Bedrock Stabilization Design for the World’s Largest Rollercoaster, Qiddiya Six Flags Project, Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia
Imad Alainachi, Faisal Abou-Seido, Maha Saleh, Fernanda Carozzi
In the proceedings of: GeoSaskatoon 2023: 76th Canadian Geotechnical ConferenceSession: Foundations 3
ABSTRACT: Construction of the Falcon’s Flight rollercoaster along the rugged terrain of Tuwaiq Mountains entails major geotechnical challenges. The rollercoaster, located within the Qiddiya Six Flags theme park project is designed to be built on a 65 m high cliff which dives into a 160 m long talus slope in an area that is prominent to sheer cliffs and active rockfall events. These challenges are discussed in this paper along with the proposed remedial measures for rockfall stabilization, including but not limited to blasting, slope stability and 3-D rockfall analysis, design of netting and rock anchors, and rock catch fence design. The paper also provides an overview of the inspection and monitoring plans designed to ensure the long-term durability of the bedrock face during the service life of the proposed rollercoaster.
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Alainachi, Imad, Abou-Seido, Faisal, Saleh, Maha, Carozzi, Fernanda (2023) Bedrock Stabilization Design for the World’s Largest Rollercoaster, Qiddiya Six Flags Project, Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia in GEO2023. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
@inproceedings{Alainachi_GEO2023_161,
author = {{Alainachi, Imad}, {Abou-Seido, Faisal}, {Saleh, Maha}, {Carozzi, Fernanda}}
title = {Bedrock Stabilization Design for the World’s Largest Rollercoaster, Qiddiya Six Flags Project, Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia }
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference}
year = {2023}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }
title = {Bedrock Stabilization Design for the World’s Largest Rollercoaster, Qiddiya Six Flags Project, Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia }
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference}
year = {2023}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }