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- Total Volume: 75 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) | |||||||
| Rio da Prata | Brazil | W | Da Prata | 42 | - /92 | 09/93 | 12/94 | - /95 | 26 | 405 | 61 | 75 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 0 | (-) - | |||||||
| Atance | Spain | I | Salado | 35 | 07/96 | 04/97 | 07/97 | 10/97 | 45 | 184 | 65 | 75 | V | (3) | 0.80 | (3)* | 0.80 | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 57 | 133 | (F) | |
| Rosal | Brazil | H | Itabapoana | 17 | 04/98 | - /98 | 09/99 | - /00 | 37 | 212 | 45 | 75 | (1) | (3)* | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 45 | 55 | (S) | ||||
| Capillucas | Peru | H | Canete | 5 | 01/07 | 10/08 | 04/09 | 10/09 | 34 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 0.375 | (3') | 0.75 | (3')* | 300 | 300 | 65 | 90 | (N) | |||
| São Sebastião do Alto | Brazil | H | Rio Grande | 44 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | - /12 | 40 | 200 | 51 | 75 | ||||||||||||
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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: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Da Prata
Reservoir capacity: 42 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/92
Start of RCC: -/92
End of RCC: 12/94
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 405 metres
Volume of RCC: 61 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Salado
Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/96
Start of RCC: 07/96
End of RCC: 07/97
End of Project: 10/97
Specifications
Height: 45 metres
Length: 184 metres
Volume of RCC: 65 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 57 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 133 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Itabapoana
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/98
Start of RCC: 04/98
End of RCC: 09/99
End of Project: -/00
Specifications
Height: 37 metres
Length: 212 metres
Volume of RCC: 45 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 45 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 55 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: Peru
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Canete
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/07
Start of RCC: 01/07
End of RCC: 04/09
End of Project: 10/09
Specifications
Height: 34 metres
Length: 60 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.375 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 90 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Rio Grande
Reservoir capacity: 44 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/09
Start of RCC: -/09
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: -/12
Specifications
Height: 40 metres
Length: 200 metres
Volume of RCC: 51 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
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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