26TH NOVEMBER 2010

INTRODUCTION

The feasibility works involves a preliminary study which would be undertaken to assess whether
the planned project is likely to be practical and successful and to estimate its cost.
A Hydro-electric dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the
flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. Thus a Hydro-electric dam is a barrier that
divides water. Irrigation- is the artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in
growing crops.

KEY PERSONNEL

The most important personnel involved in the construction of the dam include but not limited to
the following:

KEY
PERSONNEL DUTIES

Civil
Engineers The team leader(s). Planning and execution of the project. Liaises with the
client and monitors the activities of the project. Manages quality assurance
and reporting.

Structural Design and supervising the structural members. Monitoring the stability of
Engineers designed structures.

Geological
Engineers The engineering geologist is a key member of an engineering team, since
he will ensure the feasibility of the project, continuing through the design
stage and terminating only when construction has either proved that
geological conditions revealed are in conformity with the premises adopted
in design, or he has made possible proper evaluation of any conditions not
foreseen in the earlier stages.

Environmentalists Assess the environmental impact and his reports include the following but
not limited to: land inundation, dislodgement of people, flood warnings,
air, dust and noise pollution etc.

Landscape
Architecture Design of architectural elements of the dam with key interest in the
aesthetics of the dam structure.
Hydrologists Evaluating storage requirements such as cumulative mass curves, runoff,
estimation of flood design, flood routing and other factors. Determination
of geotechnical information with respect to the bearing capacity of the soil
under consideration.
Land Surveyors To determine the position of various features, landmarks, topography etc.
Detailing and processing of survey data. Control of topographic survey
during supervision. Preparation of community maps etc.

Electrical Assessment of volume of electrical energy requirements, Calculation of

Engineers electric power and the total consumption requirement for the community at
large.

Demographers Determination of current and future population with respect to the use of
the dam, statistics about the use of the hydroelectric dam and the
agriculture use of the irrigation due to the available population.

Critical Data Requirements, It’s Significance and How Its Failure to Acquire Can Affect the
Study Site and soil investigation and monitoring: Most failures are due to lack of appreciation
of how the particular dam site would react to the superposition of the dam and reservoir. It is
therefore essential that a detailed site investigation takes place and the results are appropriately
used by Engineers.

Storage capacity: The storage capacity required in a reservoir may be determined in a

number of ways. In tropical regions it may be decided to store the whole runoff from
precipitation in one season. It may be decided to provide sufficient storage to ensure
continuity based upon a repetition of past history.

Geological and Topographic conditions: The safety, viability and cost of a dam are all
dependent upon geology. Most rocks have adequate strength but their weakness is in the
orientation and dip of discontinuities relative to the loading from the dam, as well as the infilling
material in, and depth of, weathering in such discontinuities. It is necessary to investigate both
the regional geology and the specific local geology to ensure a global picture is developed.

Loading and factor of safety on dam: The loading and factor of safety must relate to the
strength, stability and durability with consideration to magnitude of economic and personal loss
that would result from its failure.

Environmental Implications: Creation of a reservoir will inundate frequently good land, and
may cause people to be displaced. These factors lead to loss of productivity and personal
hardship. Hence people may be dislodged and as some wildlife species being destroyed is almost
inevitable.

Conclusion: It is therefore paramount that all these data are critically examined and properly
assessed to ensure the success and the practicability of the dam construction.
 RAINFALL RUNOFF
(X) (Y)
YEAR (mm) (mm) X2 XY
1953 45.40 14.40 2061.16 653.76
1954 35.60 10.50 1267.36 373.80
1955 45.80 16.20 2097.64 741.96
1956 52.40 18.50 2745.76 969.40
1957 43.40 14.20 1883.56 616.28
1958 52.60 21.50 2766.76 1130.90
1959 31.20 10.50 973.44 327.60
1960 52.50 19.50 2756.25 1023.75
1961 60.50 20.80 3660.25 1258.40
1962 66.50 22.80 4422.25 1516.20
1963 47.00 22.90 2209.00 1076.30
1964 46.60 18.90 2171.56 880.74
1965 41.20 12.90 1697.44 531.48
1966 37.40 11.60 1398.76 433.84
1967 38.50 15.20 1482.25 585.20
1968 40.40 10.40 1632.16 420.16
1969 45.60 18.00 2079.36 820.80
1970 44.00 18.30 1936.00 805.20
1971 45.00 20.30 2025.00 913.50
1972 54.00 22.30 2916.00 1204.20
∑XY =
∑X = ∑Y = ∑ X2 = 16283.4
925.60 339.70 44181.96 7
 NA + B∑X = ∑Y

A∑X + B∑X2 = ∑XY

20A + 925.6 = 339.7 ……………………………1

925.6A + 44181.96B = 16283.47 ………….2

From equation 1

A = 339.7 - 925.6B

20

A = 16.985 - 46.28 B

Substitude A into equation 2

925.6 (16.985 – 46.28B) + 4181.96B = 16283.47

15721.316