QIAOSHI Bastion – Military Barrier
QIAOSHI Bastion
Engineered Force Protection
Based in the HeiBei China, QIAOSHI Bastion has been manufacturing Concertainer units since 2003. The Concertainer unit has been acknowledged as the most significant development in field fortification since the Second World War. It has gained a reputation as a key component in military hardware and is the benchmark in force protection.
Each unit has been developed to provide the optimum solution for a wide range of protective and structural requirements. They are available in a variety of different sizes and delivery systems.
Concertainer units have been used for protection in many countries around the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Jordan, UAE and Turkey. Many military organisations currently use Concertainer units including the US Army, USMC, USAF, NATO and the United Nations.
Maintaining the integrity of its product design is paramount for HESCO Bastion, and in order to ensure this, the company works closely with many of the world's leading testing authorities.
In addition to the standard Concertainer unit, HESCO continues to enlarge its product portfolio of protection products in direct response to customer requirements:
Concertainer Units
Concertainer units enable the construction of rapid and efficient engineered fortification with dependable protection characteristics, and can be used in a wide variety of configurations.
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 a heavy-duty non-woven polypropylene geotextile.
Available in a variety of sizes and delivered flat-packed on pallets or stacked vertically inside a RAID container, units can be easily extended and joined using the provided joining pins and filled with available material using minimal manpower and commonly available equipment. Units are given the Mil prefix to differentiate them from their civil market counterparts.
RAID (Rapid In-theatre Deployment)
RAID has been designed to reduce the logistical burden of supporting force protection missions on expeditionary operations, such as the construction of forward operating 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 20 container footprint. The container conforms to all ISO stacking and transportation standards.
This unique delivery system gives a reduction in the requirement for valuable manpower and equipment during the execution phase of the mission.
Deployment in the field is simplistic, and can be carried out using in-service equipment.
The unit being deployed is connected into a length of 2 x 203m (for RAID 1) or 1 x 333m (for RAID 7). However, 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 (for entry points etc). Splitting units also provides the benefit of only deploying what is required - the remainder is left inside the secure RAID container for future use.
HAB 1 (HESCO Accommodation Bunker)
HESCO have also worked on reducing the logistics burden of providing protected accommodation, particularly in the harsh environments experienced by those living in FOBs and patrol bases, where protection against IDF weapons is paramount.
HAB is designed to house up to 8 personnel, providing each with a personal space measuring 2m x 2m.
HAB has sidewalls of specifically developed Concertainer units and a lightweight aluminium roof. The bunker has been tested extensively against the effects of IDF weapons. Two HAB 1 unts can be shipped inside one standard 20ft ISO container, and can also be deployed by parachute.
HAB 2 (HESCO Accommodation Bunker)
HAB 2 is a logical development of the HAB concept, and offers improved level of protection for the occupants. HAB 2 is completely reusable and has been designed to give an increased interior height and a more useable interior space.
HLBR (HESCO Lightweight Bunker Roof)
HESCO have developed the HESCO Lightweight Bunker Roof (HLBR), 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.
HLBR has a number of uses such as the roof for COLPRO, for living accommodation, or overhead cover for ammunition and explosive stacks. It is used in situations where there is a requirement for protection typically satisfied using timber or steel roofs. Shipped in a single wooden crate, HLBR has a maximum span of 3.3m and can be built by 4 men in around 5 hours.
Personnel & Material Bunker Sets
These bunker sets have been developed to utilise forty and twenty foot 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. Although a container is not absolutely necessary, and is not provided with the kit, it will provide enhanced protection, by acting as a spall liner.
Guard Post
The components of this 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 complete set is delivered on a single pallet and is typically constructed in around 3 hours.
HRSFTM (HESCO Re-deployable Security Fence)
The HRSF unit 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 limited effort. Available in three heights; 2.4m, 3.1m and 3.6m, the HRSF unit has an anti-climb front face and will withstand light vehicle attack.
