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Hollow Blocks Pice
Hollow Blocks Pice
1. Description
Concrete masonry block is made from Portland
cement, water & mineral aggregates with or
without inclusion of other materials
2 Types of Hollow Blocks
- Load Bearing, capable of carrying super-
imposed load which is used in exterior
wall below grade & for unplastered
exterior wall above grade that may be
exposed to weather
- Non-Load Bearing, not capable of
carrying super-imposed load; for general
use in walls not exposed to weather
Compressive Strength
(psi), min.
Average of 3 993 695 355 1000 600
Individual 794 596 298 800 500
% MC Average of 3 40 40 40 45 45
Note: Dimension has a tolerance of 1/8" (3.18mm) formula Load
length 4 positions Gross Area
width 7 positions
height 6 positions #4, psi Load, kg
64 sq in
1. Description
used to control landslide or erosion
it is free-draining, heavy monolithic gravity structure
consisting of wire baskets filled with coarse non-
degradable rock
is made of zinc-coated steel
each basket is loaded in place with rock
are flexible enough to cope with different settlement;
they have excellent permeability to drain the
restrained material
2. General Requirements
lengths shall be multiples of 2, 3 and 4 times the
width of the gabion
heights shall be equal to ½ or 1/3 of the horizontal
width
horizontal width shall not be less than one meter
gabions furnished shall be of uniform width
dimensions are subject to a tolerance limit of +/-
3% manufacturer’s stated sizes
3. Wire Mesh
shall be made of galvanized steel having a
minimum size of 2.7mm (0.106 inch) diameter (US
w\Wire Gauge No. 12)
tensile strength of the wire shall be in the range of
413.7 to 586.1 Mpa (60,000 – 85,000 psi)
minimum zinc coating of the wire shall be 22.7
grams per 0.0929 cum (0.80 oz/sqft) of uncoated
wire surfaces
4. Rock Fill
shall consist of hard, durable rock pieces that will
not deteriorate when submerge in water or exposed
to severe weather conditions
rock pieces shall be generally uniformly graded in
sizes ranging from 100 mm to 200 mm
filled gabions shall have a minimum density of
1,400 kg/cum
voids shall be evenly distributed
METALLIC MATERIALS
Impact
- made to determine the resistance to failure
due to brittleness by a suddenly applied load
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