site and the availability of local materials
    the first three of these dam types were considered the most promising alternatives and
    were selected for detailed costing and technical appraisal
    Concrete Buttress : more susceptible to earthquake

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