,studded t post-厂家直供防爆墙铁丝网箱,gabion
乔士铁丝网防爆墙的英文可以表达为Hesco Barrier, Hesco Bastion,fence post，一般适用于战争防护中，当然目前国内的部队军事演习用到的也比较多,gabion box，正在逐渐的被国内接受 防爆铁丝网的网孔通常是75x75mm的,hexagonal wire meshes，丝径是4.0mm和5.0mm的
乔士铁丝网防爆墙的安装步骤： 1打开包装；2拉开防洪墙；3连接防洪墙；4为防洪墙装土或泥沙。完成。
产品材质：采用优质低碳钢丝Q195焊接,hesco bastion-厂家直供安平围墙铁丝网－防爆墙，精湛镀锌工艺防锈，用螺旋丝将一定尺寸的网片连接到一起，组装成特定尺寸的网箱，外加优质土工布进行包装，最后进行组装和折叠,gabion-厂家直供安平围墙铁丝网－防爆墙。 铁丝网防爆墙 部队军事掩体防护用
铁丝网防爆墙 部队军事掩体防护用
厂家直供安平围墙铁丝网–hesco barrier 防爆网 可折叠 安平围墙铁丝网：我们是安平县乔士五金丝网制品有限公司，位于著名的丝网之乡-安平 专业生产围墙铁丝网/网笼/网箱,studded t post-安平防爆墙,hesco bastion，根据客户的需要定做,fence post，通过焊接方式将网片连接起来,防爆墙-厂家直供防爆墙铁丝网箱,welded wire mesh，形成一定尺寸的网箱,weld wire mesh-镀锌艾斯科防爆墙生产厂家，通过在里面填充石头或者是沙土，起到防护作用，当然也可以作为一种器皿使用，装垃圾 围墙铁丝网/铁丝网笼/铁丝网箱：都属于丝网深加工产品，将最原始的网片，通过簧按照实际的需要连接起来形成网箱或者是网笼 当然还可以根据需要,gabion box，在网箱或者网笼上安装上腿起支撑作用 其他的配件根据需要可以随时定做 最大程度上满足客户的需求是我们适中追求的 我们工厂始终坚持以质量求生存，以信誉存发展
QIAOSHI – Hesco Bastion – Engineered Force ProtectionQIAOSHI – Hesco Bastion has been manufacturing force protection products since 2003. Its most successful product, the Concertainer unit, has been acknowledged as the most significant development in field fortification since the Second World War.
Hesco Barrier products have been used in many countries around the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Jordan, UAE and Turkey. Most military organisations currently use QIAOSHI Bastion products including the US Army, UK MOD, USMC, USAF and NATO.
In addition to the standard Concertainer unit, HESCO is constantly developing its portfolio of products in response to its customers requirements.
The Concertainer unit is a multi-cellular wall system manufactured from welded Zinc-Alu coated steel wire mesh and joined with vertical, helical coil joints. The units are lined with heavy-duty non-woven polypropylene geotextile.
The Concertainer unit’s primary advantage over other force protection systems is its ability to utilise locally available fill material to rapidly construct defensive barriers and other structures with minimal manpower and resources.
Units can be extended and joined together to provide effective and economical structures tailored to the specific threat and level of protection required. Concertainer units are available in a variety of different sizes and delivery systems.
RAID (rapid in-theatre deployment) has been designed to reduce the requirement for valuable manpower and equipment during the execution phase of expeditionary operations, such as the construction of FOBs and patrol bases.
RAID utilises a specially designed and engineered container to provide significant increases in the quantity of Concertainer units that can be transported in a 20ft ISO container footprint.
Deployment is easy and can be carried out using in-service material handling equipment such as wheeled and tracked earthmoving equipment, wheeled logistic vehicles or wheeled and tracked combat vehicles.
The unit being deployed is connected into a length of 2m x 203m (for RAID 1) or 1m x 333m (for RAID 7). These lengths can be easily split, providing excellent flexibility during construction. Corners can be formed, more units can be joined, and gaps in the wall can be created if required. The ability to split units provides the benefit of deploying only what is required; the remainder is left inside the secure RAID container for future use.
HESCO have developed a system that provides protected accommodation in harsh mission environments, such as those experienced in FOBs and patrol bases.
HAB is designed to house up to eight personnel, providing each with a personal space measuring 2m x 2m. HAB has sidewalls of specifically developed Concertainer units and a lightweight aluminium roof. It has been tested extensively against the effects of IDF weapons.
HAB 2 is a development of the HAB 1 concept, offering an improved level of protection for its occupants. HAB 2 is configured to allow easy access for emergency medical equipment, making it ideal for use as a front-line medical facility. Its components are completely reusable and the improved design provides a more useable interior space.
HESCO have developed the HLBR (HESCO lightweight bunker roof), a rapid and easily erectable lightweight roof specifically designed to provide protection against IDF weapons. The roof can be built on almost any walls capable of taking the load that the roof will impose upon it.
These HESCO bunker sets have been developed to utilise 40ft and 20ft ISO containers. Walls are constructed using specifically adapted Mil 1 Concertainer units to give a protective wall thickness of in excess of 1m. The roof design provides 0.6m of overhead cover. Material bunkers provide access from one end of the bunker, while personnel bunkers provide access from both ends.
The components of the HESCO guard post set provide a small protective emplacement with 0.6m walls and 0.45m of overhead cover. Embrasure (firing/observation point) forms are included in the set as are roof joists and roofing material. The interior space is 1.2m by 1.8m, with 1.98m of headroom.
