Retaining walls, Seawalls & Gabion Baskets

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 Seawalls and bulkheads are structures built of concrete, wood, steel or boulders that run parallel to the beach at the land/water interface. They are designed to protect structures by stopping the natural movement of earth or sand by wave action. When properly designed, and maintained they may hold back the ocean and protect land-side structures. However, when the waves hit a smooth, solid seawall, the wave is reflected back towards the ocean. The reflected wave (the backwash) often takes beach sand with it. Eventually, both the beach and the surf may disappear.

Tensar Triton® Gabion baskets utilize an open stone construction allowing for significant wave energy dissipation, reducing the beach and toe erosion seen with smooth vertical seawalls.  These baskets can be stacked with shelfs to also provide addition wave energy dissipation.

The introduction of the T-gabion, or triangular shape gabion is a new advancement in the combination of wave energy dissipation and contour aesthetics many oceans front and waterfront properties desire.