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Rockfall Protection - Jeju-do Island 2001

View from the visitor centre up to the cliffs. The cave is located at the base of the rock cliff

Rockfall Protection - Jeju-do Island 2001

Rockfall canopy above the entrance to the cave with the temple inside

Rockfall Protection - Jeju-do Island 2001

View from the top to the rockfall canopy. The transparent structure blends with the rock walls and trees around

Rockfall Protection - Jeju-do Island 2001

Additional two RX-150 rockfall barriers for 1500 kJ protecting the footpath to the temple

 

System length

30 m - 30 m

 

Year of installation

2001

Situation

Jeju-do (also spelled Chejudo) is Korea's largest Island, located well south of the western side of the peninsula.  Above is a panorama of Jeju's natural beauty: under a typically cloudy sky, the 1950 meters high peak of Halla-san dominates its alpine slopes, above jungle-thick coastal forests
transversed by high gushing waterfalls.

The Sanbang-gul (Mountain-Room Cave), high up on the slope (requiring a steep 15-minute climb on stairs) is the only cave-shrine on Jeju, and has long been famous for Buddhist worship. To protect the visitors against rockfalls, a specific solution had to be found.

Description

Geobrugg provided a special roof barrier to protect the entrance into a temple located inside a cave.

Country/Region

Korea (South)

Customer

Seogwipo-si, Jeju

Engineering

Geobrugg Korea Co. Ltd.

Contractor

Geobrugg Korea Co. Ltd.

Protected object

Touristic infrastructure

Corrosion protection

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

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René Müller
   

René Müller

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Olivia Sartorius

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Isacco Toffoletto

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