{"id":4550,"date":"2012-03-28T07:31:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T07:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2012-03-28T07:31:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T07:31:05","slug":"retaining-wall-failure-in-austria-and-large-scale-wash-outs-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/03\/28\/retaining-wall-failure-in-austria-and-large-scale-wash-outs-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Retaining wall failure in Austria and large-scale wash-outs in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two recent interesting landslide related news stories to highlight:<\/p>\n

A fatal retaining wall failure in Austria<\/h2>\n

First, thanks to David Bressan via Twitter, for highlighting this one.\u00a0 Last Tuesday a remarkable retaining wall failure occurred on the A13 Autobahn (motorway) at Sch\u00f6nberg.\u00a0 A landslide, apparently triggered by snowmelt, overturned a large retaining wall, which fell onto the carriageway.\u00a0 Unfortunately it fell onto a truck, killing the driver:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.oe24.at\/oesterreich\/chronik\/tirol\/Unfall-auf-der-Brennerautobahn-Beton-Mauerteile-begraben-Lkw-BILDER-VIDEO\/60160925#textBegin<\/p><\/div>\n

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Details (in German) and more images can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a really unusual event.\u00a0 Failures of heavily engineered structures on roads with very high design standards are not common.\u00a0 I would be interested to hear more details about the causes of this tragic event.<\/p>\n

Wash-outs on the Napier to Gisborne rail line<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, reader Errolwi highlighted an interesting article about wash-outs<\/a> on the railway line between Napier and Gisborne in New Zealand, which also occurred last week during heavy rainfall.\u00a0 There were three such events in a three kilometre stretch:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/dominion-post\/news\/6645729\/Napier-Gisborne-rail-line-washed-away<\/p><\/div>\n

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The article suggests that the line has two to three rail services per week, which suggests that it may well by uneconomic to repair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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