In recent history, civil engineers have used gabions to stabilize shorelines, riverbanks and highways against erosion. Now gabions have come to many backyards. Some consider it a piece of art.

This ensured that bank protections would last far longer than the baskets, solving erosion issues of high water and flood well into the future. Today's gabion has come out of the engineer's tool ...

These are far less prone to undermining by flood water. Recycled concrete makes gabion retaining walls a green solution to bank erosion. More: A pleasant surprise: Winter rain leads to ...

During President Moi’s tenure, gabions were widely employed to control soil erosion and conserve natural resources. These simple yet ingenious structures, made of stones enclosed in wire mesh ...

The work will include creek stabilization and erosion protection measures through the installation of gabion basket tieback wall of approximately 500 feet in length. Additionally, a hike and bike ...

The positivism of the gabion wall is that it allows free flow ... Naturally this leads to control of soil erosion. The NH administration plans to construct such a wall in the narrow bend near ...

They are building gabions to help control erosion in the arroyo beds near the bridges. The gabions for the projects are being filled with riprap rocks. Those rocks can range from four inches to ...

Now, the walkway and road are facing threat of erosion. The major irrigation department, which is responsible for the protection of coastal region, is planning to extend the gabion wall that is ...

(KGO) -- Following months of storm-induced erosion, a Boulder Creek couple's ... we're talking about what's called a gabion basket which is a 4-foot square by 10-foot basket filled with concrete ...