The Bled – Soteska landslide area is crossed by the regional road R1-209/1089 Bled – Soteska from km 3.002 to km 3.259, on which major vertical subsidence is recorded annually that negatively affect both traffic safety and the sustainability and economy of operation and maintenance of the road connection. The purpose of the master’s thesis is to evaluate the feasibility of remediating the landslide area through the construction of a pile wall supported by permanent prestressed geotechnical anchors, with particular emphasis on selecting and applying an appropriate anchor installation technology. The landslide area is formed by quaternary deposits of lake chalk - clay, which are covered with layers of slope gravel. The layers of lake chalk reach a depth of 30 m, with the consistency of the lake chalk changing with depth from medium-dense to semi-solid consistency, which represents a unique geomechanical and geotechnical challenge. Before installing and testing the anchors, a geomechanical analysis was performed to determine required dimensions of the anchors and anchor force. To determine the most suitable installation technology and the available load capacity of the anchors, test anchors were installed in the landslide area, using two technologies for drilling holes in the anchor bonded length. The master's thesis provides observations during the installation of the anchors and describes the advantages and disadvantages of each installation technology. A total of 9 test anchors were installed and tested in accordance with the SIST EN ISO 22477-5, the test results were also analyzed in accordance with this this code of practice. Based on the findings from observing installation procedures and analyzing the results of the investigation tests, it was determined that the pile wall can be anchored with 45 m long permanent prestressed anchors, which are installed using the down the hole hammer with an extendable drill bit. The landslide area was successfully remediated in 2023 and 2024 by implementing an anchored pile wall.
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