General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Yichang, Hubei, China Sandouping, Hubei, China |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 30° 49' 23.94" N 111° 0' 13.21" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 181 m | |
| capacity for electric power generation | 18 200 000 kW |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 26 430 000 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Renminbi Yuan 203 900 000 000 |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| 1993 — 1997 | Preparation of the site and diversion and damming of the river for the construction of the actual dam. |
|---|---|
| 1998 — 2003 | Construction of the left-bank power plant and the permanent ship-lock. |
| 2004 — 2009 | Construction of the remainder of the dam. |
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC News: China dam fills to target (11.06.2003)
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BBC News: China dam switches on power (10.07.2003)
(10.07.2003)
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BBC News: In Pictures: China's dam project
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BBC News: Three Gorges shares go on sale (03.11.2003)
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China Internet Information Center: Hydropower Units Sold for Three Gorges Dam (29.03.2004)
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PBS: Building Big - Three Gorges Dam
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Before the Deluge. The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges. Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 320.
- (1997): Drei-Schluchten-Projekt am Yangtse. In: Bautechnik, v. 74, n. 6 (June 1997), pp. 408-413.
- Drei-Schluchten-Staudamm. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 100, n. 2 (February 2005), pp. 147.
- (2006): Erdbebenbemessung des Schiffshebewerks am Drei-Schluchten-Staudamm, China. In: Bauingenieur, v. 81, n. 4 (April 2006), pp. 171.
- (2005): Experimental and numerical seismic investigations of the Three Gorges dam. In: Engineering Structures, v. 27, n. 4 (March 2005), pp. 501-513.
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20001073 - Published on:
05/10/2000 - Last updated on:
17/05/2015
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