Hesco Bastion / Defensive Barrier
1. Introduction
HESCO bastions are defensive barriers also commonly referred to as gabions. They are essentially steel mesh boxes that are filled with rocks, dirt and/or sand to form walls and other structures. These are commonly used by militaries around the world for defending and housing soldiers but they are also capable of civilian use.
2. Specifications
| Nominal Box sizes m) | No. of diaphragms (no.) | Capacity per box(m3) |
| 1.0x1.0x0.5 | Nil | 0.50 |
| 1.0x1.0x1.0 | Nil | 1.00 |
| 1.5x1.0x0.5 | Nil | 0.75 |
| 1.5x1.0x1.0 | Nil | 1.50 |
| 2.0x1.0x0.5 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2.0x1.0x1.0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 3.0x1.0x0.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 3.0x1.0x1.0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 4.0x1.0x0.5 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 4.0x1.0x1.0 | 3 | 4.00 |
3. Function of the Gabion Box
Flexible: Wire mesh structure can tolerate huge forces.
Durable: PVC coated galvanized wire mesh offers a long working life with excellent corrosion resistance.
Permeable: The gabion mesh structure can provide effective permeability, they are self-draining.
Economy: Gabion Structures are very economical compared to the conventional concrete structures.
4. Characteristics
1. Economical.
2. Construction is simple and does not require special training or skills.
3. It withstand a great deal of force.
4. Highly permeable to prevent static fluid.
5. Can be folded up and easily transported once emptied.
6. Can be filled with sand, earth, cement, stone, etc.
7. Can work as flood retaining walls, military protection walls, and even home garden baskets.
8. Can be reused nearly infinitely.
5.Advantages:
1. Smooth and tidy, uniform mesh, joints firm, the firm has a strong, corrosion resistance, etc.
2. Low-cost, easy to install, decorate the courtyard, ideal for green slope.
3. A strong resistance to withstand natural weather damage and impacts.
4. Very good anti-stretch capability.
5. Field installation quick and easy and simple and beautiful structure, saving time and labor, and high efficiency.
6. Installation man-hours than the hexagonal gabion save 40%.Compared with hexagonal wire mesh, welded wire mesh can better maintain the "cage" .
7. When the filler filled, welded wire mesh panel is not convex not concave, keep flat, hexagonal wire mesh is not the same as the drum up, so you can better.
6.Usage:
1. Landscaping, as retaining walls, landscape urban landscape and parks.
2. Or high salt pollution in the environment, gore can be used where welded wire mesh technology.
3. Within the welded wire mesh filled with stone or natural cobblestone highway together protection, slope, roadway, bridge and so on.
4. Welded wire mesh is widely used in earth or soil reinforcement such as desertification, slope protection, river, coastal protection, reservoirs, canals and pipelines renovation, rock failure protection, bridge protection, protective net.
Other search terms: HESCO bastions /barrier, defensive barriers
