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Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - San Mauro 2023

Flood damage: river overflows and destroys an access road to a private home

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - San Mauro 2023

Close-up view of the UX Debris flow barrier

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - San Mauro 2023

Spatial placement of installed barriers

Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection - San Mauro 2023

Close-up view of the VX Debris flow barrier

 

System length

5 m - 15 m

 

Year of installation

2023

Initial situation

In June 2020, heavy rains caused numerous landslides in the hillside area of Turin. Particularly affected was the San Mauro Torinese area, where the river Rio Sant'Anna overflowed three times in less than 24 hours, forcing families to evacuate their homes.

Description

It was decided to act promptly with the removal of debris material, the installation of three debris-flow barriers and the construction of some cyclopean boulder weirs. This enabled a rapid return of the displaced families to their homes.

After the emergency interventions, the design firm Ingeoproject, under assignment from the municipality, designed and coordinated the successive works. It was decided to repeat the type of intervention already adopted under the emergency regime and to install eleven additional debris-flow barriers UX and VX 080 H4 and UX-100 H4 along the different rivers running through the township.

Customer

Comune di San Mauro Torinese

Protected object

Road, Residential area

Corrosion protection

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Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

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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

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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

Project Manager Inspection Services

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

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Isacco Toffoletto

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Geobrugg AG Ticino,Stabile Cometal, via Pizzante 7,6595 Riazzino / Switzerland Ticino Country Manager

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