Passive Mesh Drapes & Netting

When it's not an economical or practical solution to install rockfall barriers or active anchored slope stabilisation mesh systems, passive protections systems such as mesh drapes are commonly used in conjunctions with scaling. The installation of the wire netting, which is anchored at the top, then rolled over slopes and fixed with wire ropes, can be installed rapidly over large areas to mitigate the effects of the trajectory of small bouncing debris.

Mesh drapes can be used in conjunction with more active systems and rockfall barriers too as part of a total mitigation solution. For drapes to be effective, they are required to have good permanent anchor points which can be mechanical platypus systems or grouted anchors at the top to ensure they are not ‘ripped out’ when force is applied to the netting down slope from slides or rockfall, which is a common problem with many installations.

Geovert has installed vast amounts of mesh drapes, utilising EWP’s, cranes and technical roped access for rockfall protection of residential & commercial assets, mine sites, roads and rail networks throughout Australasia.