New Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard specifies requirements for synthetic polymer gabions made from polypropylene ropes, used for coastal and waterways protection applications, such as revetments, river training, construction of groynes, artificial reefs and toe retaining wall, etc in order to minimize soil erosion and control floods.

1.2 This standard does not cover requirements for other types of erosion control gabions, such as steel wire gabions, polymer tubular gabions, etc.

1.3 This standard does not cover requirements of geo synthetic filter fabric used to minimize pore pressure build up and erosion of the soil mass along the bank being protected by gabions.

1.4 This standard does not cover requirements to resist loads on the gabions caused by ship propulsion systems.

NOTE - The survivability/durability of polymer gabions depends upon water pressure, type of contents of polymer gabions that is boulders or cement cubes, water pH and temperature etc.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision ,and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated in Annex A.