Gabion walls are retaining structures, providing economical and environmentally acceptable solutions to many situations. These structures are mass gravity walls with either stepped or flush faces depending upon the topography, engineering and visual requirements. This course has been prepared to describe the considerations and detail steps and best practice of designing gabion walls.
Overview:
Gain an insight understanding of the whole process of designing and specifying gabion walls.
Aims & Objectives:
On completing of this course, delegates will appreciate:
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Considerations on the geological setting and its implication to the project
- Importance of ground investigation
- Forms of contracts and contractor appointment
- Difference between structural and geotechnical stability
- Design process and Eurocode 7 compliance
- Scope of specifications for gabion walls
Course Outline:
- Introduction
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Ground Investigation
- Ground and Groundwater Conditions
- Contractor appointment
- Ground Investigation Report – Eurocode 7
- Retaining structures – overview on types of retaining structures
- Gabion wall design considerations
- Discussions
- Close
Mode of Delivery:
The course will be delivered by presentations with group exercises followed by discussions.
Benefits of Attending:
- Understand the whole process for gabion walls design, covering legal, contractual, and technical aspects that are integral to the successful implementation of a construction project.
Intended For:
It is intended for delegates who are practising in the civil engineering disciplines. Delegates who are involved in retaining structures projects and are at the beginning of their career or with several years of design experience.
Pre-Course Requirements:
To be discussed and agreed between the client and tutor
