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Slope Protection

2010-2020

DURRËS - WESTERN ALBANIA - Albania

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNICATIONS ALBANIA

BECHTEL-ENKA JOINT VENTURE

ALBANIA DRAHT / MACCAFERRI

MIXED RSS FOR THE RRESHEN-KALIMASH HIGHWAY

Problem

The 103 km long motorway is a key connection between Durres Port, Albania’s primary harbour on the Adriatic Sea and Kosovo. Journey times of between six and ten hours will be reduced to two by this new road and the new route will serve to stimulate the economy in Albania’s North Eastern region. Due to the mountainous topography of the area, many sections of the motorway run alternately through large steep embankment fill sections and slope cuts, with soil reinforcement, rock-fall protection, erosion control and revegetation measures required. The availability of large quantities of rock fills generated by the slope excavations made the choice of embankment fills a more cost effective alternative to the construction of viaducts. Of the 70 retaining walls required, those up to 15m high were constructed of concrete. However, the 30 walls over 15m high were designed as reinforced soil structures to re-use site won fill and reduce the visual impact.

Solution

Bechtel-Enka brought in geotechnical specialists, Officine Maccaferri in a partnership arrangement to provide engineering design solutions for the walls. Maccaferri’s responsibility encompassed the design assistance, structural calculations and construction drawings for the 30 walls. For 20 of the walls, Maccaferri also provided supervision and construction management through its local partner Albania Draht. The 30 composite reinforced soil structures have a total facing surface area of more than 35,000 m2, with the maximum wall overall height of 40 m. The walls, where a steep (84°) facing was required, have been constructed using a hybrid reinforced soil system, combining two Maccaferri products; -Terramesh® System, a double-twisted steel wire mesh unit which forms structures with the aesthetics of gabions but with the reassurance of soil reinforcement -ParaLink® 300, a high strength polyester geogrid (primary reinforcement). The ParaLink was spaced at 1 or 2m vertical centres depending upon the design requirement. These walls are among the highest of their type constructed anywhere.

Used Products

MacArmour & SteelGrid
MacArmour & SteelGrid
MacArmour Το MacArmour είναι ένα 2-σε-1 προϊόν που συνδυάζει μια ομοιογενή δομή χαλύβδινων συρματόσχοινων δύο κΔείτε
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MacMat R
MacMat R
Ο οπλιμένος γεωτάπητας είναι σύνθετο υλικό στο οποίο ένας τρισδιάστατος τάπητας ενσωματώνεται σε οπλισμό από πλέγμα διπλής πλέξης ή από γεωσυνθετικό γΔείτε
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Μονο-αξονικά Γεωπλέγματα
Μονο-αξονικά Γεωπλέγματα
Paragrid™ WAn enhanced high performance knitted geogrid characterized by a very high modulus and the lowest reduction factors. DesiΔείτε
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Δυναμικοί Φράκτες Ανάσχεσης Βραχοπτώσεων
Δυναμικοί Φράκτες Ανάσχεσης Βραχοπτώσεων
Οι φράκτες ανάσχεσης βραχοπτώσεων της Maccaferri (ή οι φράκτες Catch) είναι σχεδιασμένοι για να συγκρατούν βράχους και βραχόλιθους που πέφτουν πριν καΔείτε
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Terramesh
Terramesh
Όσον αφορά τη κατασκευή δομών Μηχανικά Σταθεροποιημένης Γης (MSE) και Ενισχυμένων Εδαφικών Πρανών (RSS) η σειρά Terramesh® της Maccaferri περιλαμβάΔείτε
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