myGeobrugg
Systems
Year of installation
2013
Initial situation
In 2012 following a period of havy rainfall a landslide blocked the road tunnel portal (also known as Horn Hill Tunnel), killing two people.
Geology
Sands.
Description
Parson Brinckerhoff used the knowledge of Geobrugg to design a soil nailed solution. In total 4700 m² of TECCO® G65/3 and 800 system spike plates were used to complete the project. TECCO® Sistem was selected as it provided the option of optimisation of nail spacing which on a projecrt of this scale allowed for significant cost and time savings.
Customer
Dorset County Council
Contractor
Raymond Brown Construction Ltd.
Protected object
Road
Corrosion protection
GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING
Engineering
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Other participating companies
CAN Geotechnical Ltd.
Your local contact
Kevin H. Coyle
Regional Manager Northeast
Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / United States
Regional Manager Northeast
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / United States
Regional Manager California
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / United States
Regional Manager Central US
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / United States
Regional Manager Southeast
Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones
, Civil Engineer
General Manager Geobrugg North America
Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / United States
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