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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)
InyakaSouth AfricaWMarite12301/9606/9710/0003/0253350160327V(1)0.68(1)0.68(1)25025060120(F)
MenghekouChinaF I R WMenghe11- /05- /06- /07- /0878215160249           
BoussiabaAlgeriaWBoussiaba12012/0605/0811/0808/0951310160190V(2) (1) (1)30030011228(F)
GüllübagTurkeyHÇoruh2105/0902/1106/1102/127297160175V(1)0.50
0.70
(1)
(1)
0.70(12)3003007070(F)
Ibn HammadJordanG WIbn Hammad4- /1512/1607/17- /22561601601600.30(1)0.70(1)*0.70(1)*30030090
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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: 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
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.68Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.68Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250250

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Inyaka completed
Inyaka completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Menghe

Reservoir capacity: 11 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/05

Start of RCC: -/05

End of RCC: -/07

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 78 metres

Length: 215 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103

Total volume: 249 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Menghekou completed
Menghekou completed

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Country: Algeria

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Boussiaba

Reservoir capacity: 120 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/06

Start of RCC: 12/06

End of RCC: 11/08

End of Project: 08/09

Specifications

Height: 51 metres

Length: 310 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103

Total volume: 190 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
112
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
28Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Boussiaba on Google Earth
Boussiaba on Google Earth

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Çoruh

Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/09

Start of RCC: 05/09

End of RCC: 06/11

End of Project: 02/12

Specifications

Height: 72 metres

Length: 97 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103

Total volume: 175 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.50Traditional concrete against formwork
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
70Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Güllübag completed
Güllübag completed

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Country: Jordan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Water Supply

River: Ibn Hammad

Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/15

Start of RCC: -/15

End of RCC: 07/17

End of Project: -/22

Specifications

Height: 56 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.30Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
90
100
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
0 
Ibn Hammad completed
Ibn Hammad completed

 

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