The HRSF (HESCO re-deployable security fence) has been developed by HESCO in order to provide a rapidly erectable anti-climb fence that requires no special tools or training, no ‘digging in’ of fence posts, and can be re-deployed with minimal effort. Available in three heights of 2.4m, 3.1m and 3.6m, all with an anti-climb front face. HRSF is rated to PAS 68 and will withstand attack from a light vehicle.
HESCO Bastion Ltd has been on hand to aid civil engineers with a wide range of environmental issues for over 10 years. Originally designed to combat the effects of coastal erosion, HESCO Bastion Concertainer has since been used extensively throughout the world for other civil engineering applications.
The versatility of a HESCO Barrier Concertainer structure enables it to be used across a variety of applications such as coastal erosion, flood protection, river and bank stabilisation, retaining walls, land reinforcement and soil conservation.
A galvanized steel unit lined with geotextile fabric, HESCO Barrier Concertainer is completely assembled during manufacture, ensuring rapid installation. Available in a wide range of sizes, units can be joined and extended using the provided joining pins. The primary advantage of the product is its ability to utilise locally available fill material to rapidly construct walls and other structures with minimal manpower and resources.
Typical Applications Include:-
Contact address:
QiaoShi Hesco Bastion Factory
2-1-2804, Wanlong International Business,
Shijiazhuang City, China.
Tel: +86 3118 7733 505
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What comes after the flood
Published: 2/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered her cabinet ministers to evaluate their performance over the past three months and get ready to report to the public. This is a normal process, as any elected government needs to regularly publicise its progress in work, if any, and be made accountable to the electorate. The government is not required by law to do so, although different countries have different traditions and most have their own annual rituals such as the State of the Union address in the United States, which also has a forward-looking aspect.
A snapshot of our times: A boy holds aloft banknotes to keep them dry while he swims during the flood in Nonthaburi province on Oct 15, 2011. The government will need to spend prodigious sums to revitalise numerous parts of the country which have been damaged by the flood.
For Thailand, the government is required to report to Parliament annually not only what the government has declared as policy at the beginning of its administration, but also its compliance with the basic national policies as stipulated in the Constitution.
But this time around, the three-month report is more of a political message and a ploy to make cabinet ministers tighten the nuts and bolts needed to drive the policies the government has committed itself to. It is coupled by rumours of a cabinet reshuffle due to many existing loopholes both in routine administrative work and as a result of the still ongoing flood crisis that has exposed weaknesses among many of the ministers in charge. The Thai press has widely criticised how a number of ministers had disappeared from the “radar screen” _ not seen either at the Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) nor appearing to be working in their respective jobs.
Overall, however, the Yingluck administration has been unfortunate in that it has had to face and deal with a natural disaster unprecedented in Thai history.
When she took office in August and completed the long transition process to take firm hold of the steering wheel as premier _ with the official announcement and parliamentary debate on her policies on Aug 27 _ she may have thought she was on her way to implementing the series of populist policies, for instance, the incentives for first homes and first cars, the energy credit card project, etc. The economy was robust and political stability seemed to be returning to the Land of Smiles.
But then the flood hit hard, and priorities changed. So did the conditions and assumptions for policy implementation, both in dealing with the flood and in long-term solutions to deal with future deluge; and how to continue on track with the policies that had been set beforehand.
First on the agenda has been the immediate relief work for flood victims. Froc’s relief operations have improved with time, but the area and number of people affected are beyond the scope of any single agency or coordinating body to handle. Even as the waters receded in many areas, many other communities are still stagnating in metre-high waters _ for more than a month now. Tensions have risen and tempers have flared. At least one or two months more of intense drainage operations will be necessary before most if not all flooded areas become dry and life adjusts back to normality.
Expenses for physical renovation and compensation for victims will continue to skyrocket. This is especially true for the suburbs in Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani provinces and the outlying districts east and west of the capital, due to the density of population and the value of homes and cars of the new middle-class living in those areas. The 120 billion baht set aside in the expenditure budget may not be entirely enough.
The larger bills will come later next year, with the reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure, schools, hospitals, government buildings and religious and historical sites. These constitute the initial re-building; the larger items will come after the two national committees set up by the prime minister finish their deliberations and propose new solutions such as floodways and urban planning.
The long-term programmes are particularly important since they will assure the investors, Thai and foreign, that if disaster should strike again,Heavy Type Hexagonal Mesh, the government will be ready to deal with it more effectively and efficiently. Our nation’s credibility depends on these programmes and their quick implementation.
The government will also have to decide on a financing scheme that will not put too much pressure on the country’s national debt (and thereby avoid falling prey to political attacks from the opposition).
The faster the government acts, the quicker investments will return; and with factories rebuilding and reopening, unemployment which has shot up after during the crisis will eventually drop. Thailand will be able to maintain its export markets for goods produced in those flooded industrial estates.
But if politics and bureaucratic red tape slow down the process, growth will not recover sufficiently, thereby adding to the economic agony and the deterioration of the quality of life caused by the flood. Some academics and critics have suggested the government may have to drop its original agenda, meaning the populist items.
This is not necessarily so. Many of the projects act as a stimulus,perforated metal mesh, and as the economy weakens it is important that the domestic economy is properly managed so as to remain vibrant.
On the opposite side, it may even be essential for the government to devise more programmes designed to stimulate the economy, but within the boundaries of fiscal and monetary discipline. Thus,Joint Press Conference of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with Mr.Ban Ki-moon, Secreta-wire meshe, any policy measures must be sustainable in nature, with long-term implications rather than mere handouts, in cash or kind.
However, this is a good opportunity for the government to review all programmes and projects that seek a share of the national budget. Many are projects of the past that do not add any more value. Some are mere fronts for graft and abuse. The government must be firm in cutting excess and limiting corruption.
