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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)
Yongxi Nº3ChinaF H WDazhangxi6805/9610/9710/9809/9987198170255V(3')0.73(10)ogee
0.73
(1)
(1)
2803000115
80
95
90
(F)
Fenhe Nº2ChinaF H WFenhe13011/9608/9803/9906/0087350362448V
0.20
(1)
(1)
0.75(5)0.75(1)3003000127
60
84
93
(F)
Shaba
[A]
ChinaHHongdu99- /04- /05- /06- /07871486790           
Wuchuanshaba
[A]
ChinaHWujlang9940- /04- /05- /06- /0787              
Enlarged CotterAustraliaWCotter7810/0908/1112/1208/1387350369400V(3')0.75(3')0.75(3')*300
400
300
400
75120(F)
TatenoJapanFShirakawa - /18- /21- /24- /2687              

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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: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Dazhangxi

Reservoir capacity: 68 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/96

Start of RCC: 05/96

End of RCC: 10/98

End of Project: 09/99

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: 198 metres

Volume of RCC: 170 m3x103

Total volume: 255 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.73RCC against precast concrete blocks
Spillway
SlopeType
ogeeTraditional concrete against formwork
0.73Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
2803000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
115
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
95Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
90 
Yongxi Nº3 completed
Yongxi Nº3 completed

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Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Fenhe

Reservoir capacity: 130 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/96

Start of RCC: 11/96

End of RCC: 03/99

End of Project: 06/00

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: 350 metres

Volume of RCC: 362 m3x103

Total volume: 448 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
127
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
84Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
93 
Fenhe Nº2 completed
Fenhe Nº2 completed

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Hongdu

Reservoir capacity: 99 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: 148 metres

Volume of RCC: 67 m3x103

Total volume: 90 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
  
  
Shaba completed
Shaba completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Wujlang

Reservoir capacity: 9940 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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Details

Country: Australia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Cotter

Reservoir capacity: 78 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/09

Start of RCC: 10/09

End of RCC: 12/12

End of Project: 08/13

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: 350 metres

Volume of RCC: 369 m3x103

Total volume: 400 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
75
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Enlarged Cotter completed
Enlarged Cotter completed

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Country: Japan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Shirakawa

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/18

Start of RCC: -/18

End of RCC: -/24

End of Project: -/26

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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