Galfan coated hesco bastion for flood fighting and fortifications building
View Details Product Description: Hesco barrier is gabion-like. It is a combination of welded wire mesh frame outside and non-woven geotextile liner inside. Sand, soil, gravel and blinding are frequently used as filling because of geotextile liner. Gabion bastions are mainly used in military and flood control for its modular structure and quick setup. For military, a gabion Hesco with 24 inches thickness can stop rifle bullets, shell fragments and other shrapnel. While for flood protection, gabion Hesco can be assembled soonest and come into use. Advantages of Hesco barriers: Modular structure are more effective than sandbags. Quick and easy setup. Filling such as soil, sand and gravels are easy to get. Galvanized frame will not rust in damp environment. Custom specs are provided on special requirement. With competitive price and timely delivery, Shitai sincerely hope to be your supplier and partner. Cost effective and durability. Hesco gabion specifications: Material: galvanized wire, galfan coated wire. Wire diameter: 4 mm to 5 mm. Joining pins diameter: 4 mm. Mesh opening: 76.2 × 76.2 mm, 80 × 80 mm,100 × 100 mm. Geotextile: 2 mm heavy duty non-woven polypropylene. Overall size: 2.21 × 2.13 m, 1.37 × 1.06 m, 0.61 × 0.61 m, also can be customized.
AARMS SECURITY Vol. 10, No. 1 (2011) 31–59 <strong>Force</strong> <strong>protection</strong> <strong>solutions</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong> Received: November 3, 2010 Address for correspondence: SÁNDOR SZABÓ E-mail: szabo.sandor@zmne.hu SÁNDOR SZABÓ, RUDOLF TÓTH, ZOLTÁN KOVÁCS Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, Budapest, Hungary The “<strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong>” – as it is called in Hungarian “<strong>HESCO</strong>-bástya” or “<strong>HESCO</strong> típusú gyorstelepítés. épít/elem” – is originated from Leeds, England in 1989. Fundamentally it has been developed for the purposes of flood <strong>protection</strong> and erosion control, but military experts started to analyze its possibilities to use for <strong>Force</strong> Protection purposes. Since 1990 <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> Ltd has been developing and manufacturing <strong>Concertainer</strong> units for the purposes of force <strong>protection</strong>, flood <strong>protection</strong> and erosion control. <strong>Concertainer</strong> units have become the most popular means <strong>with</strong>in the military for protecting personnel and facilities against secondary fragmentation, saving countless lives and mission critical assets. <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong> can be installed in various configurations to provide effective and economical structures tailored to the specific threat and level of <strong>protection</strong> required. It is used extensively in the <strong>protection</strong> of personnel, vehicles, equipment – <strong>Force</strong> Protection – and facilities in military, peacekeeping, humanitarian and civilian operations. This type of structure provides good resistance to ballistic and fragmentation penetration. For increased physical security, barbed wire coils are often attached to the wall. The article wishes to give a short overview about the military field applicability of the <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong>. 1. Introduction The <strong>Concertainer</strong> was invented 20 years ago in England by Jimmy Hesselden to protect U.K. shorelines against erosion and for flood <strong>protection</strong>. It didn’t take long for the British military to see the potential for the product in force <strong>protection</strong>. They started using it – redemption sandbags – in Bosnia during the first Persian Gulf War, placing it around the perimeters of camps and bases to protect aircraft and other machinery as well as personnel.
Galfan coated hesco bastion for flood fighting and fortifications building
Product Description:
Hesco barrier is gabion-like. It is a combination of welded wire mesh frame outside and non-woven geotextile liner inside. Sand, soil, gravel and blinding are frequently used as filling because of geotextile liner.
Gabion bastions are mainly used in military and flood control for its modular structure and quick setup. For military, a gabion Hesco with 24 inches thickness can stop rifle bullets, shell fragments and other shrapnel. While for flood protection, gabion Hesco can be assembled soonest and come into use.
Advantages of Hesco barriers:
Modular structure are more effective than sandbags.
Quick and easy setup.
Filling such as soil, sand and gravels are easy to get.
Galvanized frame will not rust in damp environment.
Custom specs are provided on special requirement.
Cost effective and durability.
Hesco gabion specifications:
Material: galvanized wire, galfan coated wire.
Wire diameter: 4 mm to 5 mm.
Joining pins diameter: 4 mm.
Mesh opening: 76.2 × 76.2 mm, 80 × 80 mm,100 × 100 mm.
Geotextile: 2 mm heavy duty non-woven polypropylene.
Overall size: 2.21 × 2.13 m, 1.37 × 1.06 m, 0.61 × 0.61 m, also can be customized.
AARMS SECURITY Vol. 10, No. 1 (2011) 31–59 <strong>Force</strong> <strong>protection</strong> <strong>solutions</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong> Received: November 3, 2010 Address for correspondence: SÁNDOR SZABÓ E-mail: szabo.sandor@zmne.hu SÁNDOR SZABÓ, RUDOLF TÓTH, ZOLTÁN KOVÁCS Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, Budapest, Hungary The “<strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong>” – as it is called in Hungarian “<strong>HESCO</strong>-bástya” or “<strong>HESCO</strong> típusú gyorstelepítés. épít/elem” – is originated from Leeds, England in 1989. Fundamentally it has been developed for the purposes of flood <strong>protection</strong> and erosion control, but military experts started to analyze its possibilities to use for <strong>Force</strong> Protection purposes. Since 1990 <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> Ltd has been developing and manufacturing <strong>Concertainer</strong> units for the purposes of force <strong>protection</strong>, flood <strong>protection</strong> and erosion control. <strong>Concertainer</strong> units have become the most popular means <strong>with</strong>in the military for protecting personnel and facilities against secondary fragmentation, saving countless lives and mission critical assets. <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong> can be installed in various configurations to provide effective and economical structures tailored to the specific threat and level of <strong>protection</strong> required. It is used extensively in the <strong>protection</strong> of personnel, vehicles, equipment – <strong>Force</strong> Protection – and facilities in military, peacekeeping, humanitarian and civilian operations. This type of structure provides good resistance to ballistic and fragmentation penetration. For increased physical security, barbed wire coils are often attached to the wall. The article wishes to give a short overview about the military field applicability of the <strong>HESCO</strong> <strong>Bastion</strong> <strong>Concertainer</strong>. 1. Introduction The <strong>Concertainer</strong> was invented 20 years ago in England by Jimmy Hesselden to protect U.K. shorelines against erosion and for flood <strong>protection</strong>. It didn’t take long for the British military to see the potential for the product in force <strong>protection</strong>. They started using it – redemption sandbags – in Bosnia during the first Persian Gulf War, placing it around the perimeters of camps and bases to protect aircraft and other machinery as well as personnel.