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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)
Nickajack Auxillary SpillwayUSAHTennessee31108/8907/9002/9104/921742779790.25(3)*0.60(3)*0.60(3)*30060085119(F)
Cova da MandiocaBrazilI WCova da Mandioca12601/9309/9312/9412/94263607579V(1)0.75(3)*0.75(1)*4004006416(-) -
Mangla Emergency Spillway Control WeirPakistanH IJhelum650008/0412/0711/0801/09173705479V
0.30
(3')
(3')*
V
0.70
(3')
(3')*
0.70(3')*30030060120(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.

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tennessee

Reservoir capacity: 311 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/89

Start of RCC: 08/89

End of RCC: 02/91

End of Project: 04/92

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 427 metres

Volume of RCC: 79 m3x103

Total volume: 79 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.25RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Downstream
SlopeType
0.60RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.60RCC against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300600

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
85
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
119Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Nickajack Auxillary Spillway completed
Nickajack Auxillary Spillway completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Cova da Mandioca

Reservoir capacity: 126 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/93

Start of RCC: 01/93

End of RCC: 12/94

End of Project: 12/94

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 360 metres

Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103

Total volume: 79 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
16No pozzolan used  -
  
Cova da Mandioca completed
Cova da Mandioca completed

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Country: Pakistan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Jhelum

Reservoir capacity: 6500 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/04

Start of RCC: 08/04

End of RCC: 11/08

End of Project: 01/09

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 370 metres

Volume of RCC: 54 m3x103

Total volume: 79 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.30RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.70RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag
  
Mangla Emergency Spillway Control Weir completed
Mangla Emergency Spillway Control Weir completed

 

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