what is rubber dam, its importance, rubber dam construction in Pakistan

1. Inflatable Rubber Dam
AHSAN SALEEM
E010
6 SEMESTER
Department of Agronomy
UCA&ES

2. RUBBER DAM

3. What is Rubber Dam?
 The Rubber dam is relatively recent
technological break-through.
 Rubber dams are placed across
channel, stream and river to increase
the upstream water level when inflated
and because of that rubber dams are
also called as inflatable dams.
 The dams are tubes which are made of
rubberized material.
Concrete structure
Rubber dam
Anchoring

4. Construction
 Concrete base slab & side walls
 Anchorage
 Dam bag /Membrane
 Water or air filling & draining system/Control system

5. This is How Rubber dam looks
like..!

8. Rubber Dam In Pakistan
On Sutlej and Ravi Rivers

10. Purposes of Rubber Dam Project
 It can be used as a system of flood control.
 It can be used for creating recreational lakes without environmental
restrictions.
 It can be used as small water storage.
 Improve the biodiversity of that area.
 For irrigation purposes.
 help recharge ground water aquifer .

11. Project Construction Include
 2.5 meters high and 155.3 meters long inflatable rubber weir .
 approximately 13km-long lake .
 Four story building.
 Construction period 18 months.
 Total Cost Rs 3 billion.

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