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- Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
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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) | |||||||
| Rouidat Amont (formerly Rwedat) [H-F] | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I W | Rouidat | 3 | 05/87 | 09/87 | 10/88 | 12/88 | 24 | 125 | 25 | 27 | 0.40 | (7)* | 0.40 | (7)* | 0.40 | (1)* | 400 | 400 | 100 | 15 | (N) |
| Los Canchales | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana | F W | Lácara | 15 | 05/88 | 07/88 | 11/88 | 01/89 | 32 | 240 | 25 | 54 | V | (3) | 0.50 0.80 | (3)* (3)* | 0.50 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 84 70 | 156 145 | (F) |
| Burguillos del Cerro | Spain | Junta de Extremadura | W | Ribera de los Montes | 3 | 12/90 | 05/91 | 09/91 | 12/91 | 24 | 167 | 25 | 33 | V | (14) | 0.13 0.60 | (14)* | 0.60 | (13)* | 300 | 300 | 80 | 135 | (F) |
| Xibingxi [A-G] | China | Department of Electric Power, Lonyan City, Fujian Province | H W | Longshanxi | 9 | 08/93 | 12/94 | 07/95 | 10/95 | 64 | 93 | 25 | 33 | V 0.08 | (4) (4) | 0.65 | (3) | ogee 0.65 | (13) | 300 - 350 | 300 - 350 | 80 79 | 120 105 | (F) |
| Thornton Gap (Tollway) | USA | MWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) | F | - | 1 | 02/10 | 06/11 | 09/11 | 11/11 | 35 | 69 | 25 | 25 | V | (3') | (3')* | 300 | 300 | 48 | 79 | (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: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Rouidat
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/87
Start of RCC: 05/87
End of RCC: 10/88
End of Project: 12/88
Specifications
Height: 24 metres
Length: 125 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 27 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.40 | RCC against precast concrete panels [stepped face] |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.40 | RCC against precast concrete panels [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.40 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 15 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply
River: Lácara
Reservoir capacity: 15 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/88
Start of RCC: 05/88
End of RCC: 11/88
End of Project: 01/89
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 54 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 156 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 145 |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: Junta de Extremadura
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Ribera de los Montes
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/90
Start of RCC: 12/90
End of RCC: 09/91
End of Project: 12/91
Specifications
Height: 24 metres
Length: 167 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 33 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.13 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face] |
| 0.60 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 135 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Department of Electric Power, Lonyan City, Fujian Province
Type: Arch-Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply
River: Longshanxi
Reservoir capacity: 9 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/93
Start of RCC: 08/93
End of RCC: 07/95
End of Project: 10/95
Specifications
Height: 64 metres
Length: 93 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 33 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane |
| 0.08 | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.65 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| ogee | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
| 0.65 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 - | 300 - |
| 350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| 79 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 120 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 105 |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: MWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/10
Start of RCC: 02/10
End of RCC: 09/11
End of Project: 11/11
Specifications
Height: 35 metres
Length: 69 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 25 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 48 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 79 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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