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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) | |||||||
| Thornlea | South Africa | Umlaas Irrigation Board | I | Mlazi | 3 | 06/90 | 10/90 | 12/90 | 02/91 | 17 | 135 | 16 | 17 | V | (1) | 0.90 | (3)* | 0.90 | (1) | 170 | 170 | 38 | 87 | (S) |
| Várzea Grande | Brazil | SUPLAN/PB | W | Picuí | 21 | 10/93 | 10/94 | 10/94 | - /95 | 31 | 135 | 27 | 28 | (1) | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 56 | 14 | (N) | ||||
| Can Asujan [H-F] | Philippines | National Irrigation Administration | I | Can Asujan | 2 | 10/03 | - /04 | - /05 | - /05 | 42 | 135 | 75 | 85 | 0.60 | (8) | 0.60 | (7) | 0.60 | (1) | 170 | 170 | 100 | 0 | (-) |
| Gürsöğüt 1 | Turkey | Limak Energy | H | Sakarya | 77 | - /19 | - /19 | - /20 | - /20 | 67 | 135 | 105 | 115 | |||||||||||
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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.
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Country: South Africa
Owner: Umlaas Irrigation Board
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Mlazi
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/90
Start of RCC: 06/90
End of RCC: 12/90
End of Project: 02/91
Specifications
Height: 17 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 16 m3x103
Total volume: 17 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 170 | 170 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 38 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 87 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: SUPLAN/PB
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Picuí
Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/93
Start of RCC: 10/93
End of RCC: 10/94
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 31 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103
Total volume: 28 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 56 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 14 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Philippines
Owner: National Irrigation Administration
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Can Asujan
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/03
Start of RCC: 10/03
End of RCC: -/05
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 42 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | RCC against precast concrete panels |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 170 | 170 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: Limak Energy
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Sakarya
Reservoir capacity: 77 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/19
Start of RCC: -/19
End of RCC: -/20
End of Project: -/20
Specifications
Height: 67 metres
Length: 135 metres
Volume of RCC: 105 m3x103
Total volume: 115 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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