Depósitos de agua en Riyadh (Arabia Saudita)

Reservoirs in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Two reservoirs have been projected and constructed to provide the new Islamic Universitiy in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) of water. One of them is at ground level and has a capacity of 18.000 cubic metres while de other one, of 2.500, is elevated. The ground reservoir has a circular plan with an external diameter of 72,0 m and a water height of 5,50 m. The walls are of reinforced concrete with stayed counterforts. The roof is a slab supported on the perimetric walls and restrained at intermediate columns. The elevated reservoir has a total height of 85,0 m over the ground level. The water tank is placed between the references of 50,0 and 75,0 m, and has a maximum water height of 15,0 m. On the upper part of the tank there are a technical floor, a service floor and a belvedere floor. Over the tank there is also a restaurant hung to the roof which is stayed to the shaft. The shaft has an octogonal hollow section of 8,40 m.