Since Ms Yingluck has a business background,Appeal launched for flood pics-steel wire mesh, it is important for her to utilise modern management principles in managing financial and other resources. Any so-called populist programmes must have rates of return or other measurable social benefits,Gabion Mattress, and not merely satisfy political canvassers and their constituents, as has been the case during previous governments. If she can assure the public of this, the nation’s credibility will not be undermined at a time when it is most needed.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
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The QIAOSHI’s Military Barriers or Hesco Bastions is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortification. It is made of a collapsible wire meshes container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or small-arms. One of the less heralded life- and labor-saving devices of war, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the Hesco Bastion quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Assembly
Assembling the Hesco Bastion entails unfolding it and (if available) using a front end loader to fill it with sand, dirt or gravel. The placement of the barrier is generally very similar to the placement of a sandbag barrier or earth berm except that room must generally be allowed for the equipment used to fill the barrier. The main advantage of Military Barrier, strongly contributing to their popularity with troops and flood fighters, is the quick and easy setup. Previously, people had to fill sandbags,Operations could resume within 45 days in flooded industrial estates-Hesco Bastion, a slow undertaking, with one worker filling about 20 sandbags per hour. Workers using Military Barrier and a front end loader can do ten times the work of those using sandbags.
The Hesco Barrier come in a variety of sizes. Most of the barriers can also be stacked, and they are shipped collapsed in compact sets. Example dimensions of typical configurations are 46″ x 36″ x 32 (1.4m x 1.1m x 9.8m) to 7 x 5 x 100 (2.1m x 1.5m x 30m).
A new system of Hesco Bastion developed specially for military use is deployed from a container, which is dragged along the line of ground where the barrier is to be formed, unfolding up to several hundred meters of barrier in minutes, ready for filling with soil by a backhoe.
Protection
Filled with sand, 60 centimetres (24 inches) of barrier thickness will stop rifle bullets and shell fragments. It takes 1.5 metres (five feet) of thickness to prevent penetration by a rocket propelled grenade round. Approximately 1.2 metres (four feet) of thickness provides protection against most car bombs.
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Winning after the storm: Learnings from other disasters
Published: 30/11/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Business
As the flood crisis continues to dominate headlines here in Thailand,对插钢格板, forward-looking companies are on the move to seek growth opportunities that will emerge in post-crisis business.
In this article, we examine reactions and post-crisis strategies of winning companies that have successfully weathered other disasters.
There are lessons to be learned from these strategies that can be adopted by companies in Thailand.
The current flood crisis has been called Thailand’s worst, in terms of both water volume and the number of people affected.
Half of the country has been affected. Over 600 fatalities have been reported to date. Views of just how bad it is vary. Some estimate that the cost of direct damage is over 150 billion Baht ($5 billion). Other executives believe this estimate could be significantly understated.
By comparison, in the case of the crisis from the tsunami in Japan, direct damage resulting from the destruction of highways and buildings was around $120 billion to $300 billion. Secondary damage from rolling electricity blackouts, declines in production due to disrupted supply chains, and revenue losses has been estimated to add another $50 billion to $180 billion. The cost of more than 12,000 lives is immeasurable.
By comparison, the current Thai flood crisis is less extreme. But it is complex in its own way with potentially significant ripple effects on almost every socioeconomic class and multiple industries.
The impact of the flood on the Thai economy is likely to be both negative and positive. In the former,Froc mulls disbanding as emergency phase ends-hesco bastion, we have the immediate impact on production disruption, property loss, and insurance & banking losses. However, moving forward the clean-up may actually have stimulatory effects for two reasons.
Firstly, demand for lower skilled labour and all the compensation paid are likely to have an immediate stimulatory impact. Secondly,Flood death toll rises to 666-barbed wirel materials, investments made in infrastructure and potential changes to trade tariffs/policies to encourage foreign investors to stay may offer the potential to change the growth trajectory of the economy in the long run.
The question then is how companies _ big and small _ can take advantage of the situation.
We have observed that in the wake of Japan’s tsunami disaster,Flood prevention the easy way-异型钢格板, forward-looking companies in Japan moved meticulously through their emergency backup plans and returned to business quickly.
At the same time,铁蒺藜, they actively sought growth opportunities presented by the post-crisis business environment. Several common themes emerged:
- Create a separate disaster-management team Managers will be fully occupied addressing day-to-day business operations in the aftermath of the crisis. So it is critical that companies set up a separate disaster-management team _ similar to a project management office _ to focus on business recovery and communications. Communicating frequently clearly and often to all stakeholders, employees and customers is also a critical role that this team should play. Companies in Thailand can get ahead by setting up such team while waiting for water to subside.
- Segment businesses and products according to risk and opportunity Of course, some lines of business will be negatively affected by the flood. But the impact on others will be neutral, or even positive. For each business line, companies should develop an action plan that is based on both risk and future post-crisis outlook. This will allow companies to think through potential negative impacts and identify how to best seize opportunities.
- Rethink current activities It is critical that companies analyse how the disaster may change demand and consumption patterns, or otherwise alter the business landscape. This analysis must be done holistically, by looking not only at the immediate supply chain but also several steps away from the immediate goods. For example, automakers should consider the supply and price of steel post-flood, given that there will likely be an increase in construction activities to rebuild and recover affected areas.
- Identify and position to capture business opportunities In addition to taking defensive measures, smart companies also went on the offensive and sought new opportunities for growth. Certain businesses _ for example, those focusing on infrastructure investment or consumer products that address home, convenience, or safety concerns _ can expect to expand in the wake of a disaster. On the consumer side, Japanese consumers modified their daily routines in response to the increased stress they faced. They engaged more frequently in activities such as “cocooning” at home and reading. They also scaled back on other activities _ most notably, making purchases related to travel, real estate, automobiles, and other durable goods. Thinking through probable changes to consumer behaviour will likely identify new business opportunities.
