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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)
Middle ForkUSAF WMiddle Fork 105/8407/8409/8411/84381254243V(1)0.80(1)*conduit 300300660(-) -
Yuxi
[A]
ChinaWYuxi1- /85- /87- /88- /8938102            (F)
Akköy ITurkeyHHarsit307/0510/0604/0709/0838144871010.10(1)0.80(1)0.80(12)300300100100(N)
Plano AltoBrazilH 1- /06- /07- /0702/08381734278V 0.75 0.75   7219(N)
CajuBrazilHRio Grande10- /09- /09- /1003/11382206682           
Água LimpaBrazilHPalmeiras10- /11- /11- /12- /12386542            
Güneysinir AlanözüTurkeyIYangılı3- /13- /14- /15- /153827071            
El PurgatorioMexicoFVerde3506/13- /14- /15- /1638200400 0.25 1.00 1.00      
Hatta Upper SaddleUAEH  12/1903/2109/21- /24381844145 (7) (7) (7)*30030065120(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.

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Middle Fork

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/84

Start of RCC: 05/84

End of RCC: 09/84

End of Project: 11/84

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 125 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m3x103

Total volume: 43 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
conduit 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
66
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Middle Fork completed
Middle Fork completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Yuxi

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/85

Start of RCC: -/85

End of RCC: -/88

End of Project: -/89

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 102 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
 Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Harsit

Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/05

Start of RCC: 07/05

End of RCC: 04/07

End of Project: 09/08

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 144 metres

Volume of RCC: 87 m3x103

Total volume: 101 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Akköy I completed
Akköy I completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: -/07

End of Project: 02/08

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 173 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m3x103

Total volume: 78 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
72
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
19Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Plano Alto on Google Earth
Plano Alto on Google Earth

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Rio Grande

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: 03/11

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 220 metres

Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103

Total volume: 82 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
  
  
Caju under construction
Caju under construction

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Palmeiras

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: -/12

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 65 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Água Limpa completed
Água Limpa completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Yangılı

Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/15

End of Project: -/15

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 270 metres

Volume of RCC: 71 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Güneysinir Alanözü completed
Güneysinir Alanözü completed

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Verde

Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/13

Start of RCC: 06/13

End of RCC: -/15

End of Project: -/16

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 200 metres

Volume of RCC: 400 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.25 
Downstream
SlopeType
1.00 
Spillway
SlopeType
1.00 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
El Purgatorio under construction
El Purgatorio under construction

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Country: UAE

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: -

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/19

Start of RCC: 12/19

End of RCC: 09/21

End of Project: -/24

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 184 metres

Volume of RCC: 41 m3x103

Total volume: 45 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 RCC against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
 RCC against precast concrete panels
Spillway
SlopeType
 RCC against precast concrete panels  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Hatta Upper Saddle completed
Hatta Upper Saddle completed

 

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