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- Total Volume: 20 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) | |||||||
| Castilblanco de los Arroyos | Spain | Junta de Andalucia | W | Cala | 1 | 07/84 | 05/85 | 10/85 | 12/85 | 25 | 124 | 14 | 20 | V | (1) | V 0.75 | (1) (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 450 | 450 | 72 61 | 116 120 | (F) |
| Ain al Koreima | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I | Akrech | 1 | 06/87 | 09/87 | 02/88 | 03/88 | 26 | 124 | 17 | 20 | 0.20 | (5)* | 0.20 0.75 | (5) (17) | 0.60 | (1)* | 350 | 350 | 70 140 | 30 60 | (S) |
| Showkah | UAE | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | G I | 1 | - /00 | 08/01 | 10/01 | - /01 | 24 | 105 | 18 | 20 | 0.10 | (11) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 90 | 0 | (-) | |
| Alto Irani [H-F] | Brazil | CPFL Renovaveis | H | Irani | 5 | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 45 | 243 | 14 | 20 | 2.50 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ait Moulay Ahmed | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I W | Ain Leuh | 2 | 10/09 | - /10 | 01/11 | 10/11 | 29 | 136 | 18 | 20 | V | (5) | 0.75 | (1)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 70 | 30 | (N) |
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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: Spain
Owner: Junta de Andalucia
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Cala
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/84
Start of RCC: 07/84
End of RCC: 10/85
End of Project: 12/85
Specifications
Height: 25 metres
Length: 124 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 450 | 450 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 72 |
| 61 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 116 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 120 |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Akrech
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/87
Start of RCC: 06/87
End of RCC: 02/88
End of Project: 03/88
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 124 metres
Volume of RCC: 17 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels [stepped face] |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
| 0.75 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| 140 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 30 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |
| 60 |

Details
Country: UAE
Owner: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/00
Start of RCC: -/00
End of RCC: 10/01
End of Project: -/01
Specifications
Height: 24 metres
Length: 105 metres
Volume of RCC: 18 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast before RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [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) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CPFL Renovaveis
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Irani
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 45 metres
Length: 243 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2.50 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Ain Leuh
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/09
Start of RCC: 10/09
End of RCC: 01/11
End of Project: 10/11
Specifications
Height: 29 metres
Length: 136 metres
Volume of RCC: 18 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 30 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

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