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Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Completed GBE-500A-R (for 500 kJ) rockfall barrier

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Example of the rockfall on site

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Staking out GBE-500A-R rockfall barrier

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Ground plates anchors drilling works. For GBE type barriers the lightest equipment is sufficient

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

GBE-500A-R posts already in place. Visible mesh opening (which was previously posts pre-assembled)

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Details of GBE-500A-R rockfall barrier post anchoring. Visible installation simplicity

Rockfall Protection - Craigforth near Stirling 2010

Side view of a completed GBE-500A-R barrier. Visible lack of upslope retaining ropes

 

System length

300 m - 300 m

 

Year of installation

2010

Initial situation

The car park of the site is occasionally struck by small rockfall from crags that form the boundary of the site.

Description

To protect the car park and building on the site from damage a continuning process of assesment and mitigation is on going.  To date GBE-500A-R and GBE-100A-R rockfall barriers have been built on site with further fences planned for upcoming years.

Customer

Prudential Financial Inc.

Contractor

BAM Ritchies / BAM Nuttal Ltd.

Protected object

Road, Building

Corrosion protection

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Engineering

BAM Ritchies / FES FM Ltd.

Your local contact

Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / United States Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / United States Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Central US

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / United States Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / United States Regional Manager Southeast

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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 , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / United States Sales Director

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