Kalpetran

Rockfall shoring

  • Client: Municipality of Embd
  • Construction Manager / Reference Person: IBR Ingenieurbüro GmbH
  • Construction Foreman: Celine Ludi
  • Machinist: Demiri Besir
  • Construction time: May 2023 - September 2023
  • Construction costs: 0.75 million 

Technical specifications:

  • 155m construction routes
  • Dam center north:
  • 930m³ excavation
  • 2'700t block throw    
  • 580 m³ fill material
  • North dam:
  • 3'140m³ excavation
  • 2'560 m³ fill material
  • 1'000m² TerraMur facing surfaces
  • 12'000m² transverse and longitudinal reinforcement geosynthetics embankment
  • 5'400m² application of embankment

Object description:

The project comprises the raising and optimization of two existing earth dams near the village of Kalpetran. The middle north dam was raised with a block throw and the north dam was raised with TerraMur.

Special requirements:

  • Access roads to the north dam with a tracked dumper Slope of the construction road up to 30% gradient

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