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Zambezi power development at Kariba -- 600mw in £75m. First stage
Project to be carried out in two stages; completed first stage comprises double-curvature concrete arch dam 420 ft high 2025 ft long and underground powerhouse to accommodate 6 turbogenerators, each of 100 Mw capacity; lake formed by dam has area of 2000 sq mi; extensive model tests were carried out and checked by calculations on trial load analysis; foundations were constructed within 600 ft diam concrete cofferdam; second stage of 900 Mw capacity is in planning stage.
Zambezi power development at Kariba -- 600mw in £75m. First stage
Project to be carried out in two stages; completed first stage comprises double-curvature concrete arch dam 420 ft high 2025 ft long and underground powerhouse to accommodate 6 turbogenerators, each of 100 Mw capacity; lake formed by dam has area of 2000 sq mi; extensive model tests were carried out and checked by calculations on trial load analysis; foundations were constructed within 600 ft diam concrete cofferdam; second stage of 900 Mw capacity is in planning stage.
Zambezi power development at Kariba -- 600mw in £75m. First stage
Surveyor
Anderson, D. (author)
Surveyor ; 119
1960
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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