Approval planning of Flood protection, Solingen-Unterburg, Germany

Project description:

Solingen Unterburg, flood protection of Eschbach, deepening of the river-bed, new construction of embankments, bridges and underpinnings of retaining walls, bridges and buildings in Solingen Unterburg, Eschbach, Update hydraulic model.

Services:

  • HOAI Facility Planning of Structures and Structural Design Phases 1-4 (approval planning for a plan approval procedure acc. WHG)
  • Surveying, preparation DGM (Digital elevation Model) foreland and river tubing
  • Water level calculations
  • Site investigations, investigation of existing structures
  • Project presentations for public agencies (TÖB), residents, citizens and project participants

Additional project data:

  • Bottom width of water from 4.80 m to 6.50 m, depth to 3.0 m
  • Full board flood runoff 37.0 m³/s
  • Up to 1.6 m lowering of the river bed approx. 500 m
  • Partial profile expansion up to 1.0 m
  • New construction, underpinning of left and right bank walls over a length of approx. 650 m
  • New construction, underpinning of 9 bridge structures
  • Fish upstream migration installation by a ‘Raugerinne Basin pass’
Client:
Wupperverband
Project value:
ca. €5 million
Project duration:
2011 – 2014

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