Mise en valeur de la vase dragué du barrage de bouhanifia dans la fabrication de la brique

Abstract

More than 35,106 m3 of silt is currently at the bottom of the retention of Bouhanifia dam with an initial capacity of 73,106 m3. To extend the " life" of this work , dredging the reservoir has become an indispensable solution. Despite the periodic discharge of sediment by the discharge sluices , siltation of the reservoir increases from one year to another. The vase rejected poses enormous problems downstream of the dam and in particular in the area of Wadi El Hammam . Our study is based on physical, chemical and mineralogical analyzes of mud taken from the dam Bouhanifia . The results verify the good standards of clay used for making brick.