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Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger

Engenharia Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Railway dam protected against badgers and other borrowing animals.

Engenharia Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Badger den entrance before the measures. The den entrance is below the railway and has a diameter of around 30 cm.

Engenharia Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Installation of the mesh. Not visible in the picture: In a final step, the mesh was laid in the previously excavated trench, anchored in the ground and then covered over.

Engenharia Hidráulica - Meckenbeuren dam protection against badger 2022

Fixation of the mesh with soil nails and ground anchors

 
 

Ano de instalação

2022

Situação inicial

At the railway embankment (DB line 4500, Meckenbeuren - Kehlen, railway km 189.5+45 to km 190.1+15), measures against badger infestation and the resulting undermining and subsidence had become necessary. In the past, the tracks had already been displaced due to undermining caused by the burrowing of badgers in the railway dam.

Both sides of the embankment had to be protected from future damages.

Descrição

After the existing badgers had been deterred, Geobrugg provided 11´500 m² of TECCO G45/2 to protect the railway against badgers and other borrowing animals. To make sure no badger was trapped inside their den, the mesh was first cut out at the den entrances to ensure the getaway. These openings were provided with a flap to prevent animals from getting back inside the dam. After a few months, the dens were filled with soil and sealed with the TECCO mesh. 

País / Região

Alemanha

Promotor

DB Netz AG

Contratante

Objecto protegido

Caminho de ferro

O seu contacto local

Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

Riscos naturais
Engenharia Hidráulica
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / Estados Unidos Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Riscos naturais
Engenharia Hidráulica
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,91775 San Gabriel, California / Estados Unidos

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Riscos naturais
Engenharia Hidráulica
Geobrugg North America, LLC,KS 67226 Wichita / Estados Unidos

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Riscos naturais
Engenharia Hidráulica
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,NC 27358 Summerfield / Estados Unidos

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