STRATIFIED NET-MESH REINFORCED STONE-GABION RETAINING WALLL FOR SLOPE REINFORCEMENT

In mountainous terrains of European and American countries,conventional stone-gabion retaining walls are usually applied to the reinforcement of middle-or small-scale slopes,preventions from erosion or rush-out of bank slopes or roadbeds.Such applications are also found in southwest areas of China.The technique is easy in construction,use local materials and is flexible in adaptability.On the basis of keeping the merits of this conventional technique as much as possible,the authors have improved it and presented a revised technique.It is the stratified net-mesh reinforced stone-gabion retaining wall. The new technique can be characterized with multiple functions.They include stronger reinforcement strength,anti-rust function,efficient drainage,easy realization of virescence and monitoring.It is expected to have considerable economic benefits in slope reinforcement projects.