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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)
SahlaMoroccoI WSahla6205/9211/9212/9307/94551601301600.20(5)0.90(1)*0.80(1)*30030085
125
15
25
(N)
R'milTunisiaIR’mil4408/9910/0005/0111/011826064160V(15)0.90(16)0.90(12)*3003001000(-) -
Longqiao
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ChinaH RYu2612/0503/0602/0705/0795156135160curve(3')curve(3) (3)     
Patuca 3HondurasHPatuca208- /12- /1602/17- /19541601201600.20(1)0.75(1)0.75(12)300300010757(N)
Ibn HammadJordanG WIbn Hammad4- /1512/1607/17- /22561601601600.30(1)0.70(1)*0.70(1)*30030090
100
0
0
(-) -

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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: Morocco

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Sahla

Reservoir capacity: 62 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/92

Start of RCC: 05/92

End of RCC: 12/93

End of Project: 07/94

Specifications

Height: 55 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 130 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.90Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
85
125
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
15Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
25 
Sahla completed
Sahla completed

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Country: Tunisia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: R’mil

Reservoir capacity: 44 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 05/01

End of Project: 11/01

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 260 metres

Volume of RCC: 64 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC supported by fill shoulders
Downstream
SlopeType
0.90Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
0.90Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
R'mil completed
R'mil completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Recreation

River: Yu

Reservoir capacity: 26 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/05

Start of RCC: 12/05

End of RCC: 02/07

End of Project: 05/07

Specifications

Height: 95 metres

Length: 156 metres

Volume of RCC: 135 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
curveRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
curveRCC against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
 RCC against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Patuca

Reservoir capacity: 208 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/12

Start of RCC: -/12

End of RCC: 02/17

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 54 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 120 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
107
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
57Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Patuca 3 completed
Patuca 3 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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