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D 6711 01 (2008)
life of the project that would cause it to breakdown to sizes 7.3 In all cases, the sizes of any oversize rock shall allow for
smaller than the wire mesh opening dimensions. the placement of three or more layers of rock within each
gabion compartment, and two or more layers of rock within
6. Bulk Filling Materials each mattress compartment dependent upon the height of the
6.1 Rock to fill gabions or mattresses may be any natural mattresses. In all cases, undersize and oversize rock shall be
deposit of the required sizes, or may be crushed rock produced placed within the interior of the gabion or mattress compart-
by any suitable method and by the use of any device that yields ment and shall not be placed on the exposed surface of the
the required size limits chosen in 7. structure. There shall be a maximum limit of 5% undersize or
6.2 Rocks shall be hard, angular to round, durable, and of 5% oversize rock, or both, within each gabion or mattress
such quality that they shall not disintegrate on exposure to compartment.
water or weathering during the life of the structure. Guidance
for selecting durable rock is given in Practice D 4992. 7.4 The recommended dimensions of rock are given in the
following:.
7. Standard Sizes of Rock Structure Thickness Rock Sizes
Type of Structure in (m) in (m)
7.1 Guidance for measurement of rock sizes is given in Test Gabion/Revet Mattress 6 (0.17) 35 76127
Method D 5519. Sizes of rock to fill gabions and mattresses are Gabion/Revet Mattress 9 (0.23) 35 76127
chosen on the basis of the mesh sizes, the structuress thick- Gabion/Revet Mattress or 12 (0.30) 48 102203
Gabion
ness, and the limits shown in 7.4. Fabrication of sieves to Gabion 18 (0.50) 48 102203
determine particle size is given in Test Method D 5519.
7.2 Within each range of sizes, the rock shall be large 7.5 Within the table, there shall be a full range of sizes
enough to prevent individua pieces from passing through the between the upper and lower limits.
mesh openings stated in Specifications A 974 and A 975. Each
range of sizes may allow for a variation of 5% oversize rock by 8. Keywords
number of particles, or 5% undersize rock by number of
8.1 erosion control; gabions; mattresses; rock
particles, or both.
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