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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) | |||||||
| 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) | ||||
| Don Sahong | Laos | Don Sahong Power Company (Mega First Corporation Berhad and Électricité du Laos) | H | Mekong | 24 | 10/15 | - /16 | - /18 | 12/19 | 26 | 6800 | 566 | 609 | 0.30 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 300 | 2400 | 55 | 103 | (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: 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) |
Details
Country: Laos
Owner: Don Sahong Power Company (Mega First Corporation Berhad and Électricité du Laos)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Mekong
Reservoir capacity: 24 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/15
Start of RCC: 10/15
End of RCC: -/18
End of Project: 12/19
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 6800 metres
Volume of RCC: 566 m3x103
Total volume: 609 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.30 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 2400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 55 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 103 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
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