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Monitoring - Mellitz 2021

Installation of Geobrugg GUARD on the top support rope with a torque wrench

Monitoring - Mellitz 2021

Rockfall barrier, view from behind

Monitoring - Mellitz 2021

Snowloads measured during winter 2020/2021

 
 

Year of installation

2021

Initial situation

The road has been protected for years by rockfall barriers RXI-200. Due to the high snowfall in this region, the Geobrugg GUARDs were installed for test purposes. The aim was to confirm that the Geobrugg GUARD also measures the slowly increasing snow load.

Description

To guarantee constant monitoring, three Geobrugg GUARD devices were installed:

  • With an acceleration sensor, larger rock impacts can be detected.
  • The force measurement measures the slow filling of the fence. This enables measuring the snow load in the winter months.
  • Furthermore, a corrosion sensor records the corrosion at this specific location, classifies it, and calculates the material service life.

Country/Region

Austria

Customer

BBA Lienz

Contractor

Felbermayr

Protected object

Road

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René Müller
   

René Müller

Country Manager Western Switzerland

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Geobrugg AG,Industriestrasse 21,5200 Brugg / Switzerland Country Manager Western Switzerland

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Olivia Sartorius
   

Olivia Sartorius

Project Manager Sales Eastern and Central Switzerland

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Geobrugg AG Project Manager Sales Eastern and Central Switzerland

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Matthias Denk, Msc. Env. Eng.
 

Matthias Denk

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Geobrugg AG,Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland , Msc. Env. Eng.

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Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Country Manager Southern Switzerland

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Geobrugg AG Ticino,Via Brusada 5,6933 Muzzano / Switzerland Country Manager Southern Switzerland

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