{"id":9708,"date":"2022-05-31T04:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maccaferri-stage.softecspa.it\/asia\/?p=9708"},"modified":"2023-07-25T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:46:40","slug":"maccaferri-rockfall-protection-system-for-sydney-trains-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccaferri-stage.softecspa.it\/asia\/articoli\/maccaferri-rockfall-protection-system-for-sydney-trains-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccaferri Rockfall protection system for Sydney Trains network\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-mac-container-block box-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"container content-paragraph box-container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12 col-xxl-12\"><div class=\"content-txt\"><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A 96 m long x 2.5 m high Maccaferri flexible high energy Rockfall barrier system was installed to mitigate the rockfall hazards along the Illawarra Line to safeguard human lives and infrastructures.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Illawarra Line is a commuter railway line in the southern suburbs of Sydney and is a part of the Sydney Trains network. The line was constructed in the 1880s to Wollongong to take advantage of agricultural and\u202fmining potentials in the Illawarra area. It is the first railway in New South Wales to run electric train services.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fBetween Km. 66.256 and Km. 66.590 of the rail track, a rockfall barrier was chosen as the most appropriate solution to protect the rail infrastructure and users. This stretch of the railway line was identified as a high-risk area due to the presence of very large and fragmented boulders in the adjacent cut slopes.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fGround Stabilisation Systems were contracted by Sydney Trains to install a 96 m long x 2.5 m high Maccaferri\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maccaferri-stage.softecspa.it\/asia\/products\/rockfall-barriers\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rockfall Barrier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fsystem near the Coledale Train Station to protect the line from future rock fall events.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fThe Rockfall Barrier are supplied in a \u2018kit form\u2019 for easy installation. All components are provided in the kit, includes prefabricated wire rope mesh panels, posts, base plates, brakes, cables, anchors and other related accessories. Maccaferri is capable of supplying dynamic rockfall barriers with energy capacities ranging from 35 kJ to 9000 kJ.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geofabrics.co\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Maccaferri distributor in Australia, supplied the rockfall barrier in February 2022. The barrier is capable to withstand an impact up to 250 kJ. The project was completed over three weekend shut periods, utilising specialist drilling equipment and qualified rope access personal.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fThis project is one of the winners of the March Geofabrics &amp; Maccaferri photo competition.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/geofabrics-australasia-pty-ltd_slopesandwalls-rockfall-maccaferri-activity-6919068867159879680-jTma?utm_source=linkedin_share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fto read about it.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fFor more information,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maccaferri-stage.softecspa.it\/asia\/contact-us\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">please\u202fcontact us<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockfall Barrier was used to protect and arrest falling rocks and boulders near the Coledale Train Station <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":51891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-9708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articoli","category-news","tag-rockfall-barriers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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