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Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Trishuli 3A Hydropower dam site

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

View of dam from the uppermost installation site

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Preliminary design concept

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Installation of RXE-5000 rockfall protection barrier with a height of 6 meters

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Installation of RXE-5000

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Installation of RXE-5000, height 6 meters

Rockfall Protection - Trishuli 3A Hydropower 2018

Impact in RXE-5000

 
 

System length

150 m - 240 m

 

Year of installation

2018

Initial situation

Trishuli 3A Hydropower project is a 60 MW hydroelectric project being constructed in Rasuwa, Nepal. During the 2015 earthquakes, the dam site and access road were seriously damaged. Construction works came to a complete stop.

Description

After analyzing the identified source zone for the rockfall on the hills above the dam site: A series of four rockfall barrier lines, in addition to an active slope stabilization system, were installed to protect the infrastructure in the valley.

Also watch the clip of the installation works

Country/Region

Nepal

Customer

Nepalese Army

Other participating companies

Tactical Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Protected object

Road, Infrastructure

Corrosion protection

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