Slope Engineering Research & Rock Netting Guidance Launch

Have a look at CIRIA's latest industry guidance: Rock slope netting systems C775 and prospect research activities for engineered and natural slopes.

Background
Rock netting systems are a common remedial solution to safeguard against the impact of rock slope failure and progressive degradation. The aim of CIRIA's guidance (C775) is to provide a standardised ‘whole life’ approach to help asset owners develop and refine examination processes by providing details on the asset management aspects of netting systems together with detailed guidance on how to monitor and maintain systems, so that there is greater certainty on the structural integrity of new and existing rock netting systems. The design and specification of rock netting systems can be complex and requires both an understanding of the intact rock, discontinuities and rock mass as well as a practical understanding of the installed behaviour of the rock netting system to rockfall and the environment it is installed in. C775 will seek to clarify these aspects.

Slope face and near surface instabilities, particularly for linear assets, are a mounting concern to those tasked with managing critical infrastructure assets and sustaining vital local infrastructure services for customers, businesses and nearby communities. Uncertainties associated with climate change and extreme weather events mean the application of slope protection and stabilisation systems continue to be widely used while the significant geotechnical risks associated with major infrastructure projects like HS2 will push the boundaries of slope design and management practices. For these reasons CIRIA undertook a series of workshops to identify the type of good practice research that is required by industry to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.  

Hear a detailed overview of CIRIA C775 Rock slope netting systems - design, installation and whole-life management

Meet and ask questions of the author team behind the guidance

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Find out ways of getting involved in future research on engineered and natural slopes

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