BAAC, CP to help farmers lift output-perforated wire mesh
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, 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,防洪墙-Gabion Mattress,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 100,000 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,Black Wire Cloth,000 tonnes of rice seeds to farmers for free,perforated wire mesh, 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,Eastern area dry next week-HESCO,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 metal 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,Thai PM leaves hospital, visiting Vietnam-wire mes, 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,钢格板吊顶, 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,不锈钢硬丝, 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,楼梯钢格板, 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,浪型网, 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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2 varsities suffer billions in deluge damage-HESCO
2 varsities suffer billions in deluge damage,Thailand tries to help companies, as floods spread-吊顶钢格板
Published: 3/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
Thammasat University's flood-hit Rangsit campus has suffered almost 3 billion baht in damage, while Bangkok University's Rangsit campus estimates the flood impact at more than 1 billion.
Thammasat University alumni, including Democrat Party chief adviser and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai, third from left,防滑钢格板, Democrat list MP Kiat Sittheeamorn,UTCC Q1 growth hinges on post-flood measures-hesco barrier, fourth from left, and rector Somkid Lertpaitoon,expanded wire mesh For the use of many industries, right, take part in a clean-up operation at Thammasat Universitys flood-hit Rangsit campus yesterday. PATIPAT JANTHONG
Thammasat University rector Somkid Lertpaitoon yesterday said the entire Rangsit campus, covering around 1,700 rai, had been swamped. The flooding, which has hit the campus for a month, caused about 2.8 billion baht in damage, particularly at Thammasat University Hospital which was the worst hit, with 300 million baht of damage.
The university yesterday held a Big Cleaning Day at the Rangsit campus. Mr Somkid, Thammasat Association president Pichai Chunhavachira, and Democrat chief adviser and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai presided over the event. Students, university personnel, alumni, volunteers and employees of private firms took part.
The rector said some of the damaged assets were insured. However, it would take time to receive compensation.
Pending insurance claims, the university would have to spend its reserves on restoring the university, he said.
Bangkok University rector Matthana Santiwat said the floods caused about 1.1 billion baht in damage to the Rangsit campus. Most buildings, particularly their ground floors, were severely affected.
The university will hold a Big Cleaning Day after Dec 10. The exact date will be made known later, said the rector.
Officials at the Correctional Institute in Pathum Thani yesterday installed three water pumps to eject water from seven detention zones for inmates. Floodwaters receded to 30cm yesterday.
Wichian Thongphum, director of the institute's inmate development, said floodwaters would be drained out in time for a clean-up operation to begin on Tuesday. Around 3,400 inmates who were moved to prisons in other provinces would be returned soon.
Damage was initially estimated at 28 million baht, said Mr Wichian. Floods badly affected machinery used for producing fertilisers, farm tools and chemical-free vegetable produce.
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 steel 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.
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,雷诺护垫, 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,Flood death toll rises to 666-高尔凡石笼网, 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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Estate operators erect flood dykes against future deluges-gabion
Estate operators erect flood dykes against future deluges
Published: 3/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Business
Two leading industrial estate operators plan to build a strong, permanent dyke around their properties to curb any future flooding.
Rojana Industrial Park Plc with one estate in Ayutthaya will spend 2 billion baht to erect a 67-kilometre dyke, while Nava Nakorn Plc in Pathum Thani plans has earmarked 600 million baht for a 20-km barrier around its industrial promotion zone in Pathum Thani.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will advise on both projects, which are aimed at restoring investor confidence.
Construction on the dykes will begin next month and be finished by mid-2012.
Funding will be via soft loans at 0.1% interest from the state-owned Government Savings Bank under the government's 15-billion-baht aid programme for flood-affected industrial estate operators.
Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the government must ensure the industrial sector's rapid recovery, as the devastating floods have rendered massive numbers of workers jobless.
The two estates employed nearly 500,Chain link wire,000 people pre-crisis.
In a bid to speed up the pumping of water, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand,Flood prevention the easy way-Hesco barrier, PTT Plc and private energy firms have jointly built 140 water drainage systems, each one comprising a water pump,Economy faces flood hit-hesco bastion, tank and pipeline.
The industrial estates started draining water two weeks ago.
Rojana finally dried out on Wednesday, and all of its 240 factories will resume operations next month.
