Suiza
Suiza

myGeobrugg

Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger

Ingeniería Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Railway dam protected against badgers and other borrowing animals.

Ingeniería Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Badger den entrance before the measures. The den entrance is below the railway and has a diameter of around 30 cm.

Ingeniería Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Installation of the mesh. Not visible in the picture: In a final step, the mesh was laid in the previously excavated trench, anchored in the ground and then covered over.

Ingeniería Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Fixation of the mesh with soil nails and ground anchors

 
 

Año de instalación

2022

Situación inicial

At the railway embankment (DB line 4500, Meckenbeuren - Kehlen, railway km 189.5+45 to km 190.1+15), measures against badger infestation and the resulting undermining and subsidence had become necessary. In the past, the tracks had already been displaced due to undermining caused by the burrowing of badgers in the railway dam.

Both sides of the embankment had to be protected from future damages.

Descripción

After the existing badgers had been deterred, Geobrugg provided 11´500 m² of TECCO G45/2 to protect the railway against badgers and other borrowing animals. To make sure no badger was trapped inside their den, the mesh was first cut out at the den entrances to ensure the getaway. These openings were provided with a flap to prevent animals from getting back inside the dam. After a few months, the dens were filled with soil and sealed with the TECCO mesh. 

País / Región

Alemania

Cliente

DB Netz AG

Subcontratista

Objeto protegido

Ferrocarril

Su contacto local

René Müller
   

René Müller

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

Protección contra riesgos naturales
Ingeniería hidráulica
Minería / Túneles
Geobrugg AG,Industriestrasse 21,5200 Brugg / Suiza Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

Correo electrónico

Olivia Sartorius
   

Olivia Sartorius

Protección contra riesgos naturales
Ingeniería hidráulica
Minería / Túneles
Geobrugg AG

Correo electrónico

Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Protección contra riesgos naturales
Ingeniería hidráulica
Minería / Túneles
Geobrugg AG Ticino,Via Brusada 5,6933 Muzzano / Suiza

Correo electrónico