File:SvetiRok.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
gabion
Sign in to savethumb|An batter (walls)|inclined stacked wall of gabions supporting a multilane roadway thumb|Gabions as X-ray protection during [[customs inspection]]
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Gabion1.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Gabions
- name in kana
- じゃかご
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Design
- Uses
- Civil engineering
- Military
- Impact attenuation
- See also
- References
thumb|An batter (walls)|inclined stacked wall of gabions supporting a multilane roadway thumb|Gabions as X-ray protection during [[customs inspection]]
A gabion (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder, or cube, typically mesh, filled with solid material suitable to use in various civil engineering and military applications. Ballasts include rocks, sand, soil, used tires, and other recycled items.
Gallery (12)
Connections
soil science
Entity
retaining wall
Entity
watchtower
Entity
star fort
Entity
kasbah
Entity
permeability
Entity
consolidation
Entity
coastal defence and fortification
Entity
sconce
Entity
Beach evolution
Entity
Spain
Country
Greece
Country
Austria
Country
Leonardo da Vinci
Entity
Italian
Entity
World War II
Concept
California
Entity
earthquake
Entity
Milan
City
geology
Entity