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Allt Na Lairige Dam
Allt na Lairige Dam (Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam in Argyll and Bute, Scotland at . It creates an impounding reservoir which serves Allt na Lairige hydro-electric power station, which is part of the Shira Hydro-Electric Scheme, and is located on the River Fyne just before it discharges into Loch Fyne. The dam was designed by William George Nicholson Geddes, as directed by James Arthur Banks of Babtie, Shaw and Morton of Glasgow. Construction was carried out by Marples Ridgway. It was completed in 1956 and has a height of . It is the only large pre-stressed concrete dam in Britain. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom. England Buckinghamshire *Foxcote Reservoir and Wood, Foxcote Reservoir, north of Buckingham *Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston Turville and Wendover Cambridgeshire *Grafham Wat ... References Sources"Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shira Hydro-Electric Scheme
The Shira Hydro-Electric Scheme is a project initiated by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to use the waters of the River Shira, the River Fyne and other small streams to generate hydroelectricity. It is located between Loch Fyne and Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It consists of three power stations and three impounding dams. The remoteness of the area in which the scheme was built required of access roads to be built before the main works could begin. The three dams were all of different types; a round headed buttress dam; a concrete gravity and earth fill dam; and the first ever use of a prestressed gravity dam. The construction of the earth fill dam was hindered by four months of extremely wet weather. Clachan was the first large underground power station that the Board built, while Sron Mor was the first implementation of a pumped storage scheme, built in anticipation of the arrival of nuclear power generation. The power stations were commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne (, ; meaning "Loch of the Vine/Wine"), is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal, Cowal Peninsula. Located on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs in Scotland. It is connected to the Sound of Jura by the Crinan Canal. Although there is no evidence that grapes have grown there, the title is probably honorific, indicating that the river, (river Fyne), was a well-respected river. In the north the terrain is mountainous, with the Arrochar Alps, , Glen Shira, Glen Fyne, Glen Croe, Arrochar, Argyll, Arrochar, Tyndrum and Loch Lomond nearby. It is overlooked by the Tinkers' Heart, an old Scottish Gypsy and Traveller groups, travellers' monument. It was a place for weddings to traditionally take place. Transport Roads The loch has several roads surrounding it. The A83 road, A83 goes round the head of the loch then travels down the west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Nicholson Geddes
William George Nicholson Geddes (29 July 1913 – 10 November 1993) was a Scottish civil engineer. Life George Geddes was born in Oldhamstocks, East Lothian the son of Ina Nicholson and her husband, William Brydon Geddes. His early education was at Dunbar Grammar School. He studied civil engineering at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a BSc in 1934 and gaining a "blue" in football. He worked for the City Engineer in Edinburgh, then Sir William Arrol & Company, and F.A. Macdonald & Partners under William Fairhurst, before joining Babtie, Shaw and Morton in 1942. He became a partner of the firm in 1950 and senior partner from 1976 to 1978. His specialist experience was structural engineering which led to an interest in hydro-electric projects, dams, shipyards, docks and industrial developments. One of Geddes' most notable projects, under the overall direction of James Arthur Banks and later constructed by the contractor Marples Ridgway, was his contribution to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arthur Banks
James Arthur Banks (1897 – 1 December 1967) was a Scottish civil engineer. Banks was born in in 1897. He attended Woodside Higher Grade School in . During he served in the Royal Marine Engineers, from 1914 to 1918. He initially trained as a structural engineer and then joined |
Babtie, Shaw And Morton
Babtie, Shaw and Morton was a firm of civil engineers based in Glasgow, Scotland, and noted for its work on bridges, dams and reservoirs. History It took its name following the 1906 merger of Babtie & Bonn (a partnership founded by John Babtie and Carl Bonn in 1897) and Shaw & Morton (founded by William Shaw and Hugh Morton). The Babtie Group acquired consulting engineers Harris & Sutherland in 1997, then also Allott & Lomax in 2000. The 3,500-strong Babtie Group was acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group in August 2004. Projects Notable design projects include the Backwater Reservoir, Kielder Water, and the Harland & Wolff shipbuilding dock in Belfast. People James Arthur Banks and William George Nicholson Geddes both became President of the Institution of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a Charitable organization, charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marples Ridgway
Marples Ridgway was a British civil engineering company founded in 1948 by engineer Reginald Ridgway and accountant Ernest Marples. Marples served as the British Minister of Transport between 1959 and 1964. In 1964, the company was taken over by the Bath and Portland Group. During Marples's tenure as Minister of Transport, he was accused of self-dealing and conflict of interest. This included the awarding of public sector construction projects such as the Hammersmith and Chiswick flyovers, and various motorway, dam and power station projects, to Marples Ridgway. The company was also awarded major civil engineering projects outside the UK (e.g. Port Esquival in Jamaica, road networks in Ethiopia). Projects completed: * Brunswick Wharf Power Station (1956) * Allt na Lairige Dam (1956) * Chiswick flyover (1959) * Hammersmith flyover (1961) * Skelton Grange Power Station * Port Esquivel shipping terminal, Jamaica * Bromford Viaduct * A329(M) motorway *M56 motorway *M27 motorway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Reservoirs And Dams In The United Kingdom
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom. England Buckinghamshire *Foxcote Reservoir and Wood, Foxcote Reservoir, north of Buckingham *Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston Turville and Wendover Cambridgeshire *Grafham Water Cheshire *Bollinhurst Reservoir *Bosley Reservoir, Bosley *Horse Coppice Reservoir *Lamaload Reservoir, east of Macclesfield * Lymm Dam, Lymm. *Ridgegate Reservoir and Trentabank Reservoir, south-east of Macclesfield *Sutton Reservoir, south of Macclesfield Cornwall * Argal and College Reservoirs, Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth * Boscathnoe Reservoir, Penzance * Bussow Reservoir, St Ives, Cornwall, St Ives * Cargenwen Reservoir * Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor * Crowdy Reservoir, Bodmin Moor * Drift Reservoir, Penzance * Porth Reservoir, Newquay * Siblyback Lake, Bodmin Moor * Stithians Reservoir * Upper Tamar Lake (Devon and Cornwall) County Durham *Balderhead Reservoir *Blackton Reservoir *Burnhope Reservoir *Derwent Reservoir (Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
