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Retaining Walls

 
  Road Trench, Collombey, 1999 - 2000
   
         
  Overview
Construction of Subterranean Road Trench for Approach to Collombey Tunnel, Collombey Switzerland

 
         
  Type of Work Mandated Contract Amount Duration of Project  
Sheet Steel Retaining Wall
Anchor Tiebacks

$1,700,000 8 Months

 
         
  Client Civil Engineer General Contractor
 
  Department of Transport,
Equipment and the Environment
Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Karakas & Français SA
Av. des Boveresses44
1010 Lausanne, Switzerland

Billieux SA
Martigny and Evêquoz SA
Conthey, Switzerland
 
         
  Principal Quantities
 
 
  Sheet Steel Retaining Wall
470 anchors at 900kN
8-9m free tendon length, 6m sealing length
8 anchors per day (150m) realized




Boissieres Project
Subterranean Road Trench
 
  Soil Type
Fine silty sand, below the
groundwater level

   
 
     
    Boissieres Project
Subterranean Road Trench
Boissieres Project
Subterranean Road Trench
 
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