Patent ID: 9074337
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: E01F,E02D

Abstract:
1. A method of placing fill material in the at least one compartment of a gabion of a gabion system, the method comprising: providing the gabion system comprising: opposed side walls connected together by at least a pair of partition walls defining, together with the side walls, at least one compartment of the gabion, the partition walls being pivotally connected to the side walls, and the side walls comprising at least one side wall element, the pivotal connections allowing the gabion to fold concertina-wise for storage or transport, and a loaded fill material container configured to be placed in the at least one compartment, the loaded fill material container extending throughout the at least one compartment; transporting the gabion to a deployment site in a folded configuration; unfolding the gabion at the deployment site, the unfolding comprising: unfolding the at least one compartment into a hexagonal or rectangular shape by concertina-wise expanding the opposed side walls with respect to the connected pair of partition walls when compared to the compartment being folded; loading the fill material container with fill material to form a loaded fill material container at a location different from the deployment site, the loaded fill material container having a shape that matches the hexagonal or rectangular shape of the unfolded compartment of the gabion; transporting the loaded fill material container to the deployment site without the fill material container changing its shape; and placing the loaded fill material container in the compartment.