GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING EMBANKMENTS ON THE GOLUBOVCI-BAR RAILWAY SECTION, THE SECTION THROUGH SKADAR LAKE

The reconstruction of the existing embankments along the Golubovci-Bar railway line, particularly through the section that traverses Lake Skadar, represents a significant engineering challenge due to the location's specific characteristics and ecological restrictions. This area is a protected region, which limited the implementation of certain design solutions. Embankment stability analysis using the finite element methodndicated that the existing embankment does not meet the global safety factor requirements for design earthquake according to Eurocode 8. The paper presents the engineering-geological conditions of the existing embankments, as well as recommendations for their expansion and stabilization.