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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.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
CapandaAngolaHKwanza479502/8710/8905/9212/0711012037571154V(6)0.70(14)
(10)
0.70(13)40040070100(M)
DachaoshanChinaF HLancang89010/9712/9810/0107/021154817571287V
0.20
(3')0.70(10)*0.70(13)30030094
67
94
101
(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.

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Angola

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Kwanza

Reservoir capacity: 4795 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/87

Start of RCC: 02/87

End of RCC: 05/92

End of Project: 12/07

Specifications

Height: 110 metres

Length: 1203 metres

Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103

Total volume: 1154 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Slip-formed/extruded facing elements
 RCC against precast concrete blocks
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Milled sand
  
Capanda completed
Capanda completed

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Lancang

Reservoir capacity: 890 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/97

Start of RCC: 10/97

End of RCC: 10/01

End of Project: 07/02

Specifications

Height: 115 metres

Length: 481 metres

Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103

Total volume: 1287 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.20 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70RCC against precast concrete blocks  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
94
67
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
94Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
101 
Dachaoshan completed
Dachaoshan completed

 

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