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- Total Volume: 85 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) | |||||||
| Les Olivettes | France | Département de l’Herault | F | La Peyne | 4 | 08/86 | 12/86 | 10/87 | 03/88 | 36 | 255 | 80 | 85 | V | (1) | 0.75 | (16) | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 130 | (R) | |
| Pindobaçu | Brazil | CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hidricos da Bahia) | I W | Itapicuru-aço | 17 | - /01 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | 44 | 191 | 75 | 85 | 300 | 300 | 56 | 14 | (N) | ||||||
| Bandeira de Melo | Brazil | CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hidricos da Bahia) | I W | Paraguaçu | 112 | - /02 | 09/03 | - /04 | - /05 | 19 | 320 | 75 | 85 | (1) | (1)* | (1)* | 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 | (-) |
| Meander | Australia | Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania | I W | Meander | 43 | 01/06 | 01/07 | 08/07 | 12/07 | 47 | 180 | 85 | 85 | V | (4) | 0.70 | (10) | 0.70 | (10) | 300 | 300 | 70 | 0 | (-) |
| Xayaburi (Left bank closure section) | Laos | XPCL (Xayaburi Power Company Ltd.) | H | Mekong | 03/12 | 01/18 | 12/18 | 10/19 | 40 | 109 | 82 | 85 | V | (1) | (16) | 300 | 300 | 60 | 100 | (F) | ||||
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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: France
Owner: Département de l’Herault
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: La Peyne
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/86
Start of RCC: 08/86
End of RCC: 10/87
End of Project: 03/88
Specifications
Height: 36 metres
Length: 255 metres
Volume of RCC: 80 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 130 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hidricos da Bahia)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Itapicuru-aço
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/01
Start of RCC: -/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 44 metres
Length: 191 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 85 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) |
|---|
| 56 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 14 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hidricos da Bahia)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Paraguaçu
Reservoir capacity: 112 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 19 metres
Length: 320 metres
Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
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: Australia
Owner: Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Meander
Reservoir capacity: 43 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/06
Start of RCC: 01/06
End of RCC: 08/07
End of Project: 12/07
Specifications
Height: 47 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: XPCL (Xayaburi Power Company Ltd.)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Mekong
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/12
Start of RCC: 03/12
End of RCC: 12/18
End of Project: 10/19
Specifications
Height: 40 metres
Length: 109 metres
Volume of RCC: 82 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 60 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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