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Dr Quentin Shaw: Update of ICOLD Bulletin 126 on RCC Dams

The original 2003 ICOLD Bulletin 126 on Roller Compacted Concrete dams proved to be the most successful ICOLD bulletin to date, with the highest number of copies published and being translated into more languages than any previous ICOLD bulletin. Over the past decade or so, the number of RCC Dams in the world has essentially doubled, with approximately 700 now completed, or under construction. More importantly, some significant developments have occurred in various aspects of RCC technology for dams and to ensure that the current ICOLD bulletin reflects the state of the art, an update of Bulletin 126 was considered necessary.

The update of ICOLD Bulletin 126 is being prepared by a task team of the ICOLD Committee on Concrete Dams lead by Quentin Shaw and comprising Rafael Ibanez de Aldecoa, John Berthelsen, Marco Conrad, Tim Dolen, Malcom Dunstan, Francisco Ortega, Mike Rogers, Ernie Schrader, Del Shannon and Tsuneo Uesaka.