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Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

SPIDER® S3-130 protecting the railway line between Martigny, Switzerland, and Chamonix, France, together with the road to Finhaut, providing a perfect big block stabilization

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

Portal of the Tunnel de Revenez - on the left a big amount of scree removed from the railway line

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

The site before installation with its steep rock slope directly next to the railway line

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

Situation before the stabilization with SPIDER® S3-130 - large loose blocks are endangering the infrastructure below

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

Overview before protection measures were implemented

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

High tensile SPIDER® S3-130 net was unrolled on the slope before drilling works began. Thus during the top-down drilling the safety of the construction crew was ensured

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

To provide optimal blocks stabilization and SPIDER® S3-130 net pre-tensioning, GEWI 32 nails were installed in the dells - where possible

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

Detail of the slope stabilization SPIDER® S3-130 net fixed with GEWI 32 nails, border rope and system spike plate P33/40

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

At the crest above the stabilized slope, an extra RXE-500 rockfall barrier line was installed to provide extra protection against rockfalls from upper areas

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

The RXE-500 rockfall barrier installed directly above the stabilized slope

Slope Stability - Tunnel de Revenez 2016

SPIDER® S3-130 protecting the railway line and the road, providing perfect stabilzation of the large blocks

 

Year of installation

2016

Initial situation

Directly next to the Tunnel de Revenez is a very steep slope made of large, loose rock blocks which endangered the railway line lying directly below.

Geology

Gneiss

Description

To protect the railway line, Martigny-Châtelard and the road lying next to it, 650 m² of SPIDER® S3-130 was installed.  Also installed, was a 3 m high, 24 m long, RXE-500 rockfall barrier.

Customer

Commune de Finhaut

Contractor

ABA Bautec AG

Protected object

Road, Railway

Corrosion protection

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

Silvaplus SA

Other installed applications

Rockfall Protection

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Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / United States Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / United States Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / United States Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / United States Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / United States Sales Director

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