SIR M.

VISVESVARAYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BENGALORE -562157

PRESENTATION BY
SANTHOSHA S
1MV15CV047
CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION
 CHARACTERISTICS
 USES OF GABIONS
 GABION STRUCTURES EMPLOYMENT
 ADVANTAGES OF GABIONS
 CONSTRUCTION OF GABION STRUCTURE
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCE
 INTRODUCTION

 The most common civil engineering use of gabions was

refined and patented by Gaetano Maccaferri in the late 19th
century in secerned, Emilla Romagna and used to stabilize
shorelines, stream banks or slopes against erosion.
 Other uses include retaining walls, noise barriers,
temporary/permanent dams, river training, or channel
lining.
 Gabions are also used as fish screens on small streams.
Gabion stepped weirs are commonly used for river training
and flood control; the stepped design enhances the rate of
energy dissipation in the channel, and it is particularly well
suited to the construction of gabion stepped wiers .
 A gabion wall is a retaining wall made of stacked stone-
filled gabions tied together with wire. Gabion walls are
usually battered (angled back towards the slope), or stepped
back with the slope, rather than stacked vertically.
CHARACTERISTICS

 Flexible
 Permeable
 Durable
 Environment friendly
 Economic
USES OF GABIONS

 Gully control
 Torrent control
 Landslip control; land slide control
 River bank protection works
 Unstable condition
 Constructed to any height and shape
Gully control
GABION STRUCTURES ARE EMPLOYED

As a retaining wall :

Gabion structures used as retaining wall
is called as gabion retaining wall.
As a spur :
 For controlling stream bank erosion.
 Depth of spur’s foundation should be kept deeper towards
upstream
As a drop structure:
 Gabion structure used as a drop structure are called as
gabion drop structure.
 Reduces gully gradient to serve as silt trip.
 It is used where the drop height is more than 1m.
 5 cm thick concrete should be furnished after settlement.
As a flexible apron :
Gabion aprons are extensively used as flexible apron to act
as a revetment, retaining wall to protect the existing
structure.
Gabion structure as revetment :
Its main function is to provide the blanket type
protection to the affected surface.
Gabion structure for lining :
The gabion also employed for lining the beds and
banks of the water cores, maximum slope for the channel
lining is 1:1 or 1.5:1.
ADVANTAGES OF GABIONS

 Efficient
 Permanent
 Easy to construct
 Economical
 High strength
 Stable structure
CONSTRUCTION OF GABION STRUCTURE

MATERIALS :
 Galvanised wire
 Hexagonal triple twisted mesh in the size
 Coarse aggregate
 FACTOR CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION OF
ROCK
Grading of fill Fill angularity
CONSTRUCTION STEPS

 Assembled each gabion unit by binding there vertical edges

with the help of about 12-15 cm long wire ties, its good to
make 5 ties per m height.

 As per plane place, few empty unit on position and tie them
with the adjacent boxes, using at least 5 wire per m.

 With the help of standard fence stretcher, stretch the box

before filling the stones to provide effective alignment after
they are tied together.
 Filled the rocks into stretched boxes and also insert
connecting in each cell. When the box is filled by its 1/3
portion, the first 4 wires, two in each direction in each cell
are placed, repeat the procedure until the box is filled by its
2/3rd portion.
 When filling operation of stones to construct the gabion
boxes has been completed, then tie the lid from sides and the
end portion. A half meter long pinch bar can be used.
DEMERITS

Rust
Flammability
Time consuming construction
CONCLUSION

 Gabion retaining wall faced they are truly revolutionary.

Compare to the normal wall this wall are eco-friendly for
our environment.
 The gabion units are strong, flexible and dimensionally
stable and can be assembles quickly and easily. It is most
eco-friendly and economical method in construction of
retaining wall.
REFERENCE

 Text book of SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

ENGINEERING by : R. Suresh
 Google images
 Slide share
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