Retaining Wall Structures

Gabion retaining walls are mass gravity structures that are often used because of their economic, functional, and aesthetic characteristics. These characteristics combined with other advantages, such as their flexibility and permeability, make them a good alternative to other types of retaining structures. Gabions are commonly used for a variety of applications that include: roadway retaining wall structures (for both embankments above and below the roadway); retaining structures for railways; parking structures; land development projects; landscaping; and seashore protection.

Another type of retaining structure that provides the same advantages as a gabion wall is the Terramesh® System. Terramesh® and Green Terramesh® are mechanically stabilized earth structures that provide the strength and flexibility of a gabion retaining wall with either a gabion or vegetative front facing. The double twist woven steel wire mesh panels take advantage of not only the friction on the surface of the wire, but more importantly, the mechanical interlocking properties of the backfill as well.