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- Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103
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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) | |||||||
| Capanda | Angola | H | Kwanza | 4795 | 02/87 | 10/89 | 05/92 | 12/07 | 110 | 1203 | 757 | 1154 | V | (6) | 0.70 | (14) (10) | 0.70 | (13) | 400 | 400 | 70 | 100 | (M) | |
| Dachaoshan | China | F H | Lancang | 890 | 10/97 | 12/98 | 10/01 | 07/02 | 115 | 481 | 757 | 1287 | V 0.20 | (3') | 0.70 | (10)* | 0.70 | (13) | 300 | 300 | 94 67 | 94 101 | (N) | |
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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: Angola
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Kwanza
Reservoir capacity: 4795 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/87
Start of RCC: 02/87
End of RCC: 05/92
End of Project: 12/07
Specifications
Height: 110 metres
Length: 1203 metres
Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103
Total volume: 1154 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements |
| RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Milled sand |
Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower
River: Lancang
Reservoir capacity: 890 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/97
Start of RCC: 10/97
End of RCC: 10/01
End of Project: 07/02
Specifications
Height: 115 metres
Length: 481 metres
Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103
Total volume: 1287 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 94 |
| 67 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 94 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
| 101 |
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