When a gabion wall starts to fail, GeoStabilization International® provides turn-key solutions and is the Trusted Source for all types of Retaining Wall Repairs and Rehabilitation. Our team members have developed a suite of specialty tools and equipment to repair these structures in place without the need for significant excavation and complete replacement. That translates to cost and time savings and minimal impact to surrounding roadways, infrastructures, and residents.
Gabion walls consist of galvanized wire mesh baskets, or gabion baskets, containing fill material such as rocks and natural stone. These free-draining walls help prevent landslides caused by soil erosion, but they can deteriorate and fail over time. When this happens, it’s sometimes because the wall doesn’t have the correct base-to-height ratio. Other times, the wall has surpassed its intended length of service and worn down from natural forces. The infiltration of fine silts and clay and the deterioration of the gabion wall rock can also cause its partial or total failure. Repairing gabion retaining walls can save on costs, time, and minimize the impact on the surrounding environment.
Time Savings: a repair takes weeks, and a replacement takes months
Cost Savings: repairs cost 70% less than a replacement
Extended Wall Lifespan: repairs and stabilization can provide an extended wall lifespan of 75 years
Less Impact on Surroundings: this includes the natural environment, residents, roads, and infrastructure
Time Savings: a repair takes weeks, and a replacement takes months
Cost Savings: repairs cost 70% less than a replacement
Extended Wall Lifespan: repairs and stabilization can provide an extended wall lifespan of 75 years
Less Impact on Surroundings: this includes the natural environment, residents, roads, and infrastructure
GeoStabilization International® teams use soil nailing to repair and stabilize gabion walls when possible. Soil nailing involves inserting thin reinforcing bars, or nails, slightly downward into slopes at various depths determined by engineers.
We use a compressed air cannon called the Soil Nail Launcher™ to shoot 20-foot steel or fiberglass nails into the soil at 250 miles per hour. This innovative technique can be much more economical than using conventional soil nailing procedures or creating concrete gravity walls.
This method of repair works best when the facing of the retaining wall is still somewhat intact. If it isn’t intact due to erosion or crumbling rock, we’ll use soil nailing alongside other methods of stabilization, and we may carefully restack the salvaged stone.
Rehabilitation solution often 30% of replacement cost
Project duration is weeks, not months
Engineered solutions for a 75-year design life
Over 5,800 projects completed since 2002
Reopen critical infrastructure in days, not months
Rehabilitation solution often 30% of replacement cost
Project duration is weeks, not months
Engineered solutions for a 75-year design life
Over 5,800 projects completed since 2002
Reopen critical infrastructure in days, not months
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