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- Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Inyaka | South Africa | W | Marite | 123 | 01/96 | 06/97 | 10/00 | 03/02 | 53 | 350 | 160 | 327 | V | (1) | 0.68 | (1) | 0.68 | (1) | 250 | 250 | 60 | 120 | (F) | |
| Menghekou | China | F I R W | Menghe | 11 | - /05 | - /06 | - /07 | - /08 | 78 | 215 | 160 | 249 | ||||||||||||
| Boussiaba | Algeria | W | Boussiaba | 120 | 12/06 | 05/08 | 11/08 | 08/09 | 51 | 310 | 160 | 190 | V | (2) | (1) | (1) | 300 | 300 | 112 | 28 | (F) | |||
| Güllübag | Turkey | H | Çoruh | 21 | 05/09 | 02/11 | 06/11 | 02/12 | 72 | 97 | 160 | 175 | V | (1) | 0.50 0.70 | (1) (1) | 0.70 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 70 | 70 | (F) | |
| Ibn Hammad | Jordan | G W | Ibn Hammad | 4 | - /15 | 12/16 | 07/17 | - /22 | 56 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 0.30 | (1) | 0.70 | (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 90 100 | 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.
Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.68 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.68 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 60 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 120 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 112 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 28 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 70 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.30 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |
| 0 |

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