When companies seize these opportunities, more winners will emerge after the storm.
In our next few articles, we will discuss how government and businesses can respond to the crisis. We will cover concrete ideas for how companies can turn the crisis into real business opportunities, as well as potential government responses _ short- and long-term measures.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
Information
The QIAOSHI’s Military Barriers or Hesco Bastions is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortification. It is made of a collapsible wire meshes container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or small-arms. One of the less heralded life- and labor-saving devices of war, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the Hesco Bastion quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Assembly
Assembling the Hesco Bastion entails unfolding it and (if available) using a front end loader to fill it with sand, dirt or gravel. The placement of the barrier is generally very similar to the placement of a sandbag barrier or earth berm except that room must generally be allowed for the equipment used to fill the barrier. The main advantage of Military Barrier, strongly contributing to their popularity with troops and flood fighters, is the quick and easy setup. Previously, people had to fill sandbags, a slow undertaking, with one worker filling about 20 sandbags per hour. Workers using Military Barrier and a front end loader can do ten times the work of those using sandbags.
The Hesco Barrier come in a variety of sizes. Most of the barriers can also be stacked,field fences, and they are shipped collapsed in compact sets. Example dimensions of typical configurations are 46″ x 36″ x 32 (1.4m x 1.1m x 9.8m) to 7 x 5 x 100 (2.1m x 1.5m x 30m).
A new system of Hesco Bastion developed specially for military use is deployed from a container, which is dragged along the line of ground where the barrier is to be formed, unfolding up to several hundred meters of barrier in minutes, ready for filling with soil by a backhoe.
Protection
Filled with sand, 60 centimetres (24 inches) of barrier thickness will stop rifle bullets and shell fragments. It takes 1.5 metres (five feet) of thickness to prevent penetration by a rocket propelled grenade round. Approximately 1.2 metres (four feet) of thickness provides protection against most car bombs.
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Flood of sanctions fails to halt Syrian bloodshed
Published: 1/12/2011 at 05:32 AM
Online news:
The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday pressed on with a deadly crackdown on dissent even as a flood of fresh sanctions further isolated Damascus.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem attends a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.
Activists said 14 civilians were killed by Syrian forces in the flashpoint provinces of Idlib and Homs, while in the southern Daraa province, cradle of eight months of anti-regime unrest, a blast killed seven security forces.
The latest violence came as the world’s largest Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, urged member Syria to cooperate with the Arab League and allow a team of observers to visit the country.
The League imposed sanctions on the Damascus regime Sunday after it defied an ultimatum to accept observers under a plan to halt the crackdown which the UN says has killed more than 3,500 people since mid-March.
After emergency talks on Syria, a statement by the OIC urged Damascus to “immediately stop using excessive force against civilians” and to “respond to the decisions of the Arab League.”
Speaking after the meeting OIC chief Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the group “urged Syria to stop violating human rights and to allow Islamic and international human organisations access to Syria.”
Turkey,gabion basket, following the lead of Arab states, also announced Wednesday a raft of sanctions against Syria winning praise from Washington which said the action will further isolate Assad’s embattled regime.
“The leadership shown by Turkey in response to the brutality and violation of the fundamental rights of the Syrian people will isolate the Assad regime,” said National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu announced the sanctions including an immediate ban on all transactions with the Damascus government and central bank and freezing all Syrian state assets in Turkey.
Similar measures would also be taken against “some well-known businessmen who are strong advocates of the Syrian regime,” he said, adding that sanctions will also include a ban on Syrian officials visiting Turkey.
The Arab League, which suspended Syria’s membership in November, approved unprecedented sanctions against Syria including a freeze on government assets, suspending cooperation with Syria’s central bank and halting funding for projects in the country.
On Wednesday a League committee met at the pan-Arab bloc’s Cairo headquarters to decide on a list of Syrian officials who will be banned from Arab countries and whose bank accounts will be frozen.
They were also due to decide on when to implement a decision to end all flights to and from Syria and a list of necessary foodstuffs that will be excluded from the ban on trade with Syria’s government.
Syria is also facing US and EU sanctions and the European Union is set to beef up punitive oil and financial measures against Damascus on Thursday, a move diplomats said was aimed at choking Syrian sources of funding.
They will include bans on exporting gas and oil industry equipment to Syria, trading Syrian government bonds and selling software that could be used to monitor Internet and telephone communications.
The US has slapped Syria with a package of sanctions, including a freeze on government assets, a ban on citizens from doing business with the country as well as a ban on the sale of telecommunications equipment to Syria.
The slew of sanctions appear to have had little impact on the regime in Syria, where the death toll rose again on Wednesday.
Security forces killed nine civilians in the northwestern Idlib province, including a 12-year-old boy and a woman, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Five other civilians were killed by gunfire in separate incidents in the central city of Homs.
And seven members of the security forces were killed in clashes with army deserters in the Daraa town of Dael, the Britain-based group said, adding that their vehicle had been blown up.
More than 164 people were also arrested in Dael where security forces carried out search operations, the group said, adding that 19 people were wounded by gunfire.
State television meanwhile reported that authorities released 912 people who were involved in anti-regime unrest but have “no blood on their hands, the third batch freed this month.
In Jeddah the OIC expressed frustration at the unending bloodshed and raised concerns about the international response to the crisis in Syria at the start of its meeting.
“We also refuse any military intervention and affirm our respect to Syria and its sovereignty… and welcome international and Arab efforts” to reach a solution,Thailand’s Thongchai in floods appeal-hesco, the head of the OIC said.
