General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
| Function / usage: |
Fresh water dam |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 33.3 m | |
| retained water volume | 417 000 m³ | |
| crest length | 110.3 m | |
| dam volume | 22 000 m³ |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
|
|---|
Notes
First concrete gravity dam built in Japan.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Nunobiki Dam is a dam in Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan. It is the first concrete gravity dam in Japan. It is situated in Chuo-ku, Kobe, at the foot of the mountain stream Nunohiki and waterfall of the same name. In 2006 with the modernization of water resources and water supply, the dam was designated as important heritage site.
History
The modern water supply plan in Japan was originally drawn up in 1887 but in 1892, Professor William Barton from the British Ministry of Engineering proposed an earth-fill dam with a reservoir capacity of about 31 million tons. Construction began in 1897 and it was completed in 1900. In 2005, the dam was partly reconstructed to incorporate seismic strengthening and sediment dredging was completed.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Nunobiki Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Construction of Kobe Nunobiki Dam and Related Facilities. In: Historical Studies in Civil Engineering, v. 19 ( 1999), pp. 281-292.
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20041485 - Published on:
18/12/2008 - Last updated on:
16/05/2015
