Abstract In order to protect residents in the Laugneri residential area from block slips and landslides, the municipality of Weggis has implemented a novel protective structure on steep terrain as part of its natural hazards master plan. Potential dynamic impacts are absorbed by the reinforced earth protective dam and transferred to the stable rock substrate […]
Project: Property protection “Haus Kliffende”, Kampen/Sylt (planning/construction 1990; monitoring until 2000)Editorial preparation by Naue: 2025 Coastal protection on Sylt: Geotextile sand cushions were installed at Haus Kliffende as a flexible, environmentally friendly second line of defence against storm surges and remained functional even after severe winter storms. Abstract Coastal protection on Sylt The “Haus Kliffende
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Introduction Geotextiles used as filters must be dimensioned in such a way that the soil to be filtered is protected from erosion, the load-bearing grain structure is kept stable, the passage of fine grains is only permitted to a non-critical extent so that clogging – the accumulation of fine material on the filter – is
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Introduction Many dam walls at river power stations were built several decades ago and now need to be upgraded and raised due to increased flood protection requirements. Dam walls are usually raised by widening them on the air side, which in many cases requires a comparatively large amount of land and encroachment on the air-side
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Two practical examples are used to explain waterproofing with plastic sealing membranes and the use of geosynthetics. The new section of the A 72 motorway south of Leipzig runs over challenging subsoil with problematic geology. The area is a landscape left behind by lignite mining in the 20th century – surrounded by partially filled former
Introduction At the end of the 1980s, a new landfill site was needed in the district of Bad Kissingen, as the Arnshausen landfill site that had been in operation until then was almost completely filled. A quarry in the immediate vicinity of the old landfill site, where shell limestone had been mined for gravel since
Introduction Tailings dams are mining waste dumps where the products of mineral extraction are deposited. These residues consist of fine-grained material and are usually deposited hydraulically. In principle, these processing residues can be generated in the energy sector (e.g. ash) or in the mineral extraction industry (gold). Neglected for decades, the industry's attitude towards tailings
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1. Scope and principles The guideline "836.4107 Construction in water protection areas" is a continuation of the previously applicable regulation "836.0509 Water protection and soil protection". The new guideline takes into account the advancing state of the art and the further developed legal basis. Thematically, this guideline is related to guideline "836 Planning, constructing and
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GEG Limited Liability Company Landfill I: The oldest section of what later became the "Halle-Künsebeck Central Landfill" was filled with domestic and commercial waste from 1966 to 1982. The Halle-Künsebeck I and II landfills are located in quarried limestone pits on the southern ridge of the Teutoburg Forest. To the north, east and west, the
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Introduction In addition to the recommendations for the design and calculation of earth structures reinforced with geosynthetics – EBGEO of the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering (DGGT) (DGGT), the information sheet on the use of geosynthetics in earthworks for road construction (M Geok E), which has been developed since 1995 under the leadership of the
