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Project Description

Soletanche Bachy, the partner for your dam project

Soletanche Bachy builds on its water engineering expertise to take on dam construction and repair projects as a main or specialist contractor.

Long-standing business activity

The history of Soletanche Bachy is closely related to dam development. Expanding on the boring and grout injection expertise it employed on a large number of projects in France and North Africa from the 1930s to the 1970s, the Group took part in the construction of very large dams around the world over the following decades. It builds on a track record going back more than a century to offer its customers the solutions best suited to the requirements and special features of each project.

Global operations

Around the world, dams provide important services including water supply, irrigation, electricity generation and flood control.

Our geotechnical and special foundation solutions for dams

Infographie Barrage- hotspots
  • Penstocks foundations anchoring
  • Water intake tunnel
  • Cut-off wall using grouting
  • Soil improvement
  • Drainage
  • Water reservoir slope stability
  • Cut-off wall
  • Structural strengthening using vertical PT anchors
  • Dam monitoring
  • Diaphragm wall
  • Cut-off wall using jet grouting
  • Rock stabilisation
  • Soil improvement using jet grouting

Our geotechnical solutions are based on 3 types of intervention

Construction neuve de barrages

New structures

Réparation de barrages

Repair Dam safety

Entretien et réhabilitation des barrages

Maintenance Upgrade

Soletanche Bachy adds exclusive services that make the most of the Group’s dam expertise (project teams, equipment, innovation, engineering, safety and environment).

Our aim: Control risks to ensure the long-term viability and profitability of your hydraulic and hydroelectric facilities.

123 m

Depth of the cut-off wall built by Soletanche Bachy in 1990 to repair internal erosion at the Mud Mountain Dam in the United States.

49 km

Length of the cut-off slurry wall built by Soletanche Bachy in 1992 as part of the construction of the Yacyreta Dam in Argentina.

Soletanche Bachy’s advantages

We have almost 100 years’ experience in the field of dams, and have hundreds of references worldwide.

We have almost 100 years’ experience in the field of dams, and have hundreds of references worldwide.

We are experienced in operating on remote sites, often with difficult access, typical of dam sites.

We are experienced in operating on remote sites, often with difficult access, typical of dam sites.

We offer the widest range of geotechnical methods on the market place.

We offer the widest range of geotechnical methods on the market place.

We have a local presence in more than 60 countries, together with a global expertise.

We have a local presence in more than 60 countries, together with a global expertise.

We can act as a general contractor, in order to complete your dam project from beginning to end.

We can act as a general contractor, in order to complete your dam project from beginning to end.

We are committed to local employment and respectful working conditions for our personnel (housing, healthcare…).

We are committed to local employment and respectful working conditions for our personnel (housing, healthcare…).

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