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Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - RD242 Miribel-Lanchâtre 2023

VX140 upstream barrier with view of the village of St Guillaume and the Trièves mountains

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - RD242 Miribel-Lanchâtre 2023

Event on 10 November 2022 that reached the road

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - RD242 Miribel-Lanchâtre 2023

Aerial view of the solution implemented with erosion protection mat at the top, VX140 then VX080 barrier on the way down

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - RD242 Miribel-Lanchâtre 2023

VX140 barrier, height 4 meters with angle to protect the upper edge cables from damage

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - RD242 Miribel-Lanchâtre 2023

VX080 barrier, 4 meters high, sized to take the overflow from the upstream VX140 barrier

 

System length

12 m - 15 m

 

Year of installation

2023

Initial situation

A landslide with a volume of around 700 m³ started in 2018 in the upper part of a talweg upstream of the Road (RD242), due to the action of significant hydraulic inputs.

Since then, during each period of bad weather, debris has been carried into the talweg. In December 2022  200 m³ were spilled onto the road.

The road remained under constant threat of further flooding during bad weather.

Description

The upper area was stabilized with TECCO GREEN flexible facing and spike plates.

A VX140 barrier 4 m high provides the first level of retention, with an estimated retention volume of 225 m³.

A few dozen meters downstream, a second VX080 barrier will absorb the excess volume that has passed over the upstream barrier.

Country/Region

France

Customer

Grenoble Alpes Métropole

Engineering

Contractor

Protected object

Road

Corrosion protection

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Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

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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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