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Hydropowerplant Chile I

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

The barrier and the protected area

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

During installation

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

Final installation works

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

Final installation works

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

View on the protected tunnel entrance

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

Lateral view on the RXE-1000 barrier

Protezione da caduta massi - Hydropowerplant Chile I 2016

Protected area, barrier in the background

 

Sistemi

 

Lunghezza del sistema

120 m

 

Anno di installazione

2016

Situazione iniziale

In the area of the portal of the VA2 tunnel of the Alto Maipo project, rockfalls caused damage to the surrounding infrastructure and interruptions in operations. It was urgently necessary to find a solution that would allow working in a safe manner.

Descrizione

To retain rocks up to 1000 kJ of energy, Geobrugg proposed the construction of an RXE-1000 rockfall barrier with the following characteristics.

  •     Height:5 meters
  •     Post spacing: 10 meters
  •     Anchors to the mount: 4 meters long
  •     Anchors in the plate, subjected to compression: 4 meters
  •     Anchors in the plate, subjected to traction: 3 meters
  •     Anchors edge: 5 meters
  •     120 linear meters

Engineering and placement of the barriers were carried out by Swiss company Geotest.

Paese / Regione

Chile

Cliente

Proyecto hidroelectrico Alto Maipo

Progettazione:

Geotest

Contraente:

Incolur

Oggetto protetto

Costruzione, Cava / Miniera, Infrastrutture

Protezione dalla corrosione

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Il contatto locale

Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Acting General Manager North America / Sales Manager California and Nevada

Sistemi contro il dissesto idrogeologico
DPC per l’industria e l’edilizia
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,91775 San Gabriel, California / Stati Uniti Acting General Manager North America / Sales Manager California and Nevada

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Bryant Jackson
 

Bryant Jackson

Regional Sales Manager Northeast

Sistemi contro il dissesto idrogeologico
DPC per l’industria e l’edilizia
Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones,87001 Algadones / Stati Uniti Regional Sales Manager Northeast

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Rocky Mountains / Central USA

Sistemi contro il dissesto idrogeologico
DPC per l’industria e l’edilizia
Geobrugg North America, LLC,KS 67226 Wichita / Stati Uniti Regional Manager Rocky Mountains / Central USA

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Robert Long
 

Robert Long

Regional Sales Manager Southeast

Sistemi contro il dissesto idrogeologico
DPC per l’industria e l’edilizia
Geobrugg North America, LLC,24905 Winterberry LN,60585 Plainfield / Stati Uniti Regional Sales Manager Southeast

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Regional Sales Manager Pacific Northwest and Hawaii

Sistemi contro il dissesto idrogeologico
DPC per l’industria e l’edilizia
Geobrugg North America, LLC,2050 Timber St S,OR 97302 Salem / Stati Uniti Regional Sales Manager Pacific Northwest and Hawaii

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