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Tramway du Mont Blanc - Nid d'Aigle

Rockfall Protection - Tramway du Mont Blanc - Nid d'Aigle 2022

Canopy system protecting the railway

Rockfall Protection - Tramway du Mont Blanc - Nid d'Aigle 2022

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Systems

 

System length

70 m

 

Year of installation

2022

Initial situation

At the tunnel entrance, just before the Nid d'Aigle arrival station, the Mont Blanc Tramway passes the foot of a cliff subject to rock falls. 

Description

The installation of a CANOPY deflector structure (self-cleaning up to 500 kJ) on a 70 meters long line, in addition to a wire mesh placed on the lower part of the rockface, allowed to secure the site.

Contractor

Protected object

Railway

Corrosion protection

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

Your local contact

Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
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

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
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
   

Alexander Bittendorfer

Project Manager Inspection Services

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

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Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Ticino Country Manager

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG Ticino,Stabile Cometal, via Pizzante 7,6595 Riazzino / Switzerland Ticino Country Manager

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