Damming the Vakhsh River channel at the site of the Rogun hydroelectric station

Conclusions

• 1. The use of material in the form of large-block elements, short and long, when damming mountain rivers with considerable falls on the embankment exceeding 5–10 m makes it possible to construct a damming embankment of a compact profile with minimum consumption of material, with the predominant use of elements in the form of concrete cubes weighing 10 tons as the most technological and effective.

• 2. The use of these bundles has presently become possible owing to the presence of modern powerful equipment. With the proper level of organization of the works, this equipment can carry our damming without special complications in the shortest possible time.