Nava Nakorn should be dry sometime next week, and all 227 Nava Nakorn factories will also restart in January.
Witaya Launglueyos, the senior general manager of Rojana Industrial Park Plc, said many factories have started cleaning up,钢格板安装夹, with three of them including Minebea and Nidec conducting test runs.
Gen Chainarong Noonpakdee, Nava Nakorn Plc's board chairman said his company will ask the government for a tax holiday since the cost of the dyke is relatively high.Clients will also be subject to a surcharge in their monthly utility bills to help finance the structure, he said.
Prior to the start of draining,field fences, microorganisms were introduced to help clean up the water, Gen Chainarong added.
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 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.
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,After the flood in Thailand-hesco barrier, 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, 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-weary residents vent fury-wire meshes
Flood-weary residents vent fury
Road blockade group clashes with motorists
Published: 24/11/2011 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
Hundreds of flood-devastated residents in Pathum Thani yesterday clashed with motorists during the Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway blockade to pressure the government to accelerate assistance and the drainage of deep floodwater.
Residents of swamped communities in Pathum Thani clash with motorists during the blockade of the Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway in front of Zeer Rangsit department store yesterday. The flood victims set up a roadblock to demand the government speed up flood relief operations after being hard hit by deep floodwaters for about a month. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
The residents from several flooded communities in Rangsit and Lam Luk Ka areas,2 varsities suffer billions in deluge damage-hesco bastion, led by former election candidate Kiattisak Songsaeng, set up a blockade on the entrance of the inbound tollway in front of Zeer Rangsit department store at about noon.
The residents demanded the government's Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) accelerate drainage of floodwaters which had affected their livelihoods for a month.
The road closure caused heavy congestion, prompting motorists to negotiate with the protesters. However, the talks failed and both sides clashed at about 2pm before police from Vibhavadi station and Pathum Thani intervened.
Almost simultaneously, nearly a thousand residents in Bangkok's Sai Mai and Don Muang areas yesterday dismantled a massive sandbag dyke at Don Muang's Directorate of Air Operations Control intersection on Phahon Yothin Road.
An angry motorist confronts protesters after her car was badly damaged during clashes near the Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway yesterday. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
The villagers, equipped with knives and sharp objects, waited for Froc representatives to negotiate. They had been asking the Froc to widen a drainage gap. However, they decided to remove the barrier after talks with Pol Maj Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat, commander of Metropolitan Police Division 2, failed.
After the flood barrier was removed, large amounts of water rushed towards Saphan Mai area.
Deputy city clerk Chumphol Sampaopol yesterday said the removal of the floodwall on Phahon Yothin Road would slow down the drainage resulting in prolonged hardship.
He said some areas could be affected as the water in Khlong Mon 40 could rise by 1cm to 2cm after the barrier was dismantled.
"Even though the city's drainage system is working efficiently, the removal of the floodwall could slow down the drainage," he said.
"Some areas such as Lat Phrao, Kasetsart intersection may take another four to five days to dry out." He said that the city has asked the Royal Irrigation Department to install more water pumps south of Khlong Rangsit to accelerate drainage of water in the Don Muang area.
More protests are imminent as Arthit Ourairat, rector of Rangsit University and a former House speaker, is urging residents in Pathum Thani to step up pressure on the Froc. Rangsit University is situated in the heavily flooded Muang Ake housing estate, which lies north of Don Muang.
On his Facebook wall, Dr Arthit suggested blocking Vibhavadi Road and Don Muang tollway.
"If the authorities do not take action I suggest that we take a step. That is to close down in-bound and out-bound Vibhavadi road and Don Muang tollway," Dr Arthit said.
"And I'm asking Don Muang people to join us. We are in the same boat."
He said the floodwater may recede, but the level is still high in many areas.
However, he was opposed to a proposal that the floodwater be drained via the western side,Gabion mat, saying it would affect Khlong Prapa, which is a resource for tap water production.
Dr Arthit yesterday sent a letter to Froc director Pracha Promnok and Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra, asking them to accelerate drainage of the floodwaters.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday pleaded with Bangkok residents to let some floodwaters flow into the area to ease the hardship of others.
