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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
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| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Shapai [A] | China | H | Caopohe | 18 | 06/97 | 03/00 | 05/02 | 04/03 | 132 | 230 | 380 | 392 | V 0.10 | (3') | 0.21 | (3) | crest 0.21 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 108 89 | 72 89 | (F) | |
| Lizhou [A] | China | H W | Muli | 190 | - /09 | - /11 | - /13 | - /14 | 132 | 211 | ||||||||||||||
| Laúca | Angola | H | Kwanza | 5482 | 07/12 | 09/14 | 03/17 | 06/18 | 132 | 1075 | 2646 | 2766 | V 0.10 | (1) | 0.85 | (1) | 0.85 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 90 | 0 | (-) - | |
| El Zapotillo | Mexico | W | Verde | 910 | - /09 | 11/11 | - /21 | - /22 | 132 | 271 | 1100 | 1200 | V | (3') | 0.83 | (3)* | 0.83 | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 60 to 80 | 50 to 70 | (S) | |
| Tuxikou [A] | China | F H | Qianche | 160 | - /18 | - /20 | - /22 | - /23 | 132 | |||||||||||||||
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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Caopohe
Reservoir capacity: 18 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/97
Start of RCC: 06/97
End of RCC: 05/02
End of Project: 04/03
Specifications
Height: 132 metres
Length: 230 metres
Volume of RCC: 380 m3x103
Total volume: 392 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
| 0.10 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.21 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| crest | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.21 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 108 |
| 89 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 72 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 89 |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply
River: Muli
Reservoir capacity: 190 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/09
Start of RCC: -/09
End of RCC: -/13
End of Project: -/14
Specifications
Height: 132 metres
Length: 211 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Angola
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Kwanza
Reservoir capacity: 5482 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/12
Start of RCC: 07/12
End of RCC: 03/17
End of Project: 06/18
Specifications
Height: 132 metres
Length: 1075 metres
Volume of RCC: 2646 m3x103
Total volume: 2766 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.10 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Mexico
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Verde
Reservoir capacity: 910 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/09
Start of RCC: -/09
End of RCC: -/21
End of Project: -/22
Specifications
Height: 132 metres
Length: 271 metres
Volume of RCC: 1100 m3x103
Total volume: 1200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.83 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.83 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 60 to |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 50 to | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower
River: Qianche
Reservoir capacity: 160 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/18
Start of RCC: -/18
End of RCC: -/22
End of Project: -/23
Specifications
Height: 132 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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