Retaining works and slopes — Matecaña Airport

Retaining works, shotcrete and slope stabilisation protecting the infrastructure of Matecaña Airport, Pereira.

The challenge

Stabilising a slope that supports airport infrastructure allows none of the margin of an ordinary job: if the ground gives way, what fails is not a wall but the operation of an airport. The drainage design received as much attention as the retaining structure, because trapped water is the real cause of most slides.

Scope of works

• Slope shaping and profiling
• Retaining works
• Shotcrete with welded mesh
• Drainage and subdrainage system
• Surface erosion control
• Coordination with airport operations

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Related service

Slope stabilisation

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