{"id":155169,"date":"2026-07-17T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/mx\/success-stories\/railway-cutting-gabion-wall\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:44:26","slug":"railway-cutting-gabion-wall","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/mx\/casos-de-\u00e9xito\/railway-cutting-gabion-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Cutting Gabion Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Before construction – Sep 2005<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    The railway cutting between High Street and George Street in East Maitland was showing evidence of surface undulations due to erosion and undercutting. A 124m long, 4m high retaining wall was required to stabilise the batter and provide adequate protection to the badly eroded slope. Due to the proposed wall being located adjacent to the main Northern Railway Line and within a suburban area with historic significance, many considerations such as construction time, access, efficiency of construction, prolonged performance and aesthetic quality were a prerequisite of the chosen solution. Several retaining systems were considered such as concrete walls, spray concrete facia, soil nails  with various facings and a mass gravity Gabion wall. A large concrete block wall was also initially considered but the high cost, requirement for imported backfill, complex drainage, a base slab and inability of this system to accommodate potential differential settlements made it unattractive to the contractor.<\/p>\n

    The client favoured a solution that offered inherent flexibility which is particularly important in rail environments where ground movement and dynamic loading are constant considerations. The system needed to deliver strong environmental benefits, including:<\/p>\n