GERMAN RAILWAY HOHER STEIN, DE

Rockfall Protection
GERMAN RAILWAY HOHER
STEIN, DE
GERMAN RAILWAY HOHER STEIN
Rockfall Protection
Project
Place
Country/Region
German Railway Hoher Stein
Dresden Werdau
Germany
Year of installation
2012
Customer
Engineering
DB Netz AG, South-East Region
Dr. Spang Ingenieurgesellschaft für Bauwesen, Geologie und Umwelttechnik
Description
Due to the terrain, a change in alignment of over 30° was required near the
midpoint of fence IV. Usually, this is done using intermediate retaining ropes.
However, as the ground falls away almost vertically down to the Weisseritz river
where it meets the fence, a standard solution was not an option. The solution was
to use a strut. What made this situation unique was the height (5m) and absorption
energy (1,500kJ) of the fence. The strut length had to be modified due to the
characteristics of the terrain so as not to prevent the fence from functioning
properly (dynamic system). In addition, the posts had to be flown in by helicopter
as the construction site was difficult to access.
Protected object
Systems
Railway
RXI-100, RXI-150
Energy absorption capacity
1000 kJ
System height
System length
3.0 m, 4.0 m, 5.0 m
30 m - 70 m
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For questions please contact our Geobrugg specialist at your side:
Eberhard Gröner
Project Manager North-West Germany, Regional Manager UK
Phone +41 71 466 81 57
Mobile +41 79 421 17 01
Eberhard.Groener@geobrugg.com
Geobrugg AG
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