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- Volume of RCC: 85 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) | |||||||
| Guilman-Amorin | Brazil | Arcelor Mittal Brasil S.A. | H | Piracicaba | 12 | - /93 | - /95 | - /96 | 10/97 | 41 | 143 | 85 | 102 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 20 | (N) | ||||||
| Meander | Australia | Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania | I W | Meander | 43 | 01/06 | 01/07 | 08/07 | 12/07 | 47 | 180 | 85 | 85 | V | (4) | 0.70 | (10) | 0.70 | (10) | 300 | 300 | 70 | 0 | (-) |
| Picachos | Mexico | CNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua) | I W | Presidio | 322 | 02/07 | 09/07 | - /08 | - /09 | 85 | 256 | 85 | V 0.15 | (12) (12) | 0.85 | (12) | 0.85 | (12) | 300 | 3000 | 50 | 45 | (S) | |
| Sehb el Merga | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | F I W | Sehb el Merga | 7 | 06/07 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | 37 | 480 | 85 | 95 | V | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 65 | 25 | (N) |
| Lavrinha | Brazil | BME | H | Paraiba do Sul | 12/07 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 28 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| Huanza | Peru | Empresa de Generacion Huanza | H | Pallca | - /10 | - /12 | - /13 | - /14 | 38 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| Akçakoca | Turkey | DSI - State Hydraulic Works | I W | Sarma | 2 | 01/13 | 05/15 | 10/16 | - /17 | 66 | 148 | 85 | 130 | 0.10 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | ||||
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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: Brazil
Owner: Arcelor Mittal Brasil S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Piracicaba
Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/93
Start of RCC: -/93
End of RCC: -/96
End of Project: 10/97
Specifications
Height: 41 metres
Length: 143 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 102 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Meander
Reservoir capacity: 43 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/06
Start of RCC: 01/06
End of RCC: 08/07
End of Project: 12/07
Specifications
Height: 47 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Mexico
Owner: CNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Presidio
Reservoir capacity: 322 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/07
Start of RCC: 02/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/09
Specifications
Height: 85 metres
Length: 256 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
| 0.15 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 50 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 45 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Sehb el Merga
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/07
Start of RCC: 06/07
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: -/10
Specifications
Height: 37 metres
Length: 480 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 95 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | 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) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 25 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: BME
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Paraiba do Sul
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/07
Start of RCC: 12/07
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Peru
Owner: Empresa de Generacion Huanza
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Pallca
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/13
End of Project: -/14
Specifications
Height: 38 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Sarma
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/13
Start of RCC: 01/13
End of RCC: 10/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 66 metres
Length: 148 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 130 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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