myGeobrugg
Systems
Year of installation
2020
Initial situation
The 9 de Julio thermal power plant is located in an old quarry, which emerged when rocks for the construction of the breakwaters of the city were extracted. The blasting of the rock left vertical slopes with a height of 20 meters - they show continuous rockfalls. A few meters from these slopes, there is a gas pipeline and a fuel oil pipeline feeding the boiler of this plant.
Geology
Fragmented sandstone.
Description
After several rockfalls events and with the aim of preserving the integrity of these gas and fuel oil pipelines, a protection system was implemented. The closest 30 linear meters of slope to these pipelines were intervened, installing a drape system.
Country/Region
Argentina
Customer
Contractor
Protected object
Infrastructure
Corrosion protection
GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING
Your local contact
René Müller
Country Manager Western Switzerland
Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Monitoring
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