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- Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
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 table 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.
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||
| Wolwedans [A-G] | South Africa | W | Great Brak | 24 | 11/87 | 10/88 | 10/89 | 11/90 | 70 | 268 | 180 | 210 | V | (1) | 0.50 | (1)* | 0.50 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 58 | 136 | (F) | |
| Shanzi | China | F H I W | Aojiang | 172 | 08/92 | 11/93 | 05/94 | 06/95 | 66 | 274 | 180 | 272 | V | (5) | 0.80 | (10) | 0.77 | (13) | 300 | 300 | 65 55 | 125 95 | (F) | |
| Chalillo | Belize | H | Macal | 120 | 07/03 | 03/04 | 10/05 | 12/06 | 68 | 425 | 180 | 210 | 0.20 | (1) | 0.75 | (3')* | 0.75 | (12) | 300 | 3600 | 105 | 0 | (N) | |
| Devecikonagi | Turkey | H I | Emet | 6 | 05/10 | 03/11 | 09/12 | 01/13 | 39 | 313 | 180 | 210 | 0.10 | (2) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 80 | 40 | (F) | |
| Chucas | Costa Rica | H | Tárcoles | 450 | - /11 | - /14 | - /16 | - /17 | 48 | 130 | 180 | 200 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 300 | 2500 | 95 | 96 | (N) | ||||
| Kaddoussa | Morocco | F I W | Guir | 220 | - /16 | - /18 | - /21 | - /21 | 62 | 271 | 180 | 210 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | (N) | |||
| Kağızman | Turkey | I W | Kötek | 22 | - /16 | - /19 | - /22 | - /24 | 69 | 163 | 180 | 0.10 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | |||||||||
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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: South Africa
Owner: -
Type: Arch-Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Great Brak
Reservoir capacity: 24 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/87
Start of RCC: 11/87
End of RCC: 10/89
End of Project: 11/90
Specifications
Height: 70 metres
Length: 268 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 58 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 136 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Aojiang
Reservoir capacity: 172 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/92
Start of RCC: 08/92
End of RCC: 05/94
End of Project: 06/95
Specifications
Height: 66 metres
Length: 274 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 272 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.77 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| 55 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 125 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 95 |

Details
Country: Belize
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Macal
Reservoir capacity: 120 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/03
Start of RCC: 07/03
End of RCC: 10/05
End of Project: 12/06
Specifications
Height: 68 metres
Length: 425 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3600 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Emet
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/10
Start of RCC: 05/10
End of RCC: 09/12
End of Project: 01/13
Specifications
Height: 39 metres
Length: 313 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 40 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Costa Rica
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tárcoles
Reservoir capacity: 450 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/11
Start of RCC: -/11
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 48 metres
Length: 130 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 2500 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 95 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 96 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Guir
Reservoir capacity: 220 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/16
Start of RCC: -/16
End of RCC: -/21
End of Project: -/21
Specifications
Height: 62 metres
Length: 271 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) | |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Kötek
Reservoir capacity: 22 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/16
Start of RCC: -/16
End of RCC: -/22
End of Project: -/24
Specifications
Height: 69 metres
Length: 163 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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