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5000 kJ Rockfall Gallery

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The rockfall gallery Class 8 - 5000kJ is a system designed to protect road/rail infrastructures against impacts with kinetic energy up to 5000 kJ. The rockfall gallery is a precast reinforced concrete structure and it's composed by  Π Pi Box 140 elements that are installed one near the other, following the road/railway line. The elements act as colllaborating formworkfor the ribbed slab, under the dissipating coverage.

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5000kJ Rockfall Gallery 5000kJ Rockfall Gallery - Geometry
Comparison of the cantilever system with a traditional shelter
5000kJ Rockfall Gallery - 3D View


Available Documentation

icon Designing Rockfall Galleries - The New Approach
icon Rockfall Gallery 5000 kJ eLLe 50 - Technical Specifications
icon Dynamic Behaviour of Rockfall Shelters (F.Calvetti rocexs2011)

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