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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)
Ponto NovoBrazilI WItapicuru-açu3905/9807/9812/9902/002626690105 (1) (3)* (1)3003007218(N)
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ChinaF HDu’anshui (Chengjiang)4809/9902/0001/0103/015717990119V(3')0.75(3')0.80(1)3303000105
63
86
80
(F)
BraamhoekSouth AfricaHBraamhoekspruit2704/0806/0906/1002/11373309098V(3')0.67(3')*0.67(3')*30012007095(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.

Full Dam Information

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Itapicuru-açu

Reservoir capacity: 39 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/98

Start of RCC: 05/98

End of RCC: 12/99

End of Project: 02/00

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 266 metres

Volume of RCC: 90 m3x103

Total volume: 105 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
72
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
18Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Ponto Novo completed
Ponto Novo completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Du’anshui (Chengjiang)

Reservoir capacity: 48 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/99

Start of RCC: 09/99

End of RCC: 01/01

End of Project: 03/01

Specifications

Height: 57 metres

Length: 179 metres

Volume of RCC: 90 m3x103

Total volume: 119 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3303000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
105
63
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
86Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
80 
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Details

Country: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Braamhoekspruit

Reservoir capacity: 27 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/08

Start of RCC: 04/08

End of RCC: 06/10

End of Project: 02/11

Specifications

Height: 37 metres

Length: 330 metres

Volume of RCC: 90 m3x103

Total volume: 98 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.67RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.67RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3001200

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
95Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Braamhoek completed
Braamhoek completed

 

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