"The flood barriers could just slow down the run-off into the city. The areas which have dried out should open the way for the water to drain into the sea,Super 'floodway' mooted for Thai floods-Sludge Dewatering Belt," she said.
She said she had asked the Froc and City Hall to work together to drain the water and jointly negotiate with the people in the process.
"If we look at the big picture and try to understand the nature of water, that is the best solution,Lurking danger of flood-damaged buildings-stainless steel wire coil," she said.
"Holding off water is never a solution. Some areas have to let water flow past," Ms Yingluck added.
Anond Snidvongs, the Froc's water management adviser, said a meeting among Bangkok and six neighbouring provinces' governors, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, will be held today to find solutions to halt the spreading conflicts.
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 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.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control,密型钢格栅, 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,perforated metal mesh, 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, 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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Estate operators erect flood dykes against future deluges-hesco
The two estates employed nearly 500,000 people pre-crisis.
Construction on the dykes will begin next month and be finished by mid-2012.
Prior to the start of draining,Concerns, floodwaters rise in Bangkok-Small coil wire, microorganisms were introduced to help clean up the water,蜂巢挡墙, Gen Chainarong added.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will advise on both projects, which are aimed at restoring investor confidence.
Two leading industrial estate operators plan to build a strong, permanent dyke around their properties to curb any future flooding.
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.
Nava Nakorn should be dry sometime next week, and all 227 Nava Nakorn factories will also restart in January.
Rojana Industrial Park Plc with one estate in Ayutthaya will spend 2 billion baht to erect a 67-kilometre dyke, while Nava Nakorn Plc in Pathum Thani plans has earmarked 600 million baht for a 20-km barrier around its industrial promotion zone in Pathum Thani.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
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The industrial estates started draining water two weeks ago.
Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the government must ensure the industrial sector's rapid recovery, as the devastating floods have rendered massive numbers of workers jobless.
Witaya Launglueyos, the senior general manager of Rojana Industrial Park Plc, said many factories have started cleaning up,Thailand's Thongchai in floods appeal-Steel Fence Post, with three of them including Minebea and Nidec conducting test runs.
Estate operators erect flood dykes against future deluges
- Published: 3/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Gen Chainarong Noonpakdee, Nava Nakorn Plc's board chairman said his company will ask the government for a tax holiday since the cost of the dyke is relatively high.Clients will also be subject to a surcharge in their monthly utility bills to help finance the structure, he said.
Rojana finally dried out on Wednesday, and all of its 240 factories will resume operations next month.
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.
Funding will be via soft loans at 0.1% interest from the state-owned Government Savings Bank under the government's 15-billion-baht aid programme for flood-affected industrial estate operators.
In a bid to speed up the pumping of water,镀锌钢格板, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, PTT Plc and private energy firms have jointly built 140 water drainage systems, each one comprising a water pump, tank and pipeline.
Eastern area dry next week-Hesco Bastion
The northern flood will be channelled out to the sea through the Tha Chin River and the job will take 20 days to complete, Mr Veera said.
Military Barriers/Hesco Bastions
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Of the total, 600 million cubic metres will be managed for farm usage in nearby areas and the remaining 1.4 billion cubic metres will be drained out at 70 million cubic metres a day.
Froc will provide additional water pumps to these areas to rapidly drain out the water. It is expected that the areas would dry out on Monday Froc added.
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.
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,gabion baskets, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
Veera Wongsaennak, director general of the Royal Irrigation Department, which is responsible for drying out the western part of the capital,Unesco B2m help for ancient sites-平台钢格板, said the draining of about two billion cubic metres of remaining northern runoff from the western areas would take about 20 days.
The floodwater in several areas of the east had already receded,Flood prevention the easy way-Hesco barrier, except in a few low lying areas.
The eastern areas of Bangkok will be back to normal early next week, the Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) said on Friday.
Froc: Eastern area dry next week
- Published: 2/12/2011 at 12:46 PM
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BAAC, CP to help farmers lift output-Window Screening
Hybrid seeds offering strong yields and disease resistance are provided, while more machine usage is urged to ramp up efficiency.
