How are gabion walls designed?
When used as a mass gravity retaining structure, gabion walls are designed in accordance with standard engineering practice; stability must be checked against sliding, overturning, bearing capacity and overall stability. The Maccaferri GawacWin software, downloadable from our website, makes the design process very rapid. When used in erosion control applications, gabions protect the erosive surface by providing resistance to the tractive forces applied by the fluid flow. The thicker the gabion and larger the average size of stone fill, the greater the shear resistance it offers. The Maccaferri Macra 1: 2002 software, downloadable from our website makes the design of channel and stream bank erosion control solutions very rapid. Weirs are designed using Maccaferri Macra 2:2002 software.
When used as a mass gravity retaining structure, gabion walls are designed in accordance with standard engineering practice; stability must be checked against sliding, overturning, bearing capacity and overall stability. The GawacWin software, downloadable from our website, makes the design process very rapid. When used in erosion control applications, gabions protect the erosive surface by providing resistance to the tractive forces applied by the fluid flow. The thicker the gabion and larger the average size of stone fill, the greater the shear resistance it offers. The Macra 1: 2002 software, downloadable from our website makes the design of channel and stream bank erosion control solutions very rapid.
