TWO NEW METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OF AND PROTECTION FROM FALLING ROCK MASSES ONTO BUILT UP AREAS AND ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

DUE NUOVI METODI DI PREVENZIONE E PROTEZIONE DALLA CADUTTA DI MASSE ROCCIOSE SU CENTRI ABITATI ED OPERE CIVILI

This article describes and illustrates the work carried out at the "Parete delle Caviate" wall (height 120 M) of Mount San Martino near Lecco, Italy, to prevent the fall of rock masses onto the built up area below. Large unstable masses (of some thousands of cubic metres) were rendered safe by being cemented to the wall with high-strength epoxy resin mortar, and highly deformable steel mesh barriers were erected as a protection against the fall of smaller rocks onto roads and engineering structures. The barriers were successfully tested by the dislodging of hundreds of smaller rocks some cubic metres in size. /TRRL/

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  Permanent International Assoc of Road Congresses

  Via Andreani 4
  Milan,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Franzetti, S
  • Luraschi, D
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 509-524
• Serial:
  • Strade
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0373-2916

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Epoxy resins; Landslides; Mortar; Mountains; Prevention; Rocks; Steel; Steel wire fabrics; Wire mesh
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Geographic Terms: Italy
• ITRD Terms: 7468: Epoxy resin; 8051: Italy; 4029: Landslide; 3470: Mesh; 4048: Mountain; 9149: Prevention; 4154: Rock; 4542: Steel
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I43: Rock Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM