ROCKFALL MITIGATION MEASURES ON HILLSIDE – GULABKOTI, UTTARAKHAND

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Surface Strengthening and Support

2022

ALONG NH-58, CHAMOLI DISTRICT - UTTARAKHAND - India

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.(NHIDCL)

ROCKFALL MITIGATION MEASURES ON HILLSIDE – GULABKOTI, UTTARAKHAND

Problem

Gulabkoti village is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state, India. It is 18-km away from Joshimath town. Due to presence of highly jointed and fractured rock, the hill-slopes are prone to rock-fall. The site studied is along NH-58 on the banks…

Solution

The selection of system had to be resilient to critical joints, road widening requirement, subsurface water, high seismic forces, and steep topography. In order to counter the steepness of valley slope for widening of road, the feasible option was partly…

Used Products

MacArmour & SteelGrid
MacArmour & SteelGrid
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