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Initial situation
The access road to the ESO (European Southern Observatory) in Cerro Armazones, was regularly effected by rockfalls after a seismic event with a magnitude of 6.4 Mw in the region of Antofagas.
Description
The observatory needed a safe transit road. Geobrugg was contacted to propose a solution. Geobrugg's Team from Chile visited the site to deliver a probabilistic hazard analysis to the customer. Geobrugg suggested a GBE-100A-R rockfall barrier (without retaining ropes) be installed.
Customer
ELT- ESO (European Southern Observatory)
Protected object
Road
Corrosion protection
Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING
Engineering
Geobrugg Andina SpA.
Your local contact
Roger Moor
Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein
Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
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