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World premiere in Walenstadt: Geobrugg tests rockfall barrier with double impact for the first time

Rockfalls are increasingly threatening roads, railway lines and settlements – exacerbated by climate change and extreme weather conditions. In order to test protection systems even more realistically, Geobrugg conducted a globally unique test on 1 October 2025: for the first time, a flexible rockfall protection barrier was exposed to two simultaneous impacts – and withstood […]

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12,500 kJ test: The strongest rockfall barrier in the world

Geobrugg has set a new benchmark in rockfall protection: The RXE-12500 barrier withstood a 25-tonne concrete block impacting at 115 km/h and absorbed a record energy of over 12,500 kilojoules. This world first offers new possibilities in rockfall protection. Geobrugg has successfully tested its latest rockfall barrier and achieved unprecedented results. During one of the

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