KR20030091636A - Improved soil retaining and stabilising gabion - Google Patents

Abstract

Improved soil retention and stabilization Gebion, when used, constitutes a plurality of folding portions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 which, when used, form the perimeter walls 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 of the gebion itself. At least one wire mesh panel 1. This improved gabion further includes one or more reinforcing members 30 connected to the wire mesh mesh adjacent to one or more of the folding portions of the panel.

Description

Soil Retention and Stabilization Gavion {IMPROVED SOIL RETAINING AND STABILISING GABION}

The present invention relates to soil retaining and stabilizing structures, and more particularly to improved soil retaining and stabilizing structures.

An almost box-shaped structure consisting of one or more wire netting panels, preferably hexagonal mesh wire netting, filled with gravel, sand and aggregate or similar material structures are known. Such structures are commonly known as gabions. Gebion is used as a structure for preventing soil erosion and for constructing embankments, and is generally used as a stabilizing structure for consolidating soil in the construction of river banks and the construction of sea and river defenses, for example.

The size of a gebion is usually chosen such that its length is greater than its width and its height is usually about the same as its width. In this configuration, the gebion includes four walls, an upper wall constituting the lid member, a lower wall overlying the soil, and a pair of walls forming the front wall and the rear wall to seal the structure.

To facilitate transport and storage, the gavions are usually transported to the installation area in the form of one or more flat panels and then folded or joined together to obtain the container shape only in use. In addition, gebines are usually arranged in groups, stacked on top of each other and / or side by side, in this way forming large complex soil holding and stabilizing structures.

Although gabion has been widely used for a long time, it often presents some disadvantages, for example, one of the walls is deformed due to the thrust acting on its walls by its contents. Deformation of the walls of the retaining structure impairs the precise distribution of the weight of the filling material inside the gebion, alters the effect that the gebion is anchored to the soil, and reduces the strength and structural continuity of the gebion itself. In addition, the installation and / or removal of the gabion can certainly be a difficult task unless it is impossible to work with the gabion modified in this way. As a result, when using a gebion to create a retaining structure for aesthetic purposes, such as decorating a garden, the deformation of these side walls significantly damages the overall appearance of the retaining structure.

One solution that has been proposed to solve the above technical problem is the manufacture of a gabion with a rigid mesh panel with an electrically welded mesh. In this way, the rigidity of the panel counteracts the thrust of the filler material contained in the gebion, thus preventing unexpected sidewall deformation. However, this solution suffers from a major disadvantage in that it is difficult to transport and install such holding and stabilizing structures. Rigid panels actually take up more space in the means of transport than meshes or a plurality of flexible wire mesh panels, and their weight also requires greater effort to install and / or remove rigid panels. Another disadvantage of this solution is the high manufacturing and transport costs for rigid mesh panels with electrically welded mesh.

The present invention is to provide an improved gabion consisting of a wire mesh that can overcome the problems associated with known gebions while retaining the same simplicity and ease of transport, installation and / or removal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved soil holding and stabilizing structure which is economical and simple and exhibits high durability even after long service life.

To achieve these objects the present invention provides an improved soil retention and stabilization structure as defined in the appended claims.

One advantage of the present invention lies in the simplification of the Gebion installation. By preselecting the combination and arrangement of the gabions that make up the composite retaining structure, it is possible to reinforce only a portion of the gabion nets which, when used, form walls that are oriented in the desired direction. Can be oriented and positioned according to the configuration and arrangement of the reinforced portions of the.

Other features and advantages will be appreciated by reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are provided by way of example only and not limitation.

1 is a plan view of a wire mesh panel used for the production of an improved gebion.

2 is a perspective view of an improved gabion made in accordance with the present invention.

3 is a schematic perspective view of a composite soil retention and stabilization structure comprising a plurality of improved gebion according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: wire mesh panel 10,11,12,13,14,15: folding part

20: upper wall 22: lower wall

24: side wall 26: front wall

28 rear wall 30 reinforcement means

Referring to the accompanying drawings, an improved soil retention and stabilization gebion according to the present invention comprises a panel 1 of continuous wire mesh, which panel 1 is, but is not limited to, for example, a double-twisted hexagonal shape. Mesh type (double-twisted hexagonal mesh type). As shown in FIG. 1, such a wire mesh panel 1 is, in its deployed form, substantially square with a central portion comprising at least four portions 10, 11, 12, 13 that are substantially rectangular in shape. It is formed by two side parts 14 and 15 which are shaped. All parts of this panel 1 may be bounded to one another by folding means, such as but not limited to metal bars, so as to be easily folded during use to constitute a box structure of gebion. .

