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Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Train passing under one of the GBE-1000A (for 1000 kJ) rockfall barriers while under going its final inspection.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Evidence of rock fall below the cliffs before any remedial measures were taken. Visible is a normal chain link fence, which has previously been breached leading to track closures.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Cliffs during TECCO® SYSTEM³ stabilization works.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Rope access techniques in use for drilling and installation of the TECCO® SYSTEM³ stabilization.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Cliff area stabilized with the TECCO® SYSTEM³. Rockfalls triggered here could over top the rockfall barriers below.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

GBE-500A (for 500 kJ) rockfall barrier below the cliffs. Note the evidence of small rockfalls already stopped by the barrier.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

GBE-1000A (for 1000 kJ) rockfall barriers during installation. Here you can see the final adjustments to the vertical ropes.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Final checks on GBE-1000A rockfall barrier line. Cliff below stabilized with TECCO® SYSTEM³.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Final adjustments on the GBE-1000A rockfall barrier. This barrier offers unbeatable installation simplicity.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Another line of GBE-1000A rockfall barriers during final inspection.

Ochrona przed obrywami skalnymi - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Another view of GBE-1000A rockfall barriers during final inspection.

 

Zastosowane systemy

 

Dlugosc systemu od

446 m - 785 m

 

Rok Instalacji / Montazu

2015

Sytuacja początkowa

The chalk cliffs at Dover form a vital element of the Kent Downs Area of outstanding natural beauty, a nationally important and protected landscape. Samphire Hoe is a new piece of land created by Eurotunnel during the construction of the Channel Tunnel.


Samphire Hoe cutting has a history of rockfall, with previous failures landing on the track.
The design remit was to extend the life of the earthwork such that there is a reduced likelihood of speed restrictions or line closure due to rockfall.


Tactile inspection by Fairhurst revealed the main mechanisms of slope instability to comprise ravelling across the slope face, caused by surface weathering and preferential erosion of weaker chalk horizons, together with more localised toppling, wedge sliding and planar sliding failures of individual blocks.

Opis zastosowanego rozwiazania

Working alongside Fairhurst - Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers of Glasgow CAN Geotechnical Ltd. undertook the installation of 13 individual Geobrugg rockfall barriers. The GBE range of barriers were chosen for their ease of installation. Their low anchor forces meant shorter anchors with the resultant decrease in drilling time, allowing for a far shorter program.  The strict vertical drop testing and certifications that come with these fences meant that the only choice of supplier was the world leading technology innovator Geobrugg.


Rockfall analysis was undertaken by Fairhurst and the system energy and height were specified from this point forward. In total 785 metres of GBE-500A and 446 metres of GBE-1000A have been installed between Abbotscliffe and Shakespeare Tunnels. The barriers were used in combination with localised areas of Geobrugg high tensile TECCO® SYSTEM³ flexible facing in total 3150 square metres of TECCO® G65/3 and 350 pieces of P33 system spike plates were installed.

Inwestor

Network Rail Ltd.

Wykonawca

CAN Geotechnical Ltd.

Chroniony Objekt

Railway

Ochrona przeciwerozyjna

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Projektant

Fairhurst - Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers

Inne zainstalowane aplikacje

Stabilizacja skarp

Osoba kontaktowa na miejscu

Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Nżynieria hydrauliczna
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / USA Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Nżynieria hydrauliczna
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / USA Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Central US

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Nżynieria hydrauliczna
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / USA Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Nżynieria hydrauliczna
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / USA Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

Zagrożeniami naturalnymi
Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / USA Sales Director

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