Civil Engineering Students Visit Diamer-Bhasha Dam Site

Final year students of Department of Civil Engineering visited Diamer-Bhasha Dam Construction site, located in Gilgit-Baltistan. The proposed dam would have a maximum height of 270 m, width of about 1 km and construction cost of about Rs 1.2 trillion. Once completed, it would be the world’s highest Roller Compacted Concrete Dam. The dam is expected to be completed by the end of 2028.

 

 

The purpose of the site visit was to evaluate how the dam is working, how the turbine works and how the electricity generates from the hydro-power plants. Thirty-four students visited the site with two staff members. The students interacted with the instructors of the dam to get information about the all major working principles of the construction site.

 

 

Following were the objectives of the visit:

• To get an understanding how theoretical knowledge is fitted in practice.
• To observe the different activities and techniques carried out on the dam
• To know what the condition of the dam really is and how high-water discharge is controlled.
• To observe the usage of machinery at the construction site.

This visit was important for students to combine their research’s theoretical and practical aspects.