Just days after UN-appointed investigators accused Syrian security forces of crimes against humanity, including the torture of children,Democrats unveil price list for Froc’s boats-gabion, the UN Human Rights Council said it will hold a special session on Syria.
Friday’s meeting — the third by the council on Syrian this year — will be convened following a request by the European Union, a diplomatic source said.
Human rights group Amnesty International called on the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court.
“It is high time for the UN Security council to take action,” the group’s Middle East campaigner Maha Abu Shama said.
Amnesty International is pressing for an arms embargo, asset freezes against Assad and his associates, as well as an investigation by the ICC.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
Information
The QIAOSHI’s Military Barriers or Hesco Bastions is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortification. It is made of a collapsible wire meshes container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or small-arms. One of the less heralded life- and labor-saving devices of war,wire mesh products, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the Hesco Bastion quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Assembly
Assembling the Hesco Bastion entails unfolding it and (if available) using a front end loader to fill it with sand, dirt or gravel. The placement of the barrier is generally very similar to the placement of a sandbag barrier or earth berm except that room must generally be allowed for the equipment used to fill the barrier. The main advantage of Military Barrier, strongly contributing to their popularity with troops and flood fighters, is the quick and easy setup. Previously,School opening postponed to Dec 13-hesco bastion, people had to fill sandbags, a slow undertaking, with one worker filling about 20 sandbags per hour. Workers using Military Barrier and a front end loader can do ten times the work of those using sandbags.
The Hesco Barrier come in a variety of sizes. Most of the barriers can also be stacked,钢格板, and they are shipped collapsed in compact sets. Example dimensions of typical configurations are 46″ x 36″ x 32 (1.4m x 1.1m x 9.8m) to 7 x 5 x 100 (2.1m x 1.5m x 30m).
A new system of Hesco Bastion developed specially for military use is deployed from a container, which is dragged along the line of ground where the barrier is to be formed, unfolding up to several hundred meters of barrier in minutes, ready for filling with soil by a backhoe.
Protection
Filled with sand, 60 centimetres (24 inches) of barrier thickness will stop rifle bullets and shell fragments. It takes 1.5 metres (five feet) of thickness to prevent penetration by a rocket propelled grenade round. Approximately 1.2 metres (four feet) of thickness provides protection against most car bombs.
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BAAC, CP to help farmers lift output
Technologies, hybrid seeds to be offered
Published: 1/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Business
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has teamed up with a CP Group unit to help flood-affected farmers resume work with more efficient production methods.
Rice farmers who obtained career rehabilitation loans from BAAC have the option of entering the programme, in which farm management, technologies and hybrid rice seeds are essential.
Montri Congtrakultien, CEO of the Crop Integration Business Group (CPS), said innovation in cultivation could help flood-hit farmers cope with troubles stemming from climate change.
Hybrid seeds offering strong yields and disease resistance are provided,Super ‘floodway’ mooted for Thai floods-hesco bastion, while more machine usage is urged to ramp up efficiency.
The company will buy back paddy at fair prices or help farmers to improve and distribute paddy to the market.
CPS has prepared 1,700 tonnes of CP111 hybrid rice seed to support the programme. It claims the seed offers productivity of 850 kilogrammes per rai, about two times higher than the average yield of Thai rice.
The agreement signed yesterday between Mr Montri and BAAC executive vice-president Arun Lertwilai is part of BAAC’s rehabilitation programme for flood victims.
The bank reported 341,496 farm households farming 9.03 million rai of rice fields had 4.68 million tonnes of paddy damaged. BAAC offers low-interest loans of up to 100,电焊石笼网卷,000 baht to flood-affected farmers. A three-year debt moratorium with no interest charges is allowed for farmers whose farmland and production were destroyed.
The Agricultural Economics Office reported that the disasters caused 72 billion baht in damages to the farm sector, dragging down the industry to 1% growth this year from a prediction of 3% earlier.
About 1.4 million people in the sector were victims, of which 1.3 million worked in rice and other crops.
To assist rice farmers, the Rice Department plans to distribute 72,000 tonnes of rice seeds to farmers for free, with a limit of 10 kg/rai and 10 rai.
That volume is unlikely to meet unusually high demand this year. Normally about 900,000 tonnes of seeds are needed each year, but the Rice Department can only supply 100,000 tonnes each year, causing farmers to reuse paddy for replanting or turning to companies such as CPS for seeds.
Mr Montri said CP111 took a decade of development. The hybrid has been used in 3,500 rai in the north and central plains for two crops with an average yield of 1,037 kg per rai.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
Information
The QIAOSHI’s Military Barriers or Hesco Bastions is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortification. It is made of a collapsible wire meshes container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or small-arms. One of the less heralded life- and labor-saving devices of war, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the Hesco Bastion quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Assembly
Assembling the Hesco Bastion entails unfolding it and (if available) using a front end loader to fill it with sand, dirt or gravel. The placement of the barrier is generally very similar to the placement of a sandbag barrier or earth berm except that room must generally be allowed for the equipment used to fill the barrier. The main advantage of Military Barrier,Lurking danger of flood-damaged buildings-Hesco barrier, strongly contributing to their popularity with troops and flood fighters, is the quick and easy setup. Previously, people had to fill sandbags,Hexagonal wire mesh,School opening postponed to Dec 13-hesco bastion, a slow undertaking,钢格板安装夹, with one worker filling about 20 sandbags per hour. Workers using Military Barrier and a front end loader can do ten times the work of those using sandbags.
The Hesco Barrier come in a variety of sizes. Most of the barriers can also be stacked, and they are shipped collapsed in compact sets. Example dimensions of typical configurations are 46″ x 36″ x 32 (1.4m x 1.1m x 9.8m) to 7 x 5 x 100 (2.1m x 1.5m x 30m).
