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- Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
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 | |||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||
Castilblanco de los Arroyos | Spain | Junta de Andalucia | W | Cala | 1 | 07/84 | 05/85 | 10/85 | 12/85 | 25 | 124 | 14 | 20 | V | (1) | V 0.75 | (1) (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 450 | 450 | 72 61 | 116 120 | (F) |
Lower Chase Creek | USA | Phelps Dodge Morenci Inc & Sumitomo Metal Mining | F | Lower Chase Creek | 1 | 03/87 | 05/87 | 06/87 | 07/87 | 20 | 122 | 14 | 22 | V | (1) | 0.70 | (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 64 | 40 | (F) |
Vadeni | Romania | Romanian Electricity Authority (RENAL) - Tirgu Jiu Branch | H | Jiu | 5 | 03/86 | 05/88 | 10/88 | 10/92 | 25 | 55 | 14 | 17 | (12) | (12) | ogee | (12) | 300 | 900 | 125 | 0 | (-) - | ||
Alto Irani | Brazil | SPE Alto Irani Energia S.A. | H | Irani | 5 | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 45 | 243 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||
Säo Gonçalo - formerly Santa Bárbara | Brazil | SPE São Gonçalo Energia S.A. | H | Santa Bárbara | 6 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 68 | 17 | (N) |
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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: Spain
Owner: Junta de Andalucia
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Cala
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/84
Start of RCC: 07/84
End of RCC: 10/85
End of Project: 12/85
Specifications
Height: 25 metres
Length: 124 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 20 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 |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
450 | 450 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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72 |
61 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
116 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
120 |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: Phelps Dodge Morenci Inc & Sumitomo Metal Mining
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Lower Chase Creek
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/87
Start of RCC: 03/87
End of RCC: 06/87
End of Project: 07/87
Specifications
Height: 20 metres
Length: 122 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 22 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | 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) |
---|
64 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
40 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Romania
Owner: Romanian Electricity Authority (RENAL) - Tirgu Jiu Branch
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Jiu
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/86
Start of RCC: 03/86
End of RCC: 10/88
End of Project: 10/92
Specifications
Height: 25 metres
Length: 55 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 17 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
ogee | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 900 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
125 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: SPE Alto Irani Energia S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 45 metres
Length: 243 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Downstream
Slope | Type |
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Spillway
Slope | Type |
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Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: SPE São Gonçalo Energia S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Santa Bárbara
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 28 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
68 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
17 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

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