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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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| 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) | |||||||
| Açude Acauã | Brazil | DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra a Seca) | F I W | Paraíba | 247 | - /93 | - /93 | - /95 | - /95 | 79 | 440 | 674 | 734 | (1) | (3)* | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 64 | 16 | (N) | |||
| Gaobazhou | China | Qingjiang Hydropower Development Corporation | F H N | Qingjiang | 536 | 05/97 | 11/98 | 04/00 | 01/01 | 57 | 440 | 210 | 940 | V | (9) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 123 86 | 100 86 | (F) |
| Murum | Malaysia | SEB (Sarawak Energy Bhd) | H | Murum | 12043 | 10/08 | 05/10 | 07/13 | - /15 | 146 | 440 | 1520 | 1660 | V 0.20 | (3') (3') | 0.70 0.80 | (3)* | 0.70 0.80 | 300 | 3000 | 88 65 | 88 72 | (F) | |
| El Tornillito | Honduras | Hidrovolcan | H | Ulua | 242 | - /17 | - /21 | 05/23 | 10/24 | 83 | 440 | |||||||||||||
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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: Brazil
Owner: DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra a Seca)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Paraíba
Reservoir capacity: 247 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/93
Start of RCC: -/93
End of RCC: -/95
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 79 metres
Length: 440 metres
Volume of RCC: 674 m3x103
Total volume: 734 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC 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) |
|---|
| 64 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 16 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: China
Owner: Qingjiang Hydropower Development Corporation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Navigation
River: Qingjiang
Reservoir capacity: 536 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/97
Start of RCC: 05/97
End of RCC: 04/00
End of Project: 01/01
Specifications
Height: 57 metres
Length: 440 metres
Volume of RCC: 210 m3x103
Total volume: 940 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with hot poured membrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 123 |
| 86 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 86 |
Details
Country: Malaysia
Owner: SEB (Sarawak Energy Bhd)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Murum
Reservoir capacity: 12043 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/08
Start of RCC: 10/08
End of RCC: 07/13
End of Project: -/15
Specifications
Height: 146 metres
Length: 440 metres
Volume of RCC: 1520 m3x103
Total volume: 1660 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
| 0.20 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.80 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | |
| 0.80 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 88 |
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 88 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 72 |
Details
Country: Honduras
Owner: Hidrovolcan
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ulua
Reservoir capacity: 242 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/17
Start of RCC: -/17
End of RCC: 05/23
End of Project: 10/24
Specifications
Height: 83 metres
Length: 440 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
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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