A new system of Hesco Bastion developed specially for military use is deployed from a container, which is dragged along the line of ground where the barrier is to be formed, unfolding up to several hundred meters of barrier in minutes, ready for filling with soil by a backhoe.
Protection
Filled with sand, 60 centimetres (24 inches) of barrier thickness will stop rifle bullets and shell fragments. It takes 1.5 metres (five feet) of thickness to prevent penetration by a rocket propelled grenade round. Approximately 1.2 metres (four feet) of thickness provides protection against most car bombs.
Specification
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the Hesco Bastion quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Photos of people driving to their home by boat. Boats are now the only way to get to some homes in the floodwaters (Photo: Pattanapong Hirundard)
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Have the pillars and beams of the buildings you work or live in been weakened to the point of collapse by floodwaters?
The QIAOSHI’s Military Barriers or Hesco Bastions is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortification. It is made of a collapsible wire mesh container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or small-arms. One of the less heralded life- and labor-saving devices of war, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
1) Are the structures of buildings such as shophouses, commercial buildings and housing estates strong enough to tolerate water pressure?
This basically depends on the construction standard. Normally, concrete buildings are stronger than those made of wood since there are steel bars inside the concrete. If the building is designed and constructed according to professional standards, with sufficient steel bars and proper pillar size, it is quite certain that the structure can withstand the pressure of no more than two metres of water without grave structural damage or falling down.
2) Which part of the building can be damaged most in massive flooding?
Brick walls and the floors are the most vulnerable during a flood because they are the parts that come into direct contact with the water. The larger the surface, the more area will be affected by the floodwater and the pressure that comes with it. So, damage is more likely to occur to these parts compared to beams and pillars.
At one metre high, the water will exert pressure of 1,000 kilogrammes or a tonne per cubic metre. This will be doubled if it is two metres high. In reality, the wall and surface are only designed to put up with pressure of 100-200 kilogrammes per cubic metre for the walls and 200-300 kilogrammes per cubic metre for the floor. Therefore,sheep fence, huge pressure from water up to two metres deep may cause the wall to collapse and the floor to become warped and cracked. Wooden structures may become loosened.
3) What are the chances of the beams and pillars cracking?
Beams and pillars may be damaged if they are too small. Knock-down materials that are widely used in new housing estates can be a problem as there may be cracks in the connecting parts.
Besides, long-standing floodwater may devour parts of small pillars, exposing the steel bars to the water and causing them to rust. If this is the case, they urgently need to be fixed or the structure may crumble. If the cracks are severe, the beams will need to be replaced
Remain calm if you spot damages and cracks on beams and pillars as these may only be on the surface. If you find any cracks, call an engineer to check them
4) What about the foundation?
There are two types of foundation,welded wire mesh distributor, one with foundation piles underground and the other on the ground. Watch out for the underground structure to make sure that the foundation pillars remain intact. At the same time, the water may wash away the soil that holds the on-the ground foundation, causing the structure to become unbalanced.
5) Buildings with basements need special care.
Pumping water from a flooded basement must be carried out step-by-step with extreme care. Doing it in a rush can cause further damage. Initially, it’s necessary to keep pressure balanced between the water in and outside the basement, or pressure outside the basement will push the wall, causing serious cracks in the structure. It’s better to wait until the water outside recedes before siphoning the water from the basement.
6) Some guidelines for structural repairs.
If not severely damage, construction adhesives can be used for cracks in the walls and beams. The rust on steel bars needs to be removed and covered with rust-proof paint. Reinforcing the steel bars may be necessary.
Broken pillars must be removed and replaced immediately to prevent the structure from falling down.
Warped floors and walls must be fixed or rebuilt.
If the main structure slips from the foundation, it’s necessary to have a new foundation built. Call an engineer
7) Other concerns in addition to structural repairs.
Further checks are needed for damage to other parts of the house, like parquet floors, doors and windows as well as paint and wallpaper. Some works, like the electrical system,H.M. King Bhumibol Provides Relief Packages to Flood Victims-HESCO, require a professional.
If there are any doubts about inspecting buildings, call the Engineering Institute of Thailand on 02-319-24103. From www.thaireform.in.th/news-health-system/item/ 6671-2011-11-14-10-03-35.html. Contributed by Associate Professor Amorn Pimanmas, PhD, from Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University. Translated by Pinnachan Dangulavanich.
(Source: SMART CHOICE, Critical questions concerning flooddamaged structures, 28/11/2011, link)
Post-Flood Building Repair Vocabulary
structures of buildings - สิ่งก่อสร้าง, อาคาร, สิ่งที่สร้างขึ้น
pillar – a tall solid supports for a building, also called a “column” เสาหิน ตอหม้อ หรือ คานรับน้ำหนัก (See Wikipedia) เสาหลัก
beams – long thick pieces of metal, concrete, etc. especially used to support weight in a building or other structure เสา (See Wikipedia)
construction – the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. การก่อสร้าง
standards – an acceptable level of quality or achievement มาตรฐาน
construction standard
profession - a field of work that requires special, education, training, and licensing exams such as architecture, medicine, accounting, etc
professional standards – high levels of quality followed in a profession
constructed according to professional standards
flood damaged structures
structural (adjective)
structural damage - damage to the structure of the building (such as the pillars, beams and foundation that support the building)
grave – very serious; very dangerous วิกฤติ, ร้ายแรง
grave structural damage – very serious and bad damage to the structure of a building
critical questions - important questions
critical questions concerning flood damaged structures
cracks – lines on a surface where something is beginning to break apart; divisions รอยแยก ส่วนที่แยกออก
cracks in the connecting parts
serious cracks in the structure.
