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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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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
Longshou Nº1
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ChinaHHeihe1304/9903/0006/0109/0180258187210V
0.20
(1)
(1)
0.75(1)0.75(1)300300096
58
109
113
(F)
Liubo
[A]
ChinaF HXipihe51- /02- /03- /03- /0470258130168          (F)
PirrisCosta RicaHPirris3612/0603/0906/1007/111132586957550.33(3')*0.50(3')*0.50(12)30030088132(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

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Heihe

Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/99

Start of RCC: 04/99

End of RCC: 06/01

End of Project: 09/01

Specifications

Height: 80 metres

Length: 258 metres

Volume of RCC: 187 m3x103

Total volume: 210 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.20Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
96
58
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
109Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
113 
Longshou Nº1 completed
Longshou Nº1 completed

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Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Xipihe

Reservoir capacity: 51 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/02

Start of RCC: -/02

End of RCC: -/03

End of Project: -/04

Specifications

Height: 70 metres

Length: 258 metres

Volume of RCC: 130 m3x103

Total volume: 168 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
 Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Costa Rica

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Pirris

Reservoir capacity: 36 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/06

Start of RCC: 12/06

End of RCC: 06/10

End of Project: 07/11

Specifications

Height: 113 metres

Length: 258 metres

Volume of RCC: 695 m3x103

Total volume: 755 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.33RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Downstream
SlopeType
0.50RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.50Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
88
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
132Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Pirris completed
Pirris completed

 

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