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Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Train passing under one of the GBE-1000A (for 1000 kJ) rockfall barriers while under going its final inspection.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Evidence of rock fall below the cliffs before any remedial measures were taken. Visible is a normal chain link fence, which has previously been breached leading to track closures.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Cliffs during TECCO® SYSTEM³ stabilization works.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Rope access techniques in use for drilling and installation of the TECCO® SYSTEM³ stabilization.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Cliff area stabilized with the TECCO® SYSTEM³. Rockfalls triggered here could over top the rockfall barriers below.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

GBE-500A (for 500 kJ) rockfall barrier below the cliffs. Note the evidence of small rockfalls already stopped by the barrier.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

GBE-1000A (for 1000 kJ) rockfall barriers during installation. Here you can see the final adjustments to the vertical ropes.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Final checks on GBE-1000A rockfall barrier line. Cliff below stabilized with TECCO® SYSTEM³.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Final adjustments on the GBE-1000A rockfall barrier. This barrier offers unbeatable installation simplicity.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Another line of GBE-1000A rockfall barriers during final inspection.

Protecţia împotriva căderilor de pietre - Samphire Hoe in Dover 2015

Another view of GBE-1000A rockfall barriers during final inspection.

 

Lungime sistem

446 m - 785 m

 

Anul instalării

2015

Situația inițială

The chalk cliffs at Dover form a vital element of the Kent Downs Area of outstanding natural beauty, a nationally important and protected landscape. Samphire Hoe is a new piece of land created by Eurotunnel during the construction of the Channel Tunnel.


Samphire Hoe cutting has a history of rockfall, with previous failures landing on the track.
The design remit was to extend the life of the earthwork such that there is a reduced likelihood of speed restrictions or line closure due to rockfall.


Tactile inspection by Fairhurst revealed the main mechanisms of slope instability to comprise ravelling across the slope face, caused by surface weathering and preferential erosion of weaker chalk horizons, together with more localised toppling, wedge sliding and planar sliding failures of individual blocks.

Descriere

Working alongside Fairhurst - Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers of Glasgow CAN Geotechnical Ltd. undertook the installation of 13 individual Geobrugg rockfall barriers. The GBE range of barriers were chosen for their ease of installation. Their low anchor forces meant shorter anchors with the resultant decrease in drilling time, allowing for a far shorter program.  The strict vertical drop testing and certifications that come with these fences meant that the only choice of supplier was the world leading technology innovator Geobrugg.


Rockfall analysis was undertaken by Fairhurst and the system energy and height were specified from this point forward. In total 785 metres of GBE-500A and 446 metres of GBE-1000A have been installed between Abbotscliffe and Shakespeare Tunnels. The barriers were used in combination with localised areas of Geobrugg high tensile TECCO® SYSTEM³ flexible facing in total 3150 square metres of TECCO® G65/3 and 350 pieces of P33 system spike plates were installed.

Client

Network Rail Ltd.

Antreprenor

CAN Geotechnical Ltd.

Obiect protejat

Calea ferata

Protecţie împotriva coroziunii

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Tehnologie

Fairhurst - Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers

Alte aplicaţii instalate

Stabilizarea pantelor

Contactul dvs. local

Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / Statele Unite Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Central US

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / Statele Unite Sales Director

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