DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SAHYADRI COLLEGE OF ENGG & MANAGEMENT

EXTENSIVE SURVEY CAMP -2017-18

OLD TANK PROJECT

Staff in-charge
Mr.Vikram
Ms. Bhavya
Mr. Krupaksha
Ms. Poorinima D
Ms. Jyothi
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Introduction
 The project site is surrounded by forest area. Agriculture is
the main occupation of the people. The land is reasonably
fertile and farmers are mainly depending on monsoon.
 In this context, It is proposed to provide irrigation facilities
to people of this area by constructing a small, cost effective
tank, i.e., water storage facility which is called NEW TANK
PROJECT.
 The project work involves Preliminary investigation,
obtaining Longitudinal and cross sections profile along the
valley i.e. center line of bund(earthen dam), Block leveling
at waste weir and sluice location, Capacity contours, canal
alignment and finally preparation respective drawings.
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Dams
 Structures that are created as obstructions across rivers with
an intention to store some of the water for future use are
called storage dams.
 This is achieved by creating an obstruction of sufficient
height which creates a reservation on the up stream of the
structure.
 The principal components of a storage dam would be a
storage a structure to obstruct river flow, a spillway for
discharging excess flood water and outlets for allowing the
storage water to be with drawn.

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Types of Dams
1. Embankment dams, which are constructed of earth fill and/or
rock fill.
2. Concrete dams, which are constructed of mass concrete.

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Embankment Dams
• These can be defined as dams constructed of natural materials
excavated or obtained from the vicinity of the dam site.
 The natural filled materials are placed and compacted without
the addition of any binding agent.

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Concrete Dams
 Gravity dams: A gravity dam is one which depends entirely on
it’s own mass for stability.

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Concrete Dams
Buttress dams: This type of dams consist of a continuous
upstream face supported at regular intervals by buttress
walls on the down stream side.

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Concrete Dams
Arch dams These types of dams have considerable upstream
curvature in plan and rely on an arching action on the
abutments through which it passes most of the water load on
to the walls of the river valley.

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 Preliminary investigation
 It’s a reconnaissance survey.
 During this survey, we decide the site for construction of
bund, weir and canal alignment.
 A rough levelling work to give the topography of the site.
 A study of the soil and a few boring is done to note the
nature of the foundation.
 Availability of construction materials such as Earth and good
quarry etc.
 Nature and extent of land, roads, bridges, etc. that would be
submerged by the construction of the dam.
 Collection of hydrological data like rainfall, flood discharge
etc.
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Site selection criteria
 Value of the property and land likely to be submerged by the
proposed dam should be sufficiently low in comparison with the
benefit expected from the project.
 Dam should be accessible in all season.
 Overall cost of construction and maintenance is to be taken into
consideration.
 The water storage should be largest for the minimum possible
height and length.The site should be located in a narrow valley.
 Good impervious strata [foundation] should be available at
moderate depth. .
 Material for construction should be available locally.
 There should be suitable site available for waste weir.
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INSTRUMENTS USED:
• Auto level/Dumpy level/Total station,
• Leveling staff,
• Chain
• Arrows
• Ranging rod
• Prismatic compass
• Cross staff etc.

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Project work involves
 Longitudinal and cross sections along and across the centre
line of the bund.
 Block level at the waste weir or surplus weir site
 Capacity contour, for different reduced levels
 Canal alignment
 Longitudinal and cross sections of the centre line of the
canal

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Cross section of bund

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Longitudinal section of bund

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Longitudinal and cross sections along
and across the centre line of the bund
Cross sections along
Center line of Bund center line of bund
Longitudinal section

UPSTREAM SIDE

DOWN
STREAM SIDE

Side Slope

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Block level at the waste weir or surplus
weir site

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Block level at the waste weir or surplus
weir site

Center line of Bund

Longitudinal section

UPSTREAM SIDE

Waste weir Side Slope

location
Block leveling at
waste weir

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Capacity contours
Data for Reservoir capacity

Line joining different

reduced levels

MWL,
RL=104m

FTL, RL=103m

Sluice level, RL=99m

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Contour showing the capacity of a
reservoir

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Canal alignment

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Features of NTP
 Type of Bund: Earthen Bund
 Length of Bund = 300m
 Stream bed level = 99.80m
 Top Bund Level(TBL) = 105m
 Maximum Water Level(MWL)= 104m
 Full Tank Level(FTL)= 103m
 Height of bund = 5.20m
 Length of weir= 40m
 Capacity contour = 80 hect.
 Canal length = 200m

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THANK YOU

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