Gabion wall used in road construction and flood protection embankment
Journal: Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences (Vol.5, No. 1)Publication Date: 2019-01-10
Authors : Najeeb Utmani Shiraz Ahmad Riaz Ul Islam; Muhammad Abbas;
Page : 001-004
Keywords : Gabion structure; Retaining wall; Abut-ment; Implementation; Lateral movement; Land slid-ing; Erosion and scouring; Effectiveness; Resisting; Settlement; Environmental;
Abstract
The scope of this paper is related to study of the gabion wall as retaining structure as well as load bearing member in hilly areas by considering various engineering factors such as structural stability, flexibility, aesthetics exposure and economic serviceability by following the design parameters such as overturning moment, sliding resistant and bearing pressure. Nowadays new construction methodologies as well design by various software's come into existent to make it easy the implementation of structure practically but due to adverse effects of climate changes, the concept of gabion wall retaining structure plays vital role for road construction in hilly areas as well as in flooding areas on the river banks. Its common in the recent days that structural member perform multiple duties for given project, but the concept of gabion retaining wall perform such type of needs. Gabion wall also control the erosion and scouring of land in flood protection embankment in the form of retaining structure, e.g. Gi wire retaining wall with various steps along with apron which provides launching and siltation after a period of time or high flooding. Such type of gabion retaining wall is used in KP province of Pakistan after high flood disaster occurred in 2010 on River Kabul District Nowshera.
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