Maccaferri’s prototype P650 rockfall barrier was successfully tested at Fonzaso test centre in Rocciatori in Italy. The mesh was tested with a 16 metric ton (over 36 kip) concrete block dropped from a height of 38 m (125 feet) to generate 6,500 kJ of kinetic energy. After the mesh had stretched, a smaller 2.2 metric ton block was dropped at the same location to prove the system can cope with more than one rockfall at a given location without failure. [Source: New Civil Engineer. Image: NCE]
The latest Geobruug newsletter talked about the variety of rockfall mitigation solutions they have installed at the Kanmantoo open pit mine in Australia in recent years. Those include flexible rockfall barriers, anchored mesh, rockfall attenuators, […]
The Sumela Monastery in the Trabzon Province of Turkey dates to about 386 AD. This iconic building of great historical and cultural significance was founded by Greek Orthodox monks but has been an object of […]
This kind of thing is like geo-porn for some of us! You might want to turn down or mute your speakers though, the background music is a little jarring at first. [Source: Maccaferri YouTube Channel. […]
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