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Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

Impact - the barrier does its job and holds back the falling rocks

Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

Situation in 2016 before the installation of the barriers: boulders were coming down frequently and hitting the road.

Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

The RXE-500-LA barrier with secondary mesh after installation

Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

Protected road and residential area

Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

The barriers are 60 and 96 meters long, both 3 meters high

Rockfall Protection - Kroscienko-Klodno 2018

Another rockfall incident (winter 2019)

 

System length

60 m - 96 m

 

Year of installation

2018

Initial situation

Regular rockfall menaced the village of Kroscienko. Boulders were falling on an access road adjacent to backyards and homes.

Description

In 2017, the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Krakow decided to secure the endangered area. As the stretch was rather long, they were convinced of the RXE-500-LA barriers with low anchoring forces and quick installation.

Country/Region

Poland

Customer

Soley sp.z o.o.

Engineering

Soley Sp. z o.o.

Contractor

Soley Sp. z o.o.

Protected object

Road, Residential area

Corrosion protection

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