Understanding natural hazards through Rock & Roll
Geobrugg, let it rock! More natural and, therefore, more complex than ever.
Geobrugg, let it rock! More natural and, therefore, more complex than ever.
15 Octobre 2019
This report by Rai, one major Italian TV station, shows from minute 2:30 how Geobrugg tests rockfall barriers. It explains in a exemplary way why our high-tensile nets are so important for natural hazards mitigation and how the installation of rockfall barriers (mostly Tecco® slope stabilization) in Italy is being carried out. For those who don't speak Italian - the pictures are self-explanatory: video.
Tyrol/Austria, July 10th: Geobrugg carries out the final acceptance at 9 a.m. Five hours later: A 7.5-ton rock comes down towards a hiking trail and a country road. And is easily stopped by the RXE-500-LA barrier. This system provides easy installation, low anchor forces; and absolute reliability.
Midnattssolsloppet - the Midnight Sun Race will take place in Skellefteå, Sweden, on 14-15 June. Our Debris Fences, Pit Wall Fences/Gates and Marshal Posts protect the northernmost race in the world. Get the details
Flexible debris flow nets were developed within a three-year Ph.D. thesis by Wendeler in 2008. Since then, they have been used all over the world for debris flow protection or slope/riverbed stabilization. Some have already been filled a couple of times. Today, we present the first research on a serviceability method for scour and erosion issues on flexible debris flow nets. Design and calculation will be more economically and safely, maintenance costs will be minimized and a longer lifetime of the entire barrier system, including anchors as the most cost-intensive parts, can be provided. Impressions of the small field tests.
Quiconque souhaite savoir quel rôle joue la protection contre les risques naturels dans les mines devrait visiter virtuellement la mine de Kanmantoo en Australie dans cette vidéo ou dans le rapport du projet. Les parois pentues qui caractérisent la mine exigent une gestion intensive des chutes de pierres pour laquelle nous utilisons des barrières classiques mais aussi des stabilisations actives de talus, des solutions ATTENUATOR ou des grillages et filets pendus contre les chutes de pierres.
Professional training on debris flow for Geobrugg internals. After a first theoretical module, our colleagues from all over the world stake out a debris flow barrier. At the end of the academy, they will present their calculations and their barriers. Watch the video
FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) governing body of the motorsport introduced a new standard with performance criteria. The first homologated products according to this standard are the Geobrugg motorsport fences. Their Debris Fence and their Mobile Debris Fence meet the requirements of FIA Standard 3502-2018 debris fence. Read more
A year after the sad debris flow incidents at Montecito, California, the community has organized future protection: ring nets from Geobrugg. Pat McElroy and Les Firestein talk about their project at The Ellen Show.
Près de Vercorin (Suisse), notre système CANOPY protège la seule route desservant le village au bout de plusieurs tunnels sur plus de 120 mètres au total. La route a pu rester ouverte pendant la durée des travaux parce que l’installation nécessite peu de place. Les visiteurs et les riverains peuvent désormais se rendre au village de manière bien plus sûre tout en bénéficiant d’une vue imprenable du pittoresque paysage montagneux.
Geobrugg North America est maintenant présent dans l'Est du Canada : Kamal Khodja, titulaire d'une maîtrise en technologie de l'ingénierie environnementale, a travaillé en Europe, en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient. Pour des solutions aux géorisques comme l'atténuation des chutes de pierres, la stabilisation des pentes et le contrôle de l'érosion dans les provinces de l'Est du Canada. Contactez Kamal
The RXE-500-LA rockfall barrier is installed to protect parts of the village from repeated rockfalls. Just a few weeks after the installation, it became clear how important this decision was....
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22 debris flow barriers were installed in Peru, near Lima (Chosica) in 2015/2016. In March 2017 El Niño Costero the worst storms of the past 30 years caused heavy rains, floods, and landslides. The barriers successfully protected the area. Two barriers were filled to 95 percent capacity, which is a volume of 10,000 m³. Today, in 2018 the affected elements have been restored. For the whole story check our project database.
