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- Height: 53 metres
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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) | |||||||
| Rongdi | China | F H I | Dulanghe | 19 | 04/88 | 11/88 | 07/89 | 06/91 | 53 | 136 | 61 | 108 | V | (7) | 0.75 | (10) | 0.65 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 90 69 | 140 111 | (F) | |
| Maroño | Spain | W | Izoria and Idas | 2 | 01/89 | 11/89 | 08/90 | 11/91 | 53 | 182 | 80 | 91 | 0.05 | (3) | V 0.75 | (3)* (3)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 80 65 | 160 170 | (F) | |
| Inyaka | South Africa | W | Marite | 123 | 01/96 | 06/97 | 10/00 | 03/02 | 53 | 350 | 160 | 327 | V | (1) | 0.68 | (1) | 0.68 | (1) | 250 | 250 | 60 | 120 | (F) | |
| Changtan [A] | China | H | Tuwushui | 17 | - /03 | - /03 | - /04 | - /04 | 53 | 124 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Risoleta Neves (formerly Candonga) | Brazil | H | Doce | 54 | 05/01 | - /03 | - /04 | 05/05 | 53 | 311 | 236 | 248 | 300 | 300 | 40 | 50 | (S) | |||||||
| Oguzlar | Turkey | H | Ortasu | 20 | 09/08 | - /13 | - /14 | - /15 | 53 | 431 | 392 | 460 | 0.10 | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 600 | 100 | 0 | (-) - | |
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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: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Dulanghe
Reservoir capacity: 19 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/88
Start of RCC: 04/88
End of RCC: 07/89
End of Project: 06/91
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 136 metres
Volume of RCC: 61 m3x103
Total volume: 108 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.65 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| 69 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 140 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 111 |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Izoria and Idas
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/89
Start of RCC: 01/89
End of RCC: 08/90
End of Project: 11/91
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 182 metres
Volume of RCC: 80 m3x103
Total volume: 91 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.05 | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 160 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 170 |

Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Marite
Reservoir capacity: 123 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/96
Start of RCC: 01/96
End of RCC: 10/00
End of Project: 03/02
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 350 metres
Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103
Total volume: 327 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.68 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.68 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 60 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 120 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tuwushui
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/03
Start of RCC: -/03
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/04
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 124 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 29 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 |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Doce
Reservoir capacity: 54 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/01
Start of RCC: 05/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: 05/05
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 311 metres
Volume of RCC: 236 m3x103
Total volume: 248 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 40 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 50 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ortasu
Reservoir capacity: 20 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/08
Start of RCC: 09/08
End of RCC: -/14
End of Project: -/15
Specifications
Height: 53 metres
Length: 431 metres
Volume of RCC: 392 m3x103
Total volume: 460 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 600 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

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