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Dams InternationallyDams Internationallyby Kenneth D. Hansen, P.E.
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Trigomil Dam – Mexico
La Manzanilla Dam – Mexico
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San Lazaro Dam – Mexico
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Shimajigawa Dam – Japan
Wolwedans Dam – South Africa
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Arriaran Dam – Spain
New Victoria Dam – Australia
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Jordao Dam – Brazil
Yeywa Dam – Malaysia
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Longtan Dam – China
“Surviving the First Five Years “Surviving the First Five Years of RCC Dams in the U.S.”of RCC Dams in the U.S.”
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Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
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Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
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Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
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Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
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Willow Creek Dam – Oregon
Winchester Dam – Kentucky
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Winchester Dam – Kentucky
Winchester Dam – Kentucky
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Winchester Dam – Kentucky
Middle Fork Dam – Colorado
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Middle Fork Dam – Colorado
Middle Fork Dam – Colorado
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Middle Fork Dam – Colorado
Galesville Dam – Oregon
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Galesville Dam – Oregon
Galesville Dam – Oregon
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Galesville Dam – Oregon
Grindstone Canyon Dam – New Mexico
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Grindstone Canyon Dam – New Mexico
Grindstone Canyon Dam – New Mexico
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Grindstone Canyon Dam – New Mexico
Monksville Dam – New Jersey
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Monksville Dam – New Jersey
Monksville Dam – New Jersey
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Lower Chase Creek Dam – Arizona
Lower Chase Creek Dam – Arizona
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Lower Chase Creek Dam – Arizona
Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
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Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
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Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
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Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
Upper Stillwater Dam – Utah
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Lessons Learned
• Upstream Faces
T J i t• Transverse Joints
• Maximum Size Aggregate
• Bedding Mortars
• Freeze-Thaw Durability
• Foundation Conditions
New Peterson Dam – Colorado
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Chinese RCC Dam Development
• RCC Cofferdams
RCC A h D• RCC Arch Dams
• Sloping Layer RCC Placement
• Vacuum Chute RCC Delivery
• Grout Enriched RCC (GERCC) Faces
Jiangya Dam – China
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Facts About the Three Gorges Dam
• Concrete Gravity Type
180 m high 2309 m long- 180 m high, 2309 m long
• Requires 27.94 million cu. m of concrete
• Of which 2.9 million cu. m are RCC
for two cofferdams
T ff d- Transverse cofferdam
- Longitudinal cofferdam
Three Gorges Dam – China
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Three Gorges Dam – China
Shapai Dam – China
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Shapai Dam – China
Shapai Dam – China
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Jiangya Dam – China
Jiangya Dam – China
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Gaobazhou Dam – China
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Jiangya Dam – China
Jiangya Dam – China
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Jiangya Dam – China
Jiangya Dam – China
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Olivenhaim Dam – California
Saluda Dam – South Carolina
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Saluda Dam – South Carolina
Hickory Log Creek Dam – Georgia
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Hickory Log Creek Dam – Georgia
Hickory Log Creek Dam – Georgia
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Hickory Log Creek Dam – Georgia
Taum Sauk Dam Failure – Missouri
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Taum Sauk Dam– Missouri
Taum Sauk Dam– Missouri
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