Concrete dams
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| # | Name | Country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Dixence Dam | Switzerland | 285 m |
| 2 | Inguri Dam | Georgia | 270 m |
| 3 | Vajont Dam | Italy | 261.6000 m |
| 4 | Mauvoisin Dam | Switzerland | 250 m |
| 5 | Deriner Dam | Turkey | 249 m |
| 6 | Gilgel Gibe III Dam | Ethiopia | 240 m |
| 7 | Ertan Dam | China | 240 m |
| 8 | Karoon IV Dam | Iran | 230 m |
| 9 | El Cajón Dam | Honduras | 226 m |
| 10 | Luzzone Dam | Switzerland | 225 m |
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Repair of the Grančarevo Dam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Grančarevo Dam is located on the Trebišnjica River in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina near its border with Montenegro. With 123 m, this arch dam, near the town of Gornje Grančarevo in the municipality of Trebinije, is the cou ... [more]
Reinforcement of the Folsom Dam in California
Completed in 1955, Folsom Dam is located on the American River in northern California, approximately 40 km northeast of the city of Sacramento. The 100 m (340 ft) high and 430 m (1,400 ft) long dam creates the Folsom Reservoir that has a ... [more]
Tocoma Dam ensures energy supply in Venezuela
The Manuel Piar hydropower station and Tocoma Dam are located approximately 85 km from the town of Puerto Ordaz in the federal state of Bolívar in Venezuela. The project is the last phase of a construction project aimed at ensuring elect ... [more]
Literature
- (1948): Barrages en béton aux États-unis. In: Travaux, n. 162 (April 1948), pp. 253.
- (2012): Behavior prediction models and control charts for safety control of concrete dams. In: Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, v. 5, n. 3 (June 2012), pp. 296-304.
- (1909): Concrete and Masonry Dam Construction in New South Wales. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 178, n. 1909-4 ( 1909), pp. 1-26.
- (2014): Concrete Gravity Dams: Coupled Thermal-Stress Numerical Analysis. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014, pp. 467-474.
- (1936): L'échauffement dans les barrages en béton. Presented at: Zweiter Kongress der IVBH = Deuxième Congrès de l'AIPC = Second Congress of IABSE, Berlin-München 1.-11. Oktober 1936.
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