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Rockfall Protection - Wisemansbridge Pembrokeshire 2016

Rockfall directly after installation of 100 kJ barrier in 2016, type GBE-100A-R, without upslope retaining ropes

Rockfall Protection - Wisemansbridge Pembrokeshire 2016

60 meters of installation looking west to east

Rockfall Protection - Wisemansbridge Pembrokeshire 2016

Vertical seem in fence mesh panels joined with shackles; safe deformation even though the event is huge

Rockfall Protection - Wisemansbridge Pembrokeshire 2016

Impact on December 11, 2020: rocks and debris were stopped by the barrier

Rockfall Protection - Wisemansbridge Pembrokeshire 2016

Impact zone and dashboard of the monitoring device Geobrugg Guard at the time of the impact

 

System length

60 m

 

Year of installation

2016

Initial situation

After winter storms a small landslide had accured east of our existing 2014 installation.

Description

It was decided to build an additional 60 m of GBE-100A-R barrier to protect the coast path and the public.

The day after the installation period an additional rock fall occurred. The foot path was able to remain open as the materials stayed behind the barrier. The fence was then lowered, cleared and repaired. A small section of 6 metres of TECCO G80/4 material was ordered to make the fence look as new. No mesh destruction was detected.

Impact, December 2020
Not only the rockfall barrier worked perfectly. Also, the Geobrugg GUARD, installed in February 2020, did its job by detecting the impact and monitoring the high corrosion rate in this coastal environment (see pictures).

Customer

Pembrokeshire County Council

Contractor

ABCAS

Protected object

Touristic infrastructure

Corrosion protection

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

Geobrugg

Other installed applications

Monitoring

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Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

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René Müller

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Alexander Bittendorfer

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Isacco Toffoletto

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