The wire mesh panel 1 may be obtained by connecting two or more individual panels. In this case, each of the above-mentioned parts consists of a single panel, which panels are connected to each other by means of connecting means such as but not limited to metal wires, straps or clips, which connecting means are separate panels. Let each of them be folded to form a Gebion type box structure.

The central portions 10, 12 of the mesh panel 1 include, but are not limited to, reinforcement means, such as, preferably, bars 30 of metal and / or plastic, which reinforcement means comprise wire mesh 1. ) Is arranged inside the mesh. The reinforcement bars 30 are preferably arranged spaced apart from each other to increase the resistance to thrust forces exerted by the material contained in the gebin during use. These reinforcing bars 30 may be inserted into the intertwined portions of the double-twisted mesh during the manufacture of the wire mesh 1, but provided that the bars 30 and wires can be achieved as long as the object and advantages of the present invention can be achieved. It is also possible to provide different connections between the networks 1. For example, after the manufacturing step of the wire mesh 1, the reinforcing bar 30 may be inserted between one mesh of the wire mesh 1 and the other mesh.

Of course, the reinforcement bar may be inserted between the meshes of the square portions 14, 15, and by soil retention conditions, certain aesthetic requirements that the gebion must meet, and / or by the material contained in the gebion as expected. Depending on the thrust being generated, the reinforcement bar can likewise be inserted only in one of the rectangular parts and / or on all four rectangular parts 10, 11, 12, 13.

Similarly, reinforcement means may be provided in a manner different from that described and illustrated without departing from the scope of the invention. Such reinforcement means may include, for example, belts, straps, ropes, etc., made of leather or metal and / or plastic materials.

When forming the soil retention and stabilization structure, the one or more wire mesh panels 1 are transferred to the installation position and then oriented according to the function of the arrangement of the reinforced portions 10, 12 of the wire mesh. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, these rectangular portions are folded to form the upper wall 20, the lower wall 22 and the two side walls 24, respectively, while the square portions are the front wall 26 of the gabion. And to form the rear wall 28.

The gabion is then filled with gravel, sand, aggregate or similar materials and eventually placed side by side and / or stacked on top of each other to form the required soil retention and stabilization structure, as shown in FIG. 3. .

Preferably, the walls comprise a reinforcing bar 30 and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 the side walls 24 are arranged opposite each other on the outer part of the structure, so that the structure can maintain its shape for a long time.

Of course, while retaining the principles of the invention, the detailed description of embodiments and implementations may vary significantly from those described and illustrated without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an improved soil holding and stabilizing structure which provides a simple, easy-to-transfer, easy-to-install, easy-to-install and / or removable wire mesh, and which is economical, simple and exhibits high durability even after long service life. have.

Claims (5)

Soil retention comprising one or more wire mesh panels 1 that form a plurality of folding portions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, which, when used, form a circumferential wall 20, 22, 24, 26 of a gebion. And stabilizing gebion, Gebion, characterized in that it comprises one or more reinforcing means (30) connected to a wire mesh mesh adjacent to at least one of the folding portions of the wire mesh panel (1). 2. The reinforcement means according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcement means (30) is connected to two portions (10, 12) of said folding portions of said wire mesh panel (1), said folding portions (10, 12) being used Gebion, characterized in that forming the side wall (24). 2. The reinforcing means (30) according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcing means (30) is connected to a portion (12) of one of said wire mesh panels (1), said portion (12) being in the periphery region of the soil retention and stabilization structure when used. A gabion, characterized by constituting the wall of the gabion arranged 24. 4. The gabion according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing member comprises a metal bar (30) inserted between the mesh of the wire mesh. The gebion according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing member comprises a metal strip attached to a mesh of the wire mesh.