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Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - Borusan EnBW 2019

18 meters top width require strong GEOBINEX ropes

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - Borusan EnBW 2019

8 meters long wire rope anchors placed in 92 mm bore holes - anchoring in solid rock is required to resist the enormous forces of debris and mudflows

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - Borusan EnBW 2019

Final control of the VX160-H6 ringnet barrier

 

Systems

 

System length

15 m

 

Year of installation

2019

Initial situation

At the hydro power plant infrastructure in 2011 and 2017 torrents brought down debris and clogged culverts of the draining system.  Around 5'000 m³ of debris damaged the HPP area.

Description

At the ideal place for this debris flow barrier, there also is an area for debris material nearby. The system is a V-shaped, 6 meters high barrier (VX160-H6) with 8 meters deep wire rope anchors.

Country/Region

Türkiye

Customer

Borusan EnBW

Engineering

Geobrugg AG

Contractor

Artusa Geohazard

Protected object

Other

Corrosion protection

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Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / United States Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi

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John Kalejta

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Bob Lyne

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Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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