Gabion Project Photos

Gabion is defined as a corrosion resistant wire container filled with stone used for structural purposes. They are fastened together and used for retaining walls, revetments, slope protection, channel linings and other structures.

[Etymology: Old Italian, gabbione augmentative of gabbia = cage and Latin, cavea = cage]

Click on a thumbnail to view a larger size. These project photos are courtesy of IECA member George Ragazzo.

Gabion Mattress Channel Lining The photos #1-#3 show the use of a gabion mattress channel lining. Notice the wire compartments in photo #1 which prevent the shifting/movement of the rock from water flow, wave action.
	Photo #1 Site under construction
	Photo #2 Project completed
	Photo #3 Project six months later - notice the natural vegetation growth!
	Photo #4 Gabion retaining wall (emergency work)
	Photo #5 Gabion retaining wall (emergency work)
	Photo #6 Gabion bank stabilization along the intracoastal canal; tidal, current & wave action protection
	Photo #7 Gabion creek bank protection along a country club golf course
	Photo #8 Use of Gabion mattress & gabion walls on residential area for flood control, creek bottom & bank protection
	Photo #9 Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) gabion wall 48 feet high. Same gabion mesh utilized for backfill soil reinforcement
	Photo #10 Welded wire gabion wall. This project is in Mobile, Alabama
	Photo #11 Gabion wall bank protection on the Tenn-Tom Canal (navigable) along the Tombigbee River, Alabama
	Photo #12 Gabion retaining wall on residential zone
	Photo #13 Gabion wall - river bank protection and slope retention
	Photo #14 Gabion Mattress under construction on geotextile - slope protection along the Black Warrior River in Northern Alabama (navigable)
These project photos are courtesy of IECA member, George Ragazzo