Gabion Basket Support Grids Prevent Deformation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Three-chamber gabions with factory-filled outer chambers are prone to deformation due to weight and lateral pressure, making them difficult to transport and risking non-uniform concrete core thickness when constructing gabion walls.
Innovation Solution
The gabion basket is reinforced with support grids that prevent bulging and deformation by connecting the separating grids to the longitudinal and narrow side grids, allowing factory filling of outer chambers and maintaining structural integrity during transport and construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the outer chambers are filled with stone material at the factory, then the filling process is simplified and economic efficiency is improved, but the gabion basket deforms and bulges during transport due to weight and lateral pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by installing support grids and reinforcing structures into the gabion basket before the factory filling process. These pre-installed structural elements prevent deformation during subsequent filling and transport operations, allowing the outer chambers to be filled at the factory without compromising the basket's stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the gabion basket into distinct structural zones by introducing support grids that divide the basket framework into stabilized sections. These grids create a segmented reinforcement system that locally reinforces areas subject to lateral pressure from the stone filling, preventing overall basket deformation while maintaining the three-chamber structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the gabion basket is stiffened to prevent deformation, then transport stability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional support structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by positioning support grids and reinforcing elements specifically at locations where lateral pressure and deformation risks are highest - namely at the分隔 walls between chambers and at the corners of the outer chambers. This localized reinforcement approach provides adequate transport stability without requiring complete structural reinforcement of the entire basket, thus limiting the increase in device complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If support grids are added to prevent bulging, then manufacturing precision of concrete core is improved, but the ease of manufacture decreases due to additional assembly steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the support grid function with the existing gabion basket framework by integrating the support grids into the modular wire mesh structure. The support grids are constructed from the same wire mesh material and are assembled using the same binding techniques as the main basket structure, allowing workers to use existing skills and tools rather than introducing entirely new assembly processes.
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AI summary
Gabion basket for a three-chamber gabion, comprising a base grid (1) and four side wall grids (2, 3) and optionally a top grid (6), and comprising two partition grids (4) arranged within the gabion basket parallel to two parallel side wall grids (2) at a distance from each other and connected to the base grid (1) and the two side wall grids (3) running transversely to the partition grids (4) in order to divide the interior of the gabion basket into two outer chambers (AK), each formed between a partition grid (4) and a parallel side wall grid (2) arranged at a distance therefrom, and a central chamber (MK) formed between the two spaced partition grids (4), and comprising a number of support grids (5), each having two spaced-apart grid bars (51) running parallel to the grid surfaces of the partition grids (4) and the parallel side wall grids (2) and the spacing of which corresponds approximately to the clear width of the central chamber (MK),and has a number of crossbars (52) extending across the entire extent of the gabion basket transversely to the partition grids (4) and through the central chamber (MK), and connected at their ends to the side wall grids (2) running parallel to the partition grids (4). The support grids can be arranged either vertically with mutual spacing along the length of the gabion basket or horizontally with mutual spacing along the height of the gabion basket.