INTENDED APPLICATION AREAS (BASED ON DESIGN PRINCIPLES)
• ENERGY DISSIPATION ZONES REQUIRING HIGH STRENGTH IN ROCKFALL BARRIER SYSTEMS
• LOAD-SHARING ELEMENT POSITIONED IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE PRIMARY DISSIPATION COMPONENTS
• CONNECTION POINTS IN BARRIER SYSTEMS WHERE INCREASED STIFFNESS IS REQUIRED
• SECONDARY DEFORMATION ELEMENT IN MULTI-STAGE ENERGY DISSIPATION SYSTEMS
• SPECIAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS WHERE LOAD TRANSFER MUST BE CONTROLLED
FUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM
• TO ABSORB HIGH-LEVEL IMPACT ENERGY THROUGH CONTROLLED DEFORMATION
• TO BALANCE LOAD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN BARRIER COMPONENTS
• TO REDUCE SUDDEN STRESS PEAKS
• TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL ENERGY DISSIPATION PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM

