<p>The world&rsquo;s first roller-compacted concrete in dams was started in October 1978 in Japan. Since then, for just 30 years, about 50 roller compacted concrete dams have been constructed in Japan. This rollercompacted concrete is called RCD (Roller Compacted ...

<p>The Thissavros hydropower and pumped storage project on the Nestos river in northern Greece involved construction of a 172 m high rockfill dam and an underground power house with 300 MW installed capacity. Bedrock at the site consists of gneiss with complex ...

<p>In this brief note, several important issues associated with the design and construction of embankment dams, which engineers often encounter in the dam project, are summarized, and some discussions are given on them by introducing recent development of ...

<p>The purpose of this manual is to present basic principles used in the design and construction of earth levees.</p>

<p>The purpose of this manual is to present principles and methods for construction control of earth and rock-fill dams</p>

<p>This paper presents construction issues related to the RCC dam construction. Major differences still exist among designers as to the best methods for placing the material, treatment of cold joints, mix consistency and proportions. Efforts are underway to ...

<p>Kannaviou Dam is a rockfill structure with a concrete face (CFRD) and is of great importance to the Cyprus water management programme. It is the first Concrete Face Rockfill Dam built in Cyprus, so it is of great technical interest and is the second highest ...

<p>A pre-feasibility study by DWA for the Ncwabeni Off-Channel Storage Project near Port Shepstone that was completed in February 2005, identified two alternative dam sites namely the D2 site on the Ncwabeni River and the D3 site on the Gugamela River. Capital ...