Water wise farmers build earth dams Water wise farmers build earth dams 13 May 2022 · 8 items Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Natasha Pansegrouw Water wise farmers build earth dams – Part 1: Types of dams Earth dams protect a farmer against potential devastating dry spells and this month we start a new series on this huge, but important construction. It is a huge initial e... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water wise farmers build earth dams – Part 2: Building cost and natural losses of stored water Dams can be expensive to build and therefore a farmer should do his calculations and planning very carefully to prevent those hidden costs from rising out of control. Wat... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water wise farmers build earth dams – Part 3: Design essentials The dam design in this series is limited to dams of which the maximum water depth does not exceed eight metres. Dam outlets The spilling of the dam must be designed and... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water wise farmers build earth dams – Part 4: Foundations and seeping lines The quality of the earth under a dam is of utmost importance. Careful surveying of the nature and depth of the topsoil and subsoil must be done by drilling or sinking tes... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water wise farmers build earth dams: Part 5 – Construction factors of a dam wall A dam wall may seem to be a simple construction, but when you are dealing with the incredible force that water exerts, you have to be very careful with your calculations,... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water Wise farmers build earth dams – Part 6: Dam wall designs In this article we share a collection of cross-sectional dam wall designs for different scenarios. We also look at polypropylene as a sealing material. [caption id="... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water Wise farmers build earth dams: Part 7 – The core of the dam and construction methods The core must consist of the densest available material at the site, such as clay. The material must be moist and well compacted or rolled in thin layers of uniform thick... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment Water Wise farmers build earth dams: Part 8- Connecting an earth wall and a weir, the enlargement of a dam and waterholes In this last article of our series on dam building, we wrap up the last few, but very important points that you should consider when building an earth dam. Connecting ... Innovation All Countries 13 May 2022 · < 1 min read Facebook Twitter Email Like Comment 387 views Facebook Twitter Email 36
