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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) | |||||||
| Machado | Brazil | COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento) | H W | Riacho do Chorão | 15 | - /89 | - /90 | - /91 | - /92 | 42 | 360 | |||||||||||||
| Ralco | Chile | ENDESA, Spain | H | Bio-Bio | 1200 | 08/99 | 01/02 | 09/03 | 04/04 | 155 | 360 | 1596 | 1640 | V | (3') | 0.80 | (3')* | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 133 95 116 | 57 50 41 | (N) |
| Teles Pires | Brazil | ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) | H | Teles Pires | 1 | 07/11 | - /13 | - /15 | 09/16 | 67 | 360 | 500 | 1020 | |||||||||||
| Monti Nieddu (formerly Sa Stria) | Italy | Consorzio di Bonifica della Sardegna Meridionale | I W | Monti Nieddu | 35 | 01/98 | - /18 | - /28 | - /28 | 88 | 360 | 333 | 449 | 0.05 | (1) | 0.75 | (1)* | 0.75 | (1) | 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: Brazil
Owner: COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply
River: Riacho do Chorão
Reservoir capacity: 15 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/89
Start of RCC: -/89
End of RCC: -/91
End of Project: -/92
Specifications
Height: 42 metres
Length: 360 metres
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: Chile
Owner: ENDESA, Spain
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Bio-Bio
Reservoir capacity: 1200 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/99
Start of RCC: 08/99
End of RCC: 09/03
End of Project: 04/04
Specifications
Height: 155 metres
Length: 360 metres
Volume of RCC: 1596 m3x103
Total volume: 1640 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 133 |
| 95 116 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 57 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
| 50 41 |
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Teles Pires
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/11
Start of RCC: 07/11
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: 09/16
Specifications
Height: 67 metres
Length: 360 metres
Volume of RCC: 500 m3x103
Total volume: 1020 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 |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Italy
Owner: Consorzio di Bonifica della Sardegna Meridionale
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Monti Nieddu
Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/98
Start of RCC: 01/98
End of RCC: -/28
End of Project: -/28
Specifications
Height: 88 metres
Length: 360 metres
Volume of RCC: 333 m3x103
Total volume: 449 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.05 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
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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