<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper was to find an answer to the question about the possibility of using steel welded mesh in building the retaining walls of gabion baskets. In light of the currently used gabion structure solutions, among which double-woven mesh is much more popular, the focus was put on the possibility of using welded mesh. A numerical analysis was conducted to examine the behavior of welded and woven mesh subjected to various loads and the results obtained for both types of mesh were directly compared. The maximal displacement in mesh nodes was admitted as the measurement of the system behavior (in the case of both undamaged and damaged mesh).</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper was to find an answer to the question about the possibility of using steel welded mesh in building the retaining walls of gabion baskets. In light of the currently used gabion structure solutions, among which double-woven mesh is much more popular, the focus was put on the possibility of using welded mesh. A numerical analysis was conducted to examine the behavior of welded and woven mesh subjected to various loads and the results obtained for both types of mesh were directly compared. The maximal displacement in mesh nodes was admitted as the measurement of the system behavior (in the case of both undamaged and damaged mesh).

The Analysis of the Usefulness of Welded Meshes to Embankment Reinforcement

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The aim of this paper was to find an answer to the question about the possibility of using steel welded mesh in building the retaining walls of gabion baskets....

The Analysis of the Usefulness of Welded Meshes to Embankment Reinforcement

Data publikacji: 18 lis 2017

Zakres stron: 3 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0024

Słowa kluczowe
application of numerical techniques to analysis of problems involving foundations, underground structures, slopes and embankment

© 2017 Marcin Ćwirko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Analysis of the Usefulness of Welded Meshes to Embankment Reinforcement

Data publikacji: 18 lis 2017

Zakres stron: 3 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0024

Słowa kluczoweapplication of numerical techniques to analysis of problems involving foundations, underground structures, slopes and embankment

© 2017 Marcin Ćwirko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
application of numerical techniques to analysis of problems involving foundations, underground structures, slopes and embankment