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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Slope stabilization and rockfall protection works with restricted access

Project Overview

 

The slope behind the Victoria University Coastal Ecology Building was adversely affected by the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake sequence shortly after the initial 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake was followed by number of strong aftershocks and combined with wet weather conditions, caused a number of slope failures and rock falls at several locations along the slope behind the building.

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Two main areas were treated, one for rockfall with a 50m long 2m high 500kJ rockfall barrier, and the other for slope instabilities in soil with a mesh system actively tensioned to the face with anchors.

 

Geovert Solution

 

Working collaboratively with the client and the designers at ENGEO initially to undertake some inspections and emergency rock removal  immediately after the event to make safe for the residents and the building over the 2016 Christmas period.

 

When the site was cleared of vegetation, the mesh was installed first and drilling completed through it. This reduced the risk of rockfall from moving plant and equipment around the upper face, keeping our crews and the business operations safe around the site.

 

The rockfall barrier was built at the toe of the rock face to north of the site with an excavator mounted drill. 

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Australia Headquarters

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Block B, Level 1, 

Suite 8 / 247 King St,

Mascot, NSW 2020, 

Australia

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+61 (2) 9700 7975

New Zealand Headquarters

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15 Kaimahi Rd
Wairau Valley
North Shore 0627

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+64 9 837 7808

United States Headquarters

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1919 W Elk Pl
Denver, CO 80211
United States

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+1 720 452 1191

Singapore Headquarters

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80 Robinson Road, #02-00
Singapore 068898

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+65 9640 2997

Asset Integrity Maintenance 

Capabilities:

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Blasting and Painting

Bridge Maintenance

Certified Fall Arrest Anchor Systems

Concrete Condition Inspections

Concrete Repair and Crack Injections

Condition Surveys

Confined Space

Corrosion Management

Fabrication and Welding

Industrial Cleaning and Water Blasting

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Plant Shutdowns

Protective Coatings and Waterproofing

Refractory Maintenance

Rope Access

Rigging and Heavy Lifting

Seismic and Structural Strengthening

Temporary Access Platforms

Avalanche Protection

Capabilities:

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Avalanche barriers and fences

Avalanche towers

Remote avalanche control systems

Snow avalanche protection systems

Snow netting

Basements & Foundations

Capabilities:

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Capping Beams

Ground Anchors

Limited Access Drilling

Micro Piling

Mini Piling

Rock Bolting

Seismic Retrofit

Self Drilled Hollow Bar

Shotcrete

Soil Nails

Temporary Ground Anchors

Timber Pole Walls

Geohazard Mitigation

Capabilities:

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Active Mesh Stabilisation

Debris Flow Barriers

Design and Build

Devegetation

Drill and Blast

Erosion Control

Geotechnical Inspection & Instrumentation

Rockfall Assessments and Investigation

Rockfall Attenuators

Rockfall Barriers

Rockfall Mesh Drapes

Rockfall Modelling

Scaling and Block Removal

Shallow Landslide Barriers

Ground Anchors

Capabilities:

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Ground Anchor Inspection

Ground Anchor Lift Off Test

Permanent Multistrand Ground Anchors

Platipus Anchors

Post Grouted Ground Anchors

Pregrouted Ground Anchors DCP

Removable Ground Anchors

Restressable Ground Anchors

Self Drilled Hollow Bar Anchors

Temporary Multistrand Ground Anchors

Ground Support

Capabilities:

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Active Mesh Stabilisation

Bulk Infil Grouting

Cable Bolts

Drill and Blast

Geotechnical Inspection & Instrumentation

Rockfall Assessments and Investigation

Highwall Stabilisation

Longwall Stabilisation

Portal Protection

Rock Bolting

Rockfall Barriers

Rockfall Mesh Drapes

Rockfall Modelling

Scaling and Block Removal

Retaining Structures

Capabilities:

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Active Mesh Stabilisation

Design and Build

Drill and Blast

Geotechnical Inspection & Instrumentation

Rock Bolting

Rock Bolting

Rockfall Attenuators

Rockfall Barriers

Rockfall Mesh Drapes

Rockfall Modelling

Scaling and Block Removal

Rockfall Protection

Capabilities:

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Active Mesh Stabilisation

Design and Build

Drill and Blast

Geotechnical Inspection & Instrumentation

Rock Bolting

Rock Bolting

Rockfall Attenuators

Rockfall Barriers

Rockfall Mesh Drapes

Rockfall Modelling

Scaling and Block Removal

Rope Access

Capabilities:

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Emergency Response

Geotechnical Instrumentation

Supervised Inspections

Slope Stabilisation

Capabilities:

 

Active Mesh Stabilisation

Devegetation

Erosion Control

Ground Support

Retaining Walls

Rock Bolting

Scaling and Block Removal

Shotcrete

Soil Nails

Tunnelling

Capabilities:

 

Canopy Tubes

Ground Anchors

Injection Grouting

Portal Protection

Rock Bolting

Shotcrete

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