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2. Rockfall barrier - Wikipedia

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   A block arrested by a flexible rockfall barrier. Flexible barriers are used when the rock bloc kinetic energy is larger than 500 kJ and up to 8000 kJ. The structure is given flexibility by using brakes, placed along the cables connected to the interception net. When the rock boulder impacts, the net, force develop in these cables.

3. Sommerfeld tracking - Wikipedia

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   Sommerfeld tracking, named after German expatriate engineer, Kurt Joachim Sommerfeld, [1] [2] then living in Cambridge, England, was a lightweight wire mesh type of prefabricated airfield surface. First put into use by the British in 1941, it consisted of wire netting stiffened laterally by steel rods.

4. Mesh - Wikipedia

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   A tea strainer made of metal mesh Metal screen mesh A watch with a stainless steel mesh bracelet. A mesh is a barrier made of interlaced strands of metal, fiber or other flexible or ductile materials. A mesh is similar to a web or a net in that it has many interwoven strands.

5. Chicken wire - Wikipedia

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   Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence in fowl, such as chickens, in a run or coop. It is made of thin, flexible, galvanized steel wire with hexagonal gaps. Available in 1 ⁄ 2 inch (about 1.3 cm), 1 inch (about 2.5 cm) diameter, and 2 inch (about 5 cm), chicken wire is available in various gauges —usually ...

6. Chain-link fencing - Wikipedia

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   Chain-link fencing showing the diamond patterning A chain-link fence bordering a residential property. A chain-link fence (also referred to as wire netting, wire-mesh fence, chain-wire fence, cyclone fence, hurricane fence, or diamond-mesh fence) is a type of woven fence usually made from galvanized or linear low-density polyethylene-coated steel wire.

7. Hesco bastion - Wikipedia

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   TERRABLOCK, a barrier combining concertainer ballast and metal mesh fencing. The largest "XV" form works as a M50P1 (ASTM F2656) vehicle barrier. [16] LOPS (lightweight overhead protection system), a lightweight roof protecting against mortar fire. Sangar kits consisting of MIL walls, a protective roof, windows, and optional metal support.