In certain rockfall hazard situations, it may not be practical to install rockfall drapery protection or surface stabilization mesh, due to technical, topographic, access or economic issues. In these cases, Maccaferri’s Rockfall Barrier is an optimum solution to intercept and stop falling rocks at various sizes and other falling debris and protect the infrastructure works and roads underneath.
How our dynamic rockfall barriers work
Our rockfall barriers feature a unique, compression braking system. This energy absorption device is a simple, yet effective mechanism because it maintains performance throughout the entire design life of the structure. Unlike traditional ‘friction brake’ devices, our compression tube brake is very easy to visually inspect by our clients’ maintenance engineers as it progressively crushes as the fence is impacted. It also does not become clogged with grit or corrosion over the life of the fence, which could potentially reduce the effectiveness of the barrier under impact.
