Gabion retaining wall collapse results in litigation posted on february 9 2013 the following is one in a series of cases i have investigated that illustrate the different forensic engineering methods i use to investigate the cause of failures and accidents that result in civil litigation.
Gabion retaining wall failure.
Gabion wall is very much common nowadays due to its simplicity speedy.
Due to research and advancement in civil engineering use of new types of retaining walls are very much common in recent construction scenario.
When the gabion retaining wall is subjected to a additional surcharges from a driveway or other loads the designer will most likely increase the thickness of the gabions to handle the higher expected loads.
Gabion retaining walls can be designed and configured with a stepped front face or a smooth front face.
Gabion retaining wall is one of the new.
The methods are described in some detail.
Retaining wall is an important structure of any infrastructure.
Most gabion retaining walls can be built on soils with a minimum bearing capacity of 100kpa.