ABSTRACT

The development of concrete face rockfill dams (CFRD) has been described by Galloway (1939), ICOLD (1989a), Cooke (1984, 1993, 1999, 2000) and Regan (1997) and is summarized in Table 15.1.

The first rockfill dam to have a concrete face was constructed in California in 1895. This followed on construction of timber faced dumped rockfill dams beginning in the 1850s.