IRC:SP:116-2018

necessary to reconstitute the soil mass and where stone filling is scarce or expensive to
obtain. Vertical facing RS wall and slope shall be designed as per and IRC:SP:102 and
BS8006.

Fig. 6 Gabion Facia units for facing of Reinforced Soil Structures

A- Continuous base panel / integrated tail / reinforcing panel forming lid, external face
and reinforcement, B-diaphragm, H – Height, L -Length, L1-Thickness of facing- W-Facia
Width

1. Gabion facia RS unit

2. Mechanically Woven Double Twisted
Hexagonal Wire Mesh as Reinforcement
3. Non Woven Geotextile
4. Structural Fill
5. Backfill soil
6. Insitu soil

Ground Level

Embedment

Fig. 7: Typical Photo of Reinforced soil wall with Gabion Facia

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