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- Volume of RCC: 150 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) | |||||||
| Urdalur | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro | W | Alzania | 5 | 03/90 | 08/91 | 07/92 | 10/92 | 58 | 396 | 150 | 240 | V | (1) | 0.75 | (3)* | 0.75 | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 72 | 108 | (F) |
| Joumoua | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | W | Joumoua | 7 | 07/89 | 06/90 | 11/92 | 12/92 | 57 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 350 | 350 | 105 180 | 45 0 | (-) |
| Nandoni (formerly Mutoti) | South Africa | Department of Water & Sanitation | I W | Luvuvhu | 164 | 04/98 | 12/99 | 08/03 | 04/04 | 47 | 392 | 150 | 316 | V | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 54 | 129 | (F) |
| Pingban | China | Guangxi-Guiguan Electric Power Co. Ltd. | H | Nanpan | 278 | 12/01 | - /02 | - /04 | 07/05 | 62 | 396 | 150 | 700 | V | (3') | 0.70 | (3') | ogee | (12) | 300 | 300 | (F) | ||
| Nakai, part of Nam Theun 2 HPP | Laos | Nam Theun Power Corporation (NTPC)/EdF (Electricitie de France) | H | Nam Theun | 3530 | 04/04 | 03/06 | 10/07 | 10/09 | 39 | 436 | 150 | 207 | V | (1) | 0.35 0.75 | (10) | 0.75 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 100 | 100 | (F) |
| Adigüzel II | Turkey | Peker Energy Inc | H | Büyük Menderes | 15 | - /12 | - /13 | - /14 | - /15 | 61 | 145 | 150 | ||||||||||||
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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: Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Alzania
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/90
Start of RCC: 03/90
End of RCC: 07/92
End of Project: 10/92
Specifications
Height: 58 metres
Length: 396 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 240 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 108 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Joumoua
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/89
Start of RCC: 07/89
End of RCC: 11/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 57 metres
Length: 250 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | 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) |
|---|---|
| 350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| 180 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 45 | No pozzolan used |
| 0 |

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Country: South Africa
Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Luvuvhu
Reservoir capacity: 164 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/98
Start of RCC: 04/98
End of RCC: 08/03
End of Project: 04/04
Specifications
Height: 47 metres
Length: 392 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 316 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 54 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 129 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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Country: China
Owner: Guangxi-Guiguan Electric Power Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nanpan
Reservoir capacity: 278 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/01
Start of RCC: 12/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: 07/05
Specifications
Height: 62 metres
Length: 396 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 700 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| ogee | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) | |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: Nam Theun Power Corporation (NTPC)/EdF (Electricitie de France)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nam Theun
Reservoir capacity: 3530 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/04
Start of RCC: 04/04
End of RCC: 10/07
End of Project: 10/09
Specifications
Height: 39 metres
Length: 436 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 207 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.35 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: Peker Energy Inc
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Büyük Menderes
Reservoir capacity: 15 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/12
Start of RCC: -/12
End of RCC: -/14
End of Project: -/15
Specifications
Height: 61 metres
Length: 145 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 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 |
|---|---|

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