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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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||
| Shibanshui | China | Fengdu Water Resources Bureau | F H R | Longxihe | 105 | 12/92 | 04/94 | - /95 | - /96 | 84 | 445 | 335 | 564 | V | (3') | 0.65 | (1) | 0.65 | (13) | 300 | 1000 | 126 60 | 84 90 | (F) |
| Takisato | Japan | Hokkaido Development Bureau | F H I W | Sorachi | 108 | 10/90 | - /93 | 07/97 | 06/00 | 50 | 445 | 327 | 455 | 0.06 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 250 | 750 | 84 | 36 | (F) |
| Fundão | Brazil | ELEJOR - Centrais Elétricas do Rio Jordão | H | Jordao | 34 | - /01 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | 43 | 445 | 200 | 220 | 300 | 300 | 64 | 16 | (N) | ||||||
| Nam Ou 5 | Laos | EDL (Electricite du Laos) | H | Nam Ou | 335 | - /11 | - /13 | - /15 | 05/16 | 74 | 445 | |||||||||||||
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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: China
Owner: Fengdu Water Resources Bureau
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation
River: Longxihe
Reservoir capacity: 105 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/92
Start of RCC: 12/92
End of RCC: -/95
End of Project: -/96
Specifications
Height: 84 metres
Length: 445 metres
Volume of RCC: 335 m3x103
Total volume: 564 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.65 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.65 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 1000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 126 |
| 60 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 84 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 90 |

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Country: Japan
Owner: Hokkaido Development Bureau
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Sorachi
Reservoir capacity: 108 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/90
Start of RCC: 10/90
End of RCC: 07/97
End of Project: 06/00
Specifications
Height: 50 metres
Length: 445 metres
Volume of RCC: 327 m3x103
Total volume: 455 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.06 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 750 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 36 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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Country: Brazil
Owner: ELEJOR - Centrais Elétricas do Rio Jordão
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Jordao
Reservoir capacity: 34 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/01
Start of RCC: -/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 43 metres
Length: 445 metres
Volume of RCC: 200 m3x103
Total volume: 220 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) |
|---|
| 64 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 16 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: EDL (Electricite du Laos)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nam Ou
Reservoir capacity: 335 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/11
Start of RCC: -/11
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: 05/16
Specifications
Height: 74 metres
Length: 445 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 |
|---|---|

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