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Steinschlagschutz - Embalse Chironta 2023

Attenuator ATT-40 from the side, along the road

Steinschlagschutz - Embalse Chironta 2023

The rockfall protection attenuator seen from the road

Steinschlagschutz - Embalse Chironta 2023

Posts height of the attenuator protection system is eight meters

Steinschlagschutz - Embalse Chironta 2023

General view of system location

 
 

Systemlänge

75 m

 

Installationsjahr

2023

Ausgangslage

Several rock cuts were made to construct this reservoir to obtain the necessary geometry for the reservoir and access roads. The generated slopes imply a challenge in terms of natural risks since they are mainly composed of fractured rock. It generated a series of low-energy and high-frequency landslides, which blocked the access roads, risking the operation of the reservoir.

Massnahme

To solve these problems and mitigate risks on the most critical slopes, a rockfall attenuator (ATT-40) was installed. The attenuator mitigates low-energy rockfall from different small streams on the slope and guides them safely to the foot of the slope. In addition to the attenuator, a double curtain mesh (QUAROX, without picture) was installed in another sector of the reservoir’s access road.

Land/Region

Chile

Kunde

Dirección de obras Hidráulicas del Ministerio de Obras Públicas

Geschützte Objekte

Strasse, Infrastruktur

Korrosionsschutz

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Ansprechpartner

Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Uferschutz/Wasserbau
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / USA Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

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Uferschutz/Wasserbau
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,91775 San Gabriel, California / USA

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

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Uferschutz/Wasserbau
Geobrugg North America, LLC,KS 67226 Wichita / USA

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

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Uferschutz/Wasserbau
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,NC 27358 Summerfield / USA

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones,NM 87001 Algodones / USA , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,OR 97302 Salem / USA

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