cracks in the structure
spot – to see or notice
spot cracks - see cracks (that need to be repaired)
surface – on the outside of an object
cracks may only be on the surface
remain calm if you spot damages and cracks on beams and pillars as these may only be on the surface
severe – very serious and worrying ที่รุนแรง ที่น่าเป็นห่วง
if the cracks are severe, the beams will need to be replaced
What are the chances of the beams and pillars cracking?
knock-down materials - cheap materials (low quality for low price)
building materials – materials such as cement, steel bar, etc used to building buildings
concrete - the material used to make most buildings structures, a “construction material, composed of cement (commonly Portland cement) and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate (generally a coarse aggregate made of gravel or crushed rocks such as limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as sand), water and chemical admixtures” (See Wikipedia) คอนกรีต,
concrete buildings
concrete buildings are stronger than those made of wood since there are steel bars inside the concrete
foundation – the part of a structure of a building that is below the ground and supports the rest of it รากฐาน
foundation piles - a long pole-like object made of reinforced concrete, steel or wood driven into the ground to make the foundation of a building stronger (See Wikipedia)
there are two types of foundation, one with foundation piles underground and the other on the ground.
intact – not harmed, damaged, or lacking any parts as a results of something that has happened สมบูรณ์ ไม่บุบสลาย
watch out for the underground structure to make sure that the foundation pillars remain intact.
brick - a small block of concrete or ceramics stacked to build a structure อิฐ (See Wikipedia)
brick walls – walls made of cement bricks stacked on each other (without the steel bars of poured concrete)
brick walls and the floors are the most vulnerable during a flood because they are the parts that come into direct with the water.
steel bars - long steel bars used to make the concrete in buildings stronger, also “reinforcement bars” or “rebars” used in “reinforced concrete” (See Wikipedia)
reinforce - make stronger, strengthen, support ทำให้แข็งแกร่งขึ้น, สนับสนุน, เสริม
reinforcing the steel bars
rust - the chemical reaction of oxidation of iron metal which weakens the metal and turns it red in color , also called corrosion, oxidation สนิม, ขี้สนิม (See Wikipedia)
rust-proof paint - paint that prevents metal from rusting
the rust on steel bars needs to be removed and covered with rust-proof paint. Reinforcing the steel bars may be necessary.
siphon - when you siphon liquid from a container, you make the liquid come out through a tube and down into a lower container, by using the pressure of air on it to push it out ถ่ายน้ำโดยวิธีกาลักน้ำ, ดูดน้ำออกด้วยหลักความกดอากาศ, ดูดของเหลวออกด้วยท่อหรือสาย
siphoning the water from the basement
it’s better to wait until the water outside recedes before siphoning the water from the basement.
adhesives - glues (used to join two surfaces together) สิ่งที่ทำให้ติดอยู่ได้, สิ่งที่ทำให้ของติดกัน
construction adhesives can be used for cracks in the walls and beams.
warped – wood that is bent บิดงอ
warped floors - wooden floors that have bent
warped floors and walls must be fixed or rebuilt
slip – slide, move from a place suddenly and quickly ลื่นไถล, ไถล
slip from the foundation
if the main structure slips from the foundation, it’s necessary to have a new foundation built.
parquet floors – a style of wooden floor (See Wikipedia)
wallpaper - paper put on the wall of a room to decorate the room (instead of painting the room) (See Wikipedia)
shophouses – the building you see most often on the streets of Bangkok, with a shop on the first floor, and a living area on the floors above (See photo at top of page) ร้านค้า
commercial – for business purposes
commercial buildings – buildings for shops, facatories and other businesses
housing estates – special areas with a lot of houses
pressure - force per unit area (See Wikipedia) ความดัน
water pressure – the force of water against an object (which can damage structures)
tolerate water pressure - when an object or structure does not break from the water pressure force against it
strong enough to tolerate water pressure
sufficient – enough พอเพียง
sufficient steel bars
proper - right or correct
proper pillar size
the building is designed and constructed according to professional standards,Geotextiles, with sufficient steel bars and proper pillar size
withstand – to be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme force, extreme conditions, etc. ทนทาน
withstand pressure - not break under pressure
the structure can withstand the pressure of no more than two metres of water without grave structural damage or falling down.
massive – very large in size, amount or numberใหญ่โต
massive flooding
vulnerable – easily affected or damaged ที่เปราะบาง ที่ล่อแหลมต่อการเกิดภัยภิบัติ
come into direct contact with - touching the water
the larger the surface, the more area will be affected by the floodwater and the pressure that comes with it.
in reality, … - what is true ….
reality – actually happening ความเป็นจริง
put up with pressure - same as “withstand pressure”
the wall and surface are only designed to put up with pressure of 100-200 kilogrammes per cubic metre for the walls
collapse – falling down suddenly ล้ม พังครืน
huge pressure from water up to two metres deep may cause the wall to collapse and the floor to become warped and cracked.
loose – not tight
wooden structures may become loosened
devour – to read news quickly and eagerly กระหาย
devour parts of small pillars
expose
exposing the steel bars to the water
long-standing floodwater may devour parts of small pillars, exposing the steel bars to the water and causing them to rust
urgently – needing to be dealt with immediately อย่างเร่งด่วน
fix – repair
crumble – to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces แตกละเอียด
they urgently need to be fixed or the structure may crumble.
calm – peaceful and quiet; without anxiety ใจเย็น,ไม่ตื่นเต้น, สงบ
wash away soil – when the dirt on the ground goes away with water
at the same time,Flood prevention the easy way-hesco bastion, the water may wash away the soil that holds the on-the ground foundation, causing the structure to become unbalanced.
