GABIONS PLUG SIDE ON TENNESSEE HIGHWAY

GABIONS-STEEL MESH WIRE BASKETS-FILLED WITH HEAVY ROCK ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS IN REPAIRING A MASSIVE SLIDE HIGH ON MOUNTAINOUS HIGHWAYS. THEY CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF SHEET PILING, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION OR CONCRETE CRIBBING. THE METHODS FOR FILLING AND PLACING THE GABIONS ARE DESCRIBED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 114, No 9, PP 62-63, 3 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Roads and Streets
  • Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gabions; Mountains; Rockslides
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215463
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 9 1972 12:00AM