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- Total Volume: 400 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) | |||||||
| Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas | Mexico | F | Santa Catarina | 100 | - /02 | 03/03 | - /03 | - /04 | 109 | 250 | 380 | 400 | V | (8) | V 0.85 | (5) (17) | 0.85 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 65 | 35 | (F) | |
| Paradise (formerly Burnett River) | Australia | F I | Burnett | 300 | 11/03 | 06/04 | 09/05 | 11/05 | 50 | 940 | 400 | 400 | V | (8) | 0.64 | (3)* | 0.64 | (1)* | 310 | 310 | 63 | 0 | (-) - | |
| Enlarged Cotter | Australia | W | Cotter | 78 | 10/09 | 08/11 | 12/12 | 08/13 | 87 | 350 | 369 | 400 | V | (3') | 0.75 | (3') | 0.75 | (3')* | 300 400 | 300 400 | 75 | 120 | (F) | |
| Huong Dien | Vietnam | H | Bo | 821 | - /10 | - /11 | - /12 | - /13 | 83 | 260 | 400 | 90 | 100 | (N) | ||||||||||
| Nam Kong 3 | Laos | H | Nam Kong | 471 | 11/17 | 03/19 | 02/21 | 11/21 | 65 | 500 | 347 | 400 | V | (3') | 0.75 | (3')* | 0.75 | (12) | 300 | 3000 | 75 | 113 | (F) | |
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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: Mexico
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Santa Catarina
Reservoir capacity: 100 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/03
End of Project: -/04
Specifications
Height: 109 metres
Length: 250 metres
Volume of RCC: 380 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
| 0.85 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 35 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation
River: Burnett
Reservoir capacity: 300 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/03
Start of RCC: 11/03
End of RCC: 09/05
End of Project: 11/05
Specifications
Height: 50 metres
Length: 940 metres
Volume of RCC: 400 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.64 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.64 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 310 | 310 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 63 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Cotter
Reservoir capacity: 78 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/09
Start of RCC: 10/09
End of RCC: 12/12
End of Project: 08/13
Specifications
Height: 87 metres
Length: 350 metres
Volume of RCC: 369 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 75 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 120 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Vietnam
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Bo
Reservoir capacity: 821 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/12
End of Project: -/13
Specifications
Height: 83 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: 260 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nam Kong
Reservoir capacity: 471 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/17
Start of RCC: 11/17
End of RCC: 02/21
End of Project: 11/21
Specifications
Height: 65 metres
Length: 500 metres
Volume of RCC: 347 m3x103
Total volume: 400 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
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 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 75 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 113 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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