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Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Netting covering the rockface

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Entrance of the Hirschhorn Tunnel

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Drilling works

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Building with netting in background

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Connection with shackles

Slope Stability - Western Portal of Hirschhorn Tunnel 2020

Rockface with mesh protection

 

Year of installation

2020

Initial situation

The western portal of the Hirschhorn Tunnel on the German B37 federal road had to be protected. In 2011/2012 already sections above the tunnel portal and above the maintenance depot had been stabilized. This protection was completed in 2020.

Geology

The secured rock face mainly consists of quartzite-bound sandstone from the middle Buntsandstein. Coarsely laminated clayey sandstones with a thickness of 0.1 to 2.0 m are embedded in the massive, thickly banked sandstones.

Description

SPIDER® S3-130 spiral cable net plus TECCO® G65/3 mesh plus shotcrete, were used to secure the remaining section.

After a thorough excavation and clearing of loose material, micro piles were placed in a grid of 2.5 x 2.5 m.

A SPIDER® spiral rope netting, and in fissured areas additionally shotcrete, secure the steep areas. TECCO® mesh was installed in the flatter slope area.

Protected object

Road, Infrastructure

Corrosion protection

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Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

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René Müller

Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

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Isacco Toffoletto

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