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Rockfall Protection

Turkey's Innovative Geotechnical and Infrastructure Engineering Company

Rock and stone falls are natural disasters that can cause serious loss of life and property, especially in sloped terrains, mountainous regions, and road cuttings. Engineering works against these risks are critically important both to ensure people’s safety and to guarantee uninterrupted service of infrastructure projects.

Atlas Geo offers effective, long-lasting, and environmentally compatible protection solutions against rock and stone falls using systems that comply with international standards.

Protection systems against rock and stone falls are used in different geographies and project types:

Road and Railway Cuttings: Active and passive protection systems against potential rock falls along roadsides.
Slope Stabilization Projects: Stabilization of soil and rock masses in sloped terrains.
Tunnel Entrances and Exits: Minimizing rock fall risk in tunnel portal areas.
Sloped Areas Near Residential Areas: Installation of barrier and net systems to ensure the safety of housing and facilities.
Industrial and Mining Areas: Protection of personnel and equipment safety in open pit mines and construction sites.

The main systems used for protection against rock and stone falls are:

1. Stone and Rock Retention Nets (Mesh Systems)

Function: Prevents rock fragments from breaking off and falling or keeps them under control.
Usage Areas: Cutting slopes, steep cliffs, steeply inclined areas.

2. Energy-Absorbing Rock Barriers

Function: Stops freely falling rock masses by absorbing their energy.
Usage Areas: Roadsides, fronts of residential areas, mining sites.

3. Slope Protection and Reinforcement Systems

Function: Provides active stabilization. The integrity of the slope is preserved with steel cables, anchors, and geotextile reinforcements.
Usage Areas: High slopes, loose rock formations.

4. Rock Catching and Trap Systems

Function: Ensures that falling rock pieces are collected in a certain area and their movement is controlled.
Usage Areas: Narrow valleys, tunnel entrances, transportation corridors.

5. Geotextile and Geocomposite Reinforcements

Function: Helps protect the slope surface, prevent erosion, and support plant growth.
Usage Areas: Light slopes and soil-layered surfaces.

Increased Safety Provides maximum security for human life, infrastructure projects, and properties.
Energy-Absorbing Solutions Structural damages are prevented by controlled absorption of the kinetic energy of freely falling rock pieces.
Quick and Flexible Application Fast installation on site through modular systems and easy adaptation to different terrain conditions.
Nature-Compatible Design Rock retention nets and passive barriers can be integrated in a way that preserves the appearance of the natural landscape.
Low Maintenance Cost Operates with low maintenance requirements for many years thanks to the use of durable materials.
Environmental Protection Environmental impacts are minimized by also providing landslide and erosion control.

Safe Solutions Against Rock and Stone Falls: Atlas Geo

With Atlas Geo expertise, you can secure both human life and critical infrastructure projects against the risk of rock and stone falls.