Mulunguzi/Zomba Dam, situated high on the escarpment above the town of Zomba, Malawi, is a 35m high Rock-Fill Clay Core Dam (RFCC) with a 309m crest length.

Mulunguzi/Zomba Dam Instrumentation consists of the following:

• Vibrating Wire Embankment Piezometers in the Clay Core measuring pore pressure.
• Vibrating Wire Foundation Piezometers measuring pore pressure.

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

• Pore pressure build-up in the embankment and foundation.

Installed Instruments Specification:

Piezometers (Clay Core)

• Geokon Vibrating Wire Model 4500S

Designers: N/A

Consulting Engineers: Lyhmeyer International and Steward Scott Incorporated (SSI)

Contractors: CMC di Ravenna and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) joint Venture