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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.
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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) | |||||||
| Thornlea | South Africa | I | Mlazi | 3 | 06/90 | 10/90 | 12/90 | 02/91 | 17 | 135 | 16 | 17 | V | (1) | 0.90 | (3)* | 0.90 | (1) | 170 | 170 | 38 | 87 | (S) | |
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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): Irrigation
River: Mlazi
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/90
Start of RCC: 06/90
End of RCC: 12/90
End of Project: 02/91
Specifications
Height: 17 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 16 m3x103
Total volume: 17 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 170 | 170 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 38 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 87 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |
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