General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
| Structure: |
Gravity dam Earthfill dam |
| Function / usage: |
Flood-control dam |
Location
| Location: |
Jebel Aulia, Sudan |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 15° 14' 17" N 32° 29' 17.99" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| crest length | 4 395 m | |
| lock chamber | width | 17 m |
| length | 67 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Jebal Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near Khartoum, Sudan. Its construction began 1933 and was completed in 1937. When completed it was the largest dam in the World.
The dam was built by Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd, which was a partnership between the British civil engineering company Pauling & Co. and the civil engineer John Watson Gibson.
In 2003 a hydroelectricity project with a 30-megawatt (40,000 hp) maximum capacity was completed on the dam. This increased the structure's strategic value, so it is now continually guarded by the Sudanese Army.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Jebel Aulia Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1941): The Gebel Aulia Dam. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 16, n. 7 (June 1941), pp. 326-350.
- (1941): Model Experiments on the Gebel Aulia Dam. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 16, n. 7 (June 1941), pp. 351-353.
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