ROCK FALLS ON ROADS. DEVELOPMENT OF STUDY METHODS
EBOULEMENTS ROCHEUX SUR LES ROUTES - MISE AU POINT DES METHODES D'ETUDES
THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP PREVENTIVE AND/OR PROTECTIVE METHODS TO HELP PROJECT ENGINEERS AND ROAD OPERATORS TO ENSURE GREATER SAFETY FOR ROAD USERS AGAINST ROCK FALL RISKS. IN 1979 IT IS PROPOSED TO CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATIONS STARTED WITHIN THE WORKING GROUP FOR CLIFFS, ESPECIALLY: MAPPING OF RISKS SO AS TO PINPOINT THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION; PREVENTIVE DEVICES: ANCHORAGE AND PROTECTIVE NETS FOR SLOWING DOWN FALLS; METHODOLOGY OF SPECIFIC STUDIES USED ON SITES WHERE ROCK FALLS OCCURRED; VERY HIGH ROCK SLOPES FOR NEW ROAD PROJECTS OR WIDENING OF ROADS: PROBLEMS RELATED TO ROCK EXTRACTION AND SLOPE GEOMETRY.
Language
- French
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD 1-09-51-9
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Sponsor Organizations:
MINISTERE DES TRANSPORTS (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT)
AVENUE DU PRESIDENT KENNEDY 32
PARIS CEDEX 16, France F-75775MINISTERE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU CADRE DE VIE (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE)
BOULEVARD SAINT GERMAIN 244
PARIS CEDEX 16, France F-75775 -
Project Managers:
CHAMPETIER DE RIBES, G
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Performing Organizations:
LABORATOIRES DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES - ROAD AND BRIDGE LABORATORIES
BOULEVARD LEFEBVRE 58
PARIS CEDEX 15, France F-75732 - Start Date: 19790000
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: ITRD F500876
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Anchorages; Chemical analysis; Landslides; Layout; Maps; Prevention; Research projects; Rock mechanics; Rocks; Slopes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Extraction (Chemistry)
- ITRD Terms: 3420: Anchorage; 7171: Extraction; 4029: Landslide; 2885: Layout; 4074: Map; 9149: Prevention; 8557: Research project; 4154: Rock; 5757: Rock mechanics; 2831: Slope (terrain)
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I43: Rock Mechanics; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01291822
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD 1-09-51-9
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 2:54AM