extreme – much more severe or serious than usual ที่ร้ายแรงมาก, ที่รุนแรงที่สุด
done with extreme care
carry out a task - do a task
carry out with extreme care
carried out step-by-step - follow an exact procedure or way of doing a task with a exact series of steps
pumping water from a flooded basement must be carried out step-by-step with extreme care
rush – doing something too quickly รีบเร่ง, วิ่ง
doing it in a rush
doing it in a rush can cause further damage
balanced – ที่สมดุล
balanced pressure
keep pressure balanced
initially, it’s necessary to keep pressure balanced between the water in and outside the basement, or pressure outside the basement will push the
wall, causing
guidelines – useful rules or advice to help you perform some task or engage in some activity แนวทาง นโยบาย
guidelines for structural repairs
immediately – happening right after something else with no delay; right away ทันที
replace immediately - change right now (without any delay, do not wait)
broken pillars must be removed and replaced immediately to prevent the structure from falling down.
concerns – worries ความกังวล
doubts – things that you think might not be true, uncertainties; questions about whether something is really true
critical – very important because a future situation will be affected by it สำคัญยิ่ง
Industry Minister Wannarat Channukul told Reuters factories had been advised to raise machinery from floor level but the estate was only at flood alert level one, meaning firms could decide for themselves whether they should continue operations.
(Additional reporting by Ploy Ten Kate, Martin Petty, Boontiwa Wichakul, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Orathai Sriring and Thin Lei Win; Editing by Kim Coghill)
Workers are trying to hold the line at the city’s Bang Sue canal running from east to west, pushing water into the Chao Phraya river and stopping it from overflowing to the south.
“We can’t stop producing. Bang Chan is now the only big kitchen left for Bangkok people,” he said.
Wannarat said 10 more pumps would be brought in on Thursday to add to the 44 the estate already used to push water into a nearby canal. “If all goes as planned, we should still be able to defend this estate,Thailand tries to help companies, as floods spread-Military Bastions,” the minister said.
The floods would cut foreign tourist arrivals this year by up to 800,000 from the 18 to 19 million expected, at a cost of more than 20 billion baht, Suchada said.
“We still cannot tell the exact damage,Thai confidence at 10-year low; floods hit more firms-Welded Gabions, but it will be higher than 120 billion baht,” Deputy Governor Suchada Kirakul told reporters.
“Most operators who have stopped are in the painting and industrial glue businesses,” he said. “Major food producers like Nestle,hesco bastion, Farmhouse and YumYum are still operating as normal.
But Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has cancelled a big event on the fast-flowing river and urged people not to float their offerings in flooded areas. That would add to the tonnes of rubbish lying in sodden piles in the streets,concertina, he said, and the candles were a fire hazard.
The UTTC put the damage at 300-400 billion baht and forecast economic growth of 1.5-2.5 percent this year. If rebuilding did not start quickly and Europe’s debt crisis worsened, it may be just 0.5 percent, it said.
ECONOMIC TOLL
Now the capital itself is in danger. Residents in a third of its districts, mostly in the north of the densely populated city of 12 million people, have been advised to get out.
In streets south of Don Muang, stagnant water chest-high in places was starting to leave dark stains on buildings in places, a Reuters reporter said. Many locals have refused to evacuate, some getting around on bamboo rafts, others waiting at flooded bus stops for transport provided by the military or aid groups.
Yongyuth Thongsuk, deputy permanent secretary of the Industry Ministry, said 16 companies had temporarily shut.
Reuters reporters in the area said workers had largely managed this so far. But highways to the north of the country are inundated and Rama II Road, the main route to the rubber-producing south, which has not been flooded, is under threat.
(Reuters) – Thai consumer confidence fell to a 10-year low in October because of flooding that has taken 533 lives and shut thousands of factories, with another industrial estate threatened on Thursday as water spread in the east of the capital, Bangkok.
Thursday sees the Loy Krathong festival, when Thais like to float offerings of food, flowers and candles on rivers and lakes, a symbolic pushing away of bad feelings and bad luck.
The central bank has slashed its economic growth forecast for this year to 2.6 percent from 4.1 percent and may have to cut it further if the flooding spreads right across Bangkok, which accounts for 41 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.
The Chao Phraya river snaking through Bangkok has another phase of high tides from Thursday to Monday but a navy official said water should not reach the record high levels seen at the end of October, when banks overflowed in places.
The consumer confidence index from the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce UTTC.L slumped from 72.2 in September to 62.8 in October, its lowest level since the aftermath of the September 2001 attacks on the United States.
Idthipol Patimavirujh, deputy managing director of Daily Foods Co Ltd,hesco barrier, the third-biggest milk producer in Thailand, said its three plants at Bang Chan were still working.
“The flooding has dragged down consumer confidence and it will probably fall further if the economy is severely affected and the government can’t speed up rebuilding within 3-6 months,” said university economist Thanavath Phonvichaisaid.
Suvarnabhumi international airport in the east of Bangkok is functioning normally inside a reinforced dike at least 3 metres (10 ft) high, but the old Don Muang airport in the north of the city, used mainly for internal flights, is closed.
Water has seeped into parts of Bang Chan industrial estate in the eastern suburbs, home to 93 factories run by local and international companies including Nestle SA (NESN.VX),Thai confidence at 10-year low; floods hit more firms-concertinas, instant noodle maker YumYum and President Bakery Pcl (PB.BK), which makes buns for McDonald’s (MCD.N) and Farmhouse bread.
The flooding began in the north of the country in late July, ruining a quarter of the main rice crop now being harvested and overwhelming industrial estates north of Bangkok in October.
