Test Methods and Specifications
Construction of Gabions and Rock Mattresses
- Publication no: ATS-5150-25
- Published: 22 January 2025
- Edition: 1.0
- Superseded
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5150 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of rock filled Gabions and Rock Mattresses. It also covers Gabion Retaining Structures that are reinforced by geosynthetic or steel tiebacks.
Structural design of the Gabions and Rock Mattresses is excluded from ATS 5150.
This technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
This edition was superseded by Edition 1.1 in October 2025.
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- 5. Materials
- General
- Gabions
- Rock Mattresses
- Geotextiles and subsurface drainage pipes
- Fill Material for Gabions and Rock Mattresses (Rock Fill)
- 6. Foundation Preparation
- 7. Assembly, Installation and Filling of Gabions
- General
- Assembly
- Installation
- Filling
- Prefilled Gabions
- 8. Assembly, Installation and Filling of Rock Mattresses
- General
- Assembly
- Installation
- Filling
- 9. Gabion Retaining Structures
- General
- Installation
- Materials behind a Gabion retaining structure
Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
- Amendment Record
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