Hesco Barrier,Hesco Bastion is a modern Gabion used for military fortification. Blast Wall is made of a collapsible wire mesh container.

HESCO Barriers Blast Wall has been a key component in providing Force Protection since the 1991 Gulf War. It has been deployed with the U.S. Military, NATO, The United Nations and other military forces through out the world.

HESCO BARRIER BLAST WALL DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. This is a collapsible wire mesh container with a heavy duty non-woven polypropylene liner. Open in up and use a front end loader to fill it with sand (dirt or gravel) and you have a protective barrier to protect personnel and equipment from enemy fire (or bombs).

   
   

2.The labor saving angle is very popular with the troops. Before the HESCO barriers, troops filled sandbags, which was slow. One soldier could fill about 20 sandbags an hour. Troops using Hesco barriers and a front end loader can do ten times the work of troops using sandbags.

(A) The Hesco barriers come in a variety of sizes designed for military work.

(B)And also,the sections of HESCO are being linked together and filled with sand to create a flood barrier from the rising waters.

3.Dimensions

Material: galvanized welded mesh panels, heavy duty non-woven polypropylene liner, spiral steel wire with other fittings, can be filled with sand, earth, cement, stone. Can be used in separate cell or some cells joint together.
Wire diameter: 4mm,4.5mm,5mm
Mesh opening size: 50mm,75mm
Panel size: The hesco Barriers 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 4'6" x 3'6" x 32' (1.4m x 1.1m x 9.8m) to 7' x 5' x 100' (2.1m x 1.5m x 30m)., it also can be customized according to customer's requirement
Geotextile: in heavy duty non-woven polypropylene,300-400g/m2.  
Finish: hot dipped galvanized, electro galvanized
Packing: wrapped with shrink film or packed in pallet.

4.Application
Perimeter security and defence walls
Equipment revetments
explosive and contraband search areas
Ammunition compounds
Personnel and material bunkers
Observation points
Defensive firing positions
Highway checkpoints
Border crossing checkpoints
Protection existing structures
High way traffic management
Flood control
Water courses
Emergency flood deployment
Erosion control
Retaining walls
5.Features
Easy to handle and install
High tensile and anti-impact capability
Long life, regular use
Can be filled with sand, earth, cement, stone.

6. 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 Hesco Barriers, 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 Hesco Barriers and a front end loader can do ten times the work of those using sandbags.
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.
7.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(although these usually do not hit at the right angle to need that much thickness, but just explode creating a lot of fragments.). Approximately 1.2 metres (four feet) of thickness provides protection against most car bombs.

The Hesco barriers have prevented hundreds of casualties among US troops and done wonders for morale.

HESCO Barriers Blast Wall is extensively used in the protection of personnel and key assets in military, peacekeeping, humanitarian and civilian operations.

Features, Application & Use

• A pre-fabricated gabion of galvanised welded-mesh steel fitted with a UV-protected

• Polypropylene geo-textile liner.

• Filling material is an easily-obtained mix of sand and small stones.

• Can be connected together to any length, and can be stacked for additional height.

• Primary military use is as force protection against blast and projectiles.

• Other military uses include as barriers of all types including:

• general walling for sensitive and/or high-value installations,

• traffic control points such as check points or border points,

• aircraft revetments,

• ammunition and fuel storage bunding.

• Shipped and stored as a flat-pack unit.