Bivane/Paris Dam, situated in the North of Kwa-Zulu Natal is a 72m high Double Curvature Concrete Arch Dam with a 142m crest length.

The Dam capacity is 115 million m³ 22.4 million m³ with an active water storage volume of 19.2-million m³.

Paris/Bivane Dam Instrumentation consists of the following:

• Vibrating Wire Piezometers in the foundation as well as in the main structure measuring pore pressure.
• Thermistors measuring temperature.
• Normal and Inverted pendulum tables.

Instruments installed in and around the Dam Embankment are intended to monitor:

• Pore pressure build-up around the Conduit and Main Embankment;
• Structural temperature;
• Tilt of structure.

Installed Instruments Specification:

Piezometers(Foundation and Structure)

• Geokon Vibrating Wire Model 4500S

Pendulum Tables (Tilt)

• Geokon Vibrating Wire Pendulum Model 6850A

Thermistors

• Geotechnical Instrumentation Thermistors Model 3800-T-1.S

Designers: N/A

Consulting Engineers: BKS

Contractors: Stocks & Stocks