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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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Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||
Tashkumyr | Kyrgyzstan | H I | Naryn | 140 | - /82 | 03/87 | 12/89 | 12/90 | 75 | 320 | 100 | 1300 | V | (1) | 0.78 | (1) | 0.78 | (1) | 400 | 400 | 90 | 30 | (N) | |
Taung | South Africa | I W | Harts | 66 | 06/90 | 08/91 | 09/92 | 05/93 | 50 | 320 | 132 | 153 | V | (1) | V 0.75 | (1) (1)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 44 | 66 | (F) | |
Nacaome | Honduras | W | Rio Grande Nacaome | 42 | 06/93 | 08/94 | - /95 | - /95 | 54 | 320 | 250 | 300 | 0.15 | (2) | 0.80 | (3)* | 0.80 | (12)* | 400 | 400 | 64 | 21 | (N) | |
Bandeira de Melo | Brazil | I W | Paraguaçu | 112 | - /02 | 09/03 | - /04 | - /05 | 19 | 320 | 75 | 85 | (1) | (1)* | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 56 | 14 | (N) | ||||
Jupudu | China | H | Lixian (Black) | 174 | 11/04 | - /05 | - /06 | - /07 | 95 | 320 | 480 | 800 | V 0.20 | (3) | 0.80 | (3) | 0.80 | (3) | ||||||
Yunishigawa | Japan | F I W | Yunishi | 75 | 08/08 | 09/09 | 05/11 | 09/12 | 119 | 320 | 967 | 1053 | V 0.60 | (1) | 0.78 | (1) | 0.78 | (1) | 250 | 1000 | 91 | 39 | (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.
Details
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Naryn
Reservoir capacity: 140 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/82
Start of RCC: -/82
End of RCC: 12/89
End of Project: 12/90
Specifications
Height: 75 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103
Total volume: 1300 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.78 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.78 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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90 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
30 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Harts
Reservoir capacity: 66 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/90
Start of RCC: 06/90
End of RCC: 09/92
End of Project: 05/93
Specifications
Height: 50 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 132 m3x103
Total volume: 153 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
44 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
66 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
Details
Country: Honduras
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Rio Grande Nacaome
Reservoir capacity: 42 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/93
Start of RCC: 06/93
End of RCC: -/95
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 54 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 250 m3x103
Total volume: 300 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.15 | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
64 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
21 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Paraguaçu
Reservoir capacity: 112 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 19 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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56 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
14 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lixian (Black)
Reservoir capacity: 174 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/04
Start of RCC: 11/04
End of RCC: -/06
End of Project: -/07
Specifications
Height: 95 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 480 m3x103
Total volume: 800 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against formwork |
0.20 |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
Details
Country: Japan
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Yunishi
Reservoir capacity: 75 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/08
Start of RCC: 08/08
End of RCC: 05/11
End of Project: 09/12
Specifications
Height: 119 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 967 m3x103
Total volume: 1053 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
0.60 |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.78 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.78 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
250 | 1000 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
91 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
39 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
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