The Challenges
The actual services provided were:-
1. Desk study of existing reports, data and information.
2. Reconnaissance study of the geology of the dam site was carried out. The report summarised the rock formations on the site and the integrity of the rock for firm dam foundation.
3. The initial report indicated that a fault was present in the immediate vicinity of the dam site. The river valley contained a large deposit of alluvium deposits over 50m deep. The report advised the client that the site needed intensive geophysical investigations during preliminary design stage.