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Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Completed GBE-500A-R (for 500 kJ) rockfall barrier

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Example of the rockfall on site

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Staking out GBE-500A-R rockfall barrier

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Ground plates anchors drilling works. For GBE type barriers the lightest equipment is sufficient

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

GBE-500A-R posts already in place. Visible mesh opening (which was previously posts pre-assembled)

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Details of GBE-500A-R rockfall barrier post anchoring. Visible installation simplicity

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Side view of a completed GBE-500A-R barrier. Visible lack of upslope retaining ropes

 

System length

300 m - 300 m

 

Year of installation

2010

Initial situation

The car park of the site is occasionally struck by small rockfall from crags that form the boundary of the site.

Description

To protect the car park and building on the site from damage a continuning process of assesment and mitigation is on going.  To date GBE-500A-R and GBE-100A-R rockfall barriers have been built on site with further fences planned for upcoming years.

Customer

Prudential Financial Inc.

Contractor

BAM Ritchies / BAM Nuttal Ltd.

Protected object

Road, Building

Corrosion protection

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

BAM Ritchies / FES FM Ltd.

Your local contact

Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG,Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

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René Müller
   

René Müller

Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG,Industriestrasse 21,5200 Brugg / Switzerland Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

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Alexander Bittendorfer
   

Alexander Bittendorfer

Project Manager Inspection Services

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg AG,Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland Project Manager Inspection Services

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Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Ticino Country Manager

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG Ticino,Stabile Cometal, via Pizzante 7,6595 Riazzino / Switzerland Ticino Country Manager

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