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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.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
Changuinola 1
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PanamaHChanguinola34704/0712/0904/1110/11105595884910V(3')0.50
0.70
(3')*
(3')*
0.50(12)30030070
65
145
150
(F)
De HoopSouth AfricaWSteelpoort34707/0707/0911/1303/148510157691012V(3') (3')* (3')*300120062145(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: Panama

Owner: -

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Changuinola

Reservoir capacity: 347 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/07

Start of RCC: 04/07

End of RCC: 04/11

End of Project: 10/11

Specifications

Height: 105 metres

Length: 595 metres

Volume of RCC: 884 m3x103

Total volume: 910 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.50RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
0.70RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.50Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
145Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
150 
Changuinola 1 completed
Changuinola 1 completed

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Steelpoort

Reservoir capacity: 347 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/07

Start of RCC: 07/07

End of RCC: 11/13

End of Project: 03/14

Specifications

Height: 85 metres

Length: 1015 metres

Volume of RCC: 769 m3x103

Total volume: 1012 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3001200

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
62
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
145Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
De Hoop completed
De Hoop completed

 

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