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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 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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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
Rompepicos en Corral des PalmasMexicoFSanta Catarina100- /0203/03- /03- /04109250380400V(8)V
0.85
(5)
(17)
0.85(12)3003006535(F)
Paradise (formerly Burnett River)AustraliaF IBurnett30011/0306/0409/0511/0550940400400V(8)0.64(3)*0.64(1)*310310630(-) -
Enlarged CotterAustraliaWCotter7810/0908/1112/1208/1387350369400V(3')0.75(3')0.75(3')*300
400
300
400
75120(F)
Huong DienVietnamHBo821- /10- /11- /12- /1383 260400        90100(N)
Nam Kong 3LaosHNam Kong47111/1703/1902/2111/2165500347400V(3')0.75(3')*0.75(12)300300075113(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.

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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
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.85Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
0.85Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
35Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas completed
Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas completed

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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
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.64RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.64Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
310310

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
63
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Paradise (formerly Burnett River) completed
Paradise (formerly Burnett River) completed

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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
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
75
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Enlarged Cotter completed
Enlarged Cotter completed

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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
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
90
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Huong Dien completed
Huong Dien completed

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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
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
75
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
113Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Nam Kong 3 completed
Nam Kong 3 completed

 

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