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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)
Sierra BravaSpainIPizarroso23212/9006/9211/9312/93548352773400.05(14)0.75(14)*0.75(14)*30030080140(F)
Yangxishui Nº1ChinaH IYangxishui10012/0010/0111/0206/0382244241340V(1)V
0.75
(1)
(1)*
0.70(12)300300  (F)
LeidatanChinaHYingtaoyuangou9403/03- /05- /0606/0784202240340V(3')0.70(3')0.70(1)     
HiraseJapanF H WNishiki30- /10- /16- /20- /2273300 340           

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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.

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Spain

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Pizarroso

Reservoir capacity: 232 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/90

Start of RCC: 12/90

End of RCC: 11/93

End of Project: 12/93

Specifications

Height: 54 metres

Length: 835 metres

Volume of RCC: 277 m3x103

Total volume: 340 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.05Slip-formed/extruded facing elements
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
140Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Sierra Brava completed
Sierra Brava completed

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Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Yangxishui

Reservoir capacity: 100 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/00

Start of RCC: 12/00

End of RCC: 11/02

End of Project: 06/03

Specifications

Height: 82 metres

Length: 244 metres

Volume of RCC: 241 m3x103

Total volume: 340 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
 Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yingtaoyuangou

Reservoir capacity: 94 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/03

Start of RCC: 03/03

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: 06/07

Specifications

Height: 84 metres

Length: 202 metres

Volume of RCC: 240 m3x103

Total volume: 340 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Leidatan under construction
Leidatan under construction

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Country: Japan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Nishiki

Reservoir capacity: 30 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/10

Start of RCC: -/10

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/22

Specifications

Height: 73 metres

Length: 300 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 340 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
  
  
Hirase on Google Earth
Hirase on Google Earth

 

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