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Method Statement For Construction of Gabion Protection
Method Statement For Construction of Gabion Protection
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5.2. Abbreviations
LCD Local Chart datum (0.00m)
7.3. Equipment
All equipment to be deployed for the construction of the gabions (transportation of materials,
assembly, filling etc) will be in good working condition and well maintained throughout the
duration of the works.
8.0 Resources
8.1. Equipment:
as needed
as needed
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9.1. General.
Gabions can be filled either directly in their final position or at a suitable position and then
transported to their final position.
9.4. Inspection
Prior to assembly works, it will be ensured that the correct materials as specified are delivered
to site. Gabions that have been damaged during transportation or during storage on site will be
repaired or disposed.
The foundation of the gabion structure will be inspected to be at the correct grades and levels
as required by design.
A visual inspection of the gabions will be made to ensure the correct fixing of the gabion’s sides
and during their installation the correct fixing between the adjacent cells. All joints must be tight
and correctly formed.
At each stage of filling, a visual inspection of the gabions will be made to ensure that no large
voids are present.
Inspection will also take place in order to check that the overall line and level of the gabion wall
is acceptable.
Periodic inspection and inspection after severe weather of flood occurrences will be carried out
to ensure the performance of the structure and that no external damage has occurred to the
mesh fabric which would affect the integrity of the structure.
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2. The side and end panels will be folded into the upright position to form a rectangular box. The
top corners of the box will be joined together with the thick selvedge wire which is sticking out
from the corners of each panel. This will make sure that the tops of all four sides of the box
are level.
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3. Wiring up will begin by securing the binding wire at the top corners of the panels to be joined,
by looping it through and twisting it together. Then the wire will be laced around the selvedges
with single loops and double loops in turn at 100 mm intervals. Finally, the wire will be
fastened securely at the bottom corner, and the loose end will be poked inside the gabion.
Next, the diaphragms will be lifted into the vertical position and will be wired up to the side
panels in exactly the same way.
4. When possible, small groups of gabions will be wired together off the site, and then will be
carried to the structure as complete sections for joining to other gabions already in position.
The ground where the gabion structure is to be built will be leveled as much as possible
before placing the empty gabions in position. The gabions will be wired together, using exactly
the same method as for assembling single gabions. The gabions will be placed front to front
and back to back so that pairs of facing lids can later be wired down in one go.
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5. The empty gabion or group of gabions will be placed in position. The end from which work is
to start will be secured, through the two corners, into the ground and will be tied firmly to a
good anchorage. The remaining empty gabions will be wired one to another as work
proceeds. The opposite side or end of the gabion will be stretched. The top and bottom are
then will be kept stretched until the gabion has been filled, by tying them to a fixed point. While
the gabion is being stretched, it will be checked that the wiring together has been properly
carried out and is not pulling apart. If it is, the section will be rewired. When on the structure,
the gabions will be wired securely along the sides and ends to the adjoining gabions and to
the already filled gabions below.
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Filling
1. The filling material to be used will not be larger than 200 mm and not smaller than the size of
the mesh. The gabions will be filled by hand or by machine, making sure that the stone is
tightly packed and has a minimum of voids. When possible, the last gabion will left empty, as it
is easier to join the next one to it. All the outside compartments of 1 m high gabions will be
filled only up to one third full. Then horizontal bracing wires will be fixed in the gabions directly
above the level of the stone in those compartments and the bracing wires will be tied to keep
the face even and free from bulging. Next, the gabion will be filled up to two thirds and the
bracing will be repeated. Finally it will be filled to the top. 500 mm gabions will be filled in 2
'lifts' with bracing at half full. In order to allow for settlement the fill will be leveled off 25 mm to
50 mm above the top of the mesh.
2. The lids will be tightly stretched over the filling and will be wired down. The corners will be
temporarily secured first, to ensure that there is enough mesh to cover the whole area. Some
filling may have to be removed from the top of the gabion to prevent the lid from being over-
stretched.
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