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Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

GBE-1000A rockfall protection barrier together with TECCO® SYSTEM3 secure the Rappenriss rock face.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Slope preparation work along the Rappenriss.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Cleaning the slope where a GBE-1000A barrier is to be installed.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

GBE-1000A being staked for soil nails as part of slope preparation.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Erecting the GBE-1000A barrier in the foreground and drilling the Rappenriss in the background.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Drilling the nails at the Rappenriss with a lift. Below, the nearly complete GBE-1000A rockfall barrier is visible.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Installing a GBE-1000A drape directly below a TECCO® SYSTEM3 that stabilizes a single block in the cliff above.

Rockfall Protection - Schwarzenberg Murgtal Rappenriss 2015

Final installation of TECCO® G65/3 and TECCO® G65/4 meshes. Visible: full coverage of the Rappenriss massif.

 

Systems

 

System length

40 m - 130 m

 

Year of installation

2015

Initial situation

As part of the widening of the bicycle path along the main road (B462) a dominant rocky outcrop, the Rappenrisshad to be securely stabilized.

Description

To protect the road and the bike path two GBE 1000A rockfall barriers were installed. In addition parts of the slope were actively stabilized with TECCO® SYSTEM3 (TECCO® G65/3 and TECCO® G65/4).

Customer

Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe

Contractor

Königl GmbH & Co KG

Protected object

Road, Touristic infrastructure

Corrosion protection

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

Ingenieurgruppe Geotechnik

Other installed applications

Slope Stability

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