Rockfall Protection
OLT VALLEY, KM 198+000 -226+000, RO
OLT VALLEY, KM 198+000 - 226+000Rockfall Protection
Project Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000Street National Road no. 7 - DN7Zip code 245601Place Căciulata - Brezoi, DN7, Olt ValleyCountry/Region Romania
Year of installation 2009
Customer Compania Naţională de Administrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere (C.N.A.I.R.) –Directia Regionala de Drumuri si Poduri Craiova (D.R.D.P.)
Engineering Institut de Proiectări pentru Transporturi Auto, Navale și Aeriene (I.P.T.A.N.A.)București
Contractor Sächsische Bau GmbH Dresden Germany, Sibiu BranchOther participating companies AlpConstruct – Vâlcea
Initial situation National road no. 7 (DN7) is one of the most important routes through theCarpathian Mountains, with heavy traffic. The Olt River runs parallel to the DN7with high mountains, directly next to the road. In winter and spring rockfallsoccur regularly. Also with unstable slopes, torrents and avalanches the risk ofaccidents was high.
This project was originally developed with five concrete canopies for rockfallprotection. Due to costs and other restrictions, a modern solution using hightensile steel wire was chosen. After further investigation, 23 dangerous areaswere found and had to be protected using two types of protection systems:active and passive.
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Description
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As passive protection measures, AXI and RXI rockfall barriers with dynamiccapacity ranging from 500 to 3000 kJ were chosen for the following sectors:
1. km 198+523.72 - 198+571.00RXI-050
capacity: 500 kJlength: 20 mheight: 2.5 m
2. km 200+166 - 200+193RXI-200
capacity: 2.000 kJlength: 30 mheight: 6 m
3. km 200+207 - 200+219RXI-200
capacity: 2.000 kJlength: 30 mheight: 6 m
4. km 201+384 - 200+427RXI-300
capacity: 3.000 kJlength: 50 mheight: 6 m
5. km 206+004 - 206+034RXI-100 and RXI-300
capacity: 1000 and 3000 kJlength: 25 m and 30 mheight 5 m and 6 m
See also the other projects of the Olt Valley.
Protected object Road, Railway
Other installed applications Slope Protection, Debris Flow & Shallow Landslide Protection
Corrosion protection Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING ®
Energy absorption capacity 2000 kJ, 3000 kJ, 500 kJ, 1000 kJ
System height 2.5 m, 5.0 m, 6.0 mSystem length 25 m - 120 m
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
Two lines of the 6 m high rockfall barriertype RXI-200 and the protected road DN7
During final installation works at the 5 mhigh RXI-200 rockfall barrier
Geobrugg RXI systems offer fast andsimple installation what is highlyappreciated by contractors
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
The 6 m high rockfall barrier type RXI-200during installation without trafficinterruption
The 6 m high rockfall barrier type RXI-200after installation
The same, 120 m long RXI-200 rockfallbarrier one year after installation -perfectly integrated in the nature
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
RXI-200 rockfall barrier anchored directlyin the rock face - special solution withoutborder post
The 5 m high rockfall barrier type RXI-100from another side of the Olt River
This RXI-100 rockfall barrier is also aprotection against debris flow
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
The RXI-200 rockfall barrier which wastested on site
RXI-200 rockfall barrier direct rockconnection and TECCO® SYSTEM³stabilization
The same, on site tested, RXI-200 rockfallbarrier and TECCO® SYSTEM³ as mix ofpassive and active solutions
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
The same, on site tested, RXI-200 rockfallbarrier and TECCO® SYSTEM³ one yearafter installation visible from the otherside of the Olt River
5 m high RXI-100 rockfall barrier withrockface connection and SPIDER® S4-230high tensile net fixing the big rock blockson the slope
Another area with RXI-200 rockfallbarrier and TECCO® SYSTEM³ as mix ofpassive and active solutions
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
Again RXI-200 rockfall barrier andTECCO® SYSTEM³ - here the barrierprotects also against debris flow
View of the situation through the hightensile ROCCO® ringnet
Rockfall Protection | Olt Valley, km 198+000 - 226+000, RO /
For questions please contact our Geobrugg specialist at your side
Kamal Khodja, MSc.Project Specialist Eastern CanadaPhone +1 514 862 4636
[email protected] | www.geobrugg.comA company of the BRUGG Group | Certified to ISO 9001
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