Construction of Keepit Dam began in the late 1930’s but
was delayed during WW2. Work was restarted after the war
and only reached completion in 1960.
The mass concrete main dam and several rock-filled
saddle dams give a storage capacity of 425000 megalitres.
Keepit Dam has undergone recent upgrades, the most
recent was to strengthen the concrete structure using post
tensioned cables.
This work would ensure potential overturning effects
during flood and/or earthquake events would be mitigated
HMA Geotechnical was contracted to supply large
diameter Vibrating Wire load cells and logging systems
to monitor the tensioning of the reinforcing cables and
thereby the load in kN.
