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- Total Volume: 200 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.
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||
| Joumoua | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | W | Joumoua | 7 | 07/89 | 06/90 | 11/92 | 12/92 | 57 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 350 | 350 | 105 180 | 45 0 | (-) |
| Changshun | China | Department of Water Resources, Hubei Province | H W | Yujiang | 68 | - /91 | 03/97 | 12/98 | 06/00 | 69 | 279 | 170 | 200 | V | (3') | 0.74 | (3) | 0.80 | (1) | 300 | 5000 | 134 72 | 89 48 | (F) |
| Chucas | Costa Rica | ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad - Costa Rican Institute of Electricity) | H | Tárcoles | 450 | - /11 | - /14 | - /16 | - /17 | 48 | 130 | 180 | 200 | 0.20 | 0.75 | (3')* | 0.75 | 300 | 2500 | 95 | 96 | (N) | ||
| Saddle Dam D (Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy) | Laos | Xe-Pian Xe Namnoy Power Company | H | Xepian | 1043 | 10/18 | 04/19 | 10/19 | - /19 | 56 | 430 | 170 | 200 | V | none | 300 | 300 | (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: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Joumoua
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/89
Start of RCC: 07/89
End of RCC: 11/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 57 metres
Length: 250 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| 180 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 45 | No pozzolan used |
| 0 |

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Country: China
Owner: Department of Water Resources, Hubei Province
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply
River: Yujiang
Reservoir capacity: 68 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/91
Start of RCC: -/91
End of RCC: 12/98
End of Project: 06/00
Specifications
Height: 69 metres
Length: 279 metres
Volume of RCC: 170 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.74 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 5000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 134 |
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 89 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 48 |

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Country: Costa Rica
Owner: ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad - Costa Rican Institute of Electricity)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tárcoles
Reservoir capacity: 450 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/11
Start of RCC: -/11
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 48 metres
Length: 130 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 2500 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 95 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 96 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: Xe-Pian Xe Namnoy Power Company
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Xepian
Reservoir capacity: 1043 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/18
Start of RCC: 10/18
End of RCC: 10/19
End of Project: -/19
Specifications
Height: 56 metres
Length: 430 metres
Volume of RCC: 170 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| none |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) | |

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