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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)
GameleirasBrazilF I R WGameleiras14507/9012/9004/9105/91291502729V(1)   (1)*4004005213(-) -
Belén-CagüelaSpainFBelén103/9106/9110/9110/913116024290.05(3)0.75(3)*0.75(3)*30030073109(F)
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ChinaHTuwushui17- /03- /03- /04- /0453124 29           

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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: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Gameleiras

Reservoir capacity: 145 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/90

Start of RCC: 07/90

End of RCC: 04/91

End of Project: 05/91

Specifications

Height: 29 metres

Length: 150 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103

Total volume: 29 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
52
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
13No pozzolan used  -
  
Gameleiras completed
Gameleiras completed

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Country: Spain

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Belén

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/91

Start of RCC: 03/91

End of RCC: 10/91

End of Project: 10/91

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 24 m3x103

Total volume: 29 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.05RCC against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
73
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
109Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Belén-Cagüela completed
Belén-Cagüela completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tuwushui

Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/03

Start of RCC: -/03

End of RCC: -/04

End of Project: -/04

Specifications

Height: 53 metres

Length: 124 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 29 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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