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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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| 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) | |||||||
| Funil | Brazil | Aliança Geração de Energia SA | H | Rio Grande | 285 | - /97 | - /99 | - /01 | 12/02 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| Rio Grande [H-F] | Peru | Yanacocha Mine | E | Rio Grande | 1 | - /03 | - /04 | - /04 | - /05 | 45 | 98 | 72 | 77 | 0.70 | (1) | 0.70 | (1) | 0.70 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 120 | 0 | (-) |
| Caju | Brazil | Energisa Geracão Rio Grande S/A | H | Rio Grande | 10 | - /09 | - /09 | - /10 | 03/11 | 38 | 222 | 66 | 82 | |||||||||||
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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: Aliança Geração de Energia SA
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Rio Grande
Reservoir capacity: 285 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/97
Start of RCC: -/97
End of RCC: -/01
End of Project: 12/02
Specifications
Height: 50 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
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: Yanacocha Mine
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Environmental
River: Rio Grande
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/03
Start of RCC: -/03
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 45 metres
Length: 98 metres
Volume of RCC: 72 m3x103
Total volume: 77 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 120 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Energisa Geracão Rio Grande S/A
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: 222 metres
Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103
Total volume: 82 m3x103
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 |
|---|---|
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