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| 1- Wadi Fara'a Irrigation Project, West Bank | | 1983 - 1990 | | NAME OF CLIENT: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and Najah University and Fara's Irrigation Committee | | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION Million US $: 6.8 | |
As part of the works a diversion dam was designed and constructed which was a concrete gravity structure 6 m high with an 8 m long crest.
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| 2- Wadi Marbat Retarding Dam, Jordan | | 1987 - 1989 | | NAME OF CLIENT: Municipality of Amman Jordan | | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION Million US $: 3 | |
Wadi Marbat Retarding Dam was part of the Amman Northern Inner Ring Road Project. The purpose of the dam was to intercept the flood water of Wadi Marbat and release the water into a concrete line channel, running adjacent to the Ring Road, at acceptable levels of discharge, to empty into the sail culvert at Nasr Interchange. The dam has an earth fill structure 5 meters high the upstream face was lined with gabion mattresses laid over a Hypalon waterproof membrane.
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| 3- Mujib & Southern Ghors Irrigation Project | | 1978 - 1982 | | NAME OF CLIENT: Jordan Valley Authority, Jordan (Now under Ministry of Water & Irrigation) | | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION Million US $: 19 | |
As part of the works for this project two dams were designed and constructed:
a) Ghor Feifa Diversion Dam which is a gravity structure 10 m high with a 23 m long crest.
b) Ghor Khanzeira Diversion Dam which was constructed of Gabion boxes and is 4m high with a 15 m long crest.
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| 4- Prince Ali Dam, Jordan | | 1977 - 1978 | | NAME OF CLIENT: Ministry of Water & Irrigation - Jordan | | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION Million US $: 15 | |
The project is a multi-purpose scheme with the objectives of impounding run-off to increase recharge of the upper aquifer, prevent potential flooding of downtown Amman and improve the aesthetics Wadi Abdoun as an amenity area.
The flood protection aspect of the dam involved retarding the flood wave by impounding the flood waters in the reservoir and releasing the water at acceptable levels of discharge.
For the prevailing foundation conditions an earth embankment was selected with a central clay core and rock fill outer slopes. The height of the dam is 30 meters impounding 4 million cubic meters below spillway crest level.
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