A fence (1) and a method of installing a fence (1) in which the fence (1) has front panels (2), bottom panels (3) and side panels (4), in which the method comprises the burying of the bottom panels (3) such that the bottom panels (3) are located underground and such that part of the front panels (2) and side panels (4) are located underground. The front panels (2) of the installed fence (1) further extend in the same plane and the side panels (4) work as wind bracing.

Disclosed are various embodiments for a sensor enabled carrier for monitoring and detecting subgrade deformation in working platforms. Working platforms are temporary structures that provide support and stability for heavy machinery (e.g. cranes, piling rigs). They are sometimes referred to as temporary working platforms as they are designed for a specific purpose and a limited lifetime. In one aspect, a sensor enabled carrier is placed within the substructure of a working platform. The sensors are configured to a sensor pod that receives the various inputs, and further transmit the signals to a gateway device. The gateway device may be configured to one or more sensor pods located at the working platform, and serves to transmit the signals to a backend system wherein computing systems interpret the received signals. The backend system may further serve as a distribution point for corrective measures or early warning system in the event subgrade deformation is detected.

Moulding insert (8) for a mould manufacturing a concrete facing block (4) for a reinforced-ground structure (90), said reinforced-ground structure comprising a facing formed by such facing blocks and a fill in which reinforcements connected to the facing are installed, the moulding insert (8) comprising a shell (1), delimiting a general space of a connection connecting a reinforcement (3) to the facing block, a core envelope (2) obtained by moulding the shell separately, the shell having a first lateral face (15) pierced with a first orifice (11), in which a first end portion (21) of the core envelope is fitted, characterised in that the core envelope is in the general form of a truncated cone.

A job site monitoring system includes a tower-mounted scanner that is situated to monitor all or substantially all of a particular construction site. The scanner is configured to provide data to a processor configured to determine the height of fill material deposited at a job site. The processor is adapted to communicate with a remote client who can review the data collected at the job site. The processor may also be configured to compare the live fill height data to predetermined parameters to determine whether an error condition exists. An alert may be issued upon detection of such an error to enable corrective action to be taken before construction continues at the site.

Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employs one or more reinforcement rods and that can be produced with inexpensive, widely available parts. A concrete panel is provided. A steel connector is provided with a loop and first and second stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. The first and second stems are secured to and extend in a linear manner outwardly from the loop. Each of the stems has a circular aperture, which are aligned. A steel reinforcement rod is provided within backfill soil. A steel threaded attachment rod is secured to and extends perpendicular from the reinforcement rod. The attachment rod also extends through the circular apertures of the connector. A screw nut is threaded on the attachment rod to thereby secure together the stems and the reinforcement rod.

A load-retention panel having an anchor rod on a load-bearing side thereof forming a horizontal slot therebetween. A securing rod having a diameter greater than or equal to a width of the slot and seated against the load-retention panel and the anchor rod on a first side of the slot. A first section of a flexible sheet extends between the anchor rod and the securing rod and wraps about the anchor rod and the securing rod on opposite sides thereof. The distal end of the flexible sheet extends away from the load-retention panel into and within a landfilling material. The flexible sheet may further wrap about a combination of the anchor rod, the securing rod, and the first section of the flexible sheet with its proximal and distal ends extending through the slot from the first side thereof, and out of the slot from an, opposite second side.

The present invention relates to a gabion deployment platform for storing a folded multi-compartment gabion and from which the gabion can be deployed, the deployment platform comprising: a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means, to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed.

The present invention relates to a gabion deployment platform for storing a folded multi-compartment gabion and from which the gabion can be deployed, the deployment platform comprising: a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means, to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed.

The present invention provides an improved retaining wall system comprising a plurality of wall segments, said system comprising at least one lower wall segment and one upper wall segment, each of said upper and lower wall segments have a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear face, and a fascia, said top surface and said bottom surface extending between said rear face and said fascia, an earthen anchor extending at least partially through each of said wall segments and from said rear face, said earthen anchor configured for extending at least a portion of said vertical load of said retaining wall rearwardly; an interstitial surface; and an interconnecting structure extending into said interstitial surface and between said upper segment and said lower segment.

A reinforced wall system comprising fill material, a plurality of facing baskets, a plurality of reinforcing members at least partially disposed within the fill material, and an impermeable membrane at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of the fill material and one or more of the reinforcing members. Each of the plurality of reinforcing members is associated with a corresponding facing basket. An outer end of each reinforcing member is above a substantially horizontal portion of the corresponding facing basket. The facing baskets and the reinforcing members are positioned in a plurality of layers, with each layer comprising one facing basket and one corresponding reinforcing member. The impermeable membrane is positioned to span two or more layers of the plurality of layers. At one or more layers of the plurality of layers, a portion of the impermeable membrane is positioned around an outer end of the corresponding reinforcing member.