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Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

General view of the rock fall barrier installed

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

Drilling process of the retention anchors

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

Installation of the post on top of the base plate

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

View of all the post installed

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

ROCCO ring net down slope

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

ROCCO ring net taken down slope of the barrier

Rockfall Protection - Industrial Road km 21 2023

Side view of the installed barrier

 

Systems

 

System length

- 60 m

 

Year of installation

2023

Initial situation

The channel that transports copper concentrate was exposed to possible rockfalls from a farellon. The breakage of this infrastructure would have great economic and environmental consequences. To mitigate this problem, a project that includes a rock fall barrier was developed. 

Description

In order to protect this critical infrastructure, a dynamic barrier with a capacity of  3,000 kJ of energy absorption, 7 meters high and 60 meters long was installed.

Country/Region

Chile

Customer

Engineering

Protected object

Mine / Quarry

Corrosion protection

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Your local contact

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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Olivia Sartorius
   

Olivia Sartorius

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG

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Alexander Bittendorfer
   

Alexander Bittendorfer

Project Manager Inspection Services

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg AG,Trucks via road 14 or 13 only!, Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland Project Manager Inspection Services

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Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG Ticino,Via Brusada 5,6933 Muzzano / Switzerland

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