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.
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,防洪墙-碰焊网, it is used on nearly every United States Military base in Iraq as well as on NATO bases in Afghanistan.
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,annealed tie wire,037 kg per rai.
Montri Congtrakultien, CEO of the Crop Integration Business Group (CPS),Window Screening, said innovation in cultivation could help flood-hit farmers cope with troubles stemming from climate change.
The company will buy back paddy at fair prices or help farmers to improve and distribute paddy to the market.
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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.
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.
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.
BAAC, CP to help farmers lift output
Technologies, hybrid seeds to be offered
- Published: 1/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
About 1.4 million people in the sector were victims, of which 1.3 million worked in rice and other crops.
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The Agricultural Economics Office reported that the disasters caused 72 billion baht in damages to the farm sector,Phone donor scam suspects arrested-hesco bastion, dragging down the industry to 1% growth this year from a prediction of 3% earlier.
The agreement signed yesterday between Mr Montri and BAAC executive vice-president Arun Lertwilai is part of BAAC's rehabilitation programme for flood victims.
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.
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.
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 100,000 baht to flood-affected farmers. A three-year debt moratorium with no interest charges is allowed for farmers whose farmland and production were destroyed.
Tunnelling toward a city with no more flood woes-HESCO
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The Ratchada-Suthisan tunnel, construction of which began in the middle of this year, will run 6km from Ratchada-Sutthisan intersection to the Chao Phraya River. Others are the 13.5km Don Muang tunnel which will help drain water in Dong Muang, Chatuchak, Bang Khen districts and parts of the Sai Mai area and the 9.5km Suan Luang Ro 9 tunnel whose drainage will cover 85 square kilometres, including Phra Khanong.
The varying topography of the city, with some areas higher than others, makes it difficult for officials to drain and direct water to the routes they want.
Although the huge tunnel, 10 metres high and 24 metres wide, would cost an enormous 200 billion baht, engineer Suchatchawi Suwannasawat, who suggested the idea, believed the project "suits Bangkok better than other alternatives".
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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 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.
The tunnel would be built near the Bang Pa-in-Samut Prakan outer ring road, extending 100km from Ayutthaya's Bang Pa-in district to Samut Prakan, which is the exit of the tunnel to the Gulf of Thailand. The tunnel will be divided into two storeys. Its upper half of 5m would be a six-lane road while its lower half would serve as a sewer to drain 130 million cu/m a day of storm water.
Bangkok will host the World Tunnel Congress on May 18-23, after Canada and Finland held the meeting in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Tunnelling toward a city with no more flood woes
Engineer says B200bn project the only way to stop capital being swamped again
- Published: 3/12/2011 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Advocates of the tunnel idea say conventional methods for directing water fail to do the job. Many networks of canals are illegally blocked by houses, which limits their effectiveness. Draining water from land which is densely occupied by communities can also lead to conflicts.
The city also plans to build another three tunnels, mostly 5m in diameter, as part of its flood prevention measures.
Civil and mining engineers meet at the conference each year to present and exchange views on technologies and projects relating to underground constructions.
Thailand is among the association's 280 members, which include individuals,楼梯踏步板, organisations, companies and 58 entire countries.
But these problems can be avoided if the tunnel is built and "its construction has nothing to do with the expropriation of vast tracts of land as required by the construction of a floodway", said Mr Suchatchawi. He chairs the Thailand Underground and Tunnelling Group under the Engineering Institute of Thailand, which will take part in the 2012 World Tunnel Congress in Bangkok between May 18 and 23 next year.
But in case Bangkok suffers such a large flood again, Mr Suchatchawi said, the upper half of the tunnel could be turned into a floodway to boost drainage to 260 million cu/m a day.
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.
The super tunnel has won early backing from Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's deputy governor Teerachon Manomaiphibul, who has urged the government also to get behind the project.
"We must have the government implement this tunnel project. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration alone can't do it. It needs a huge investment," said deputy BMA governor Teerachon. "But I agree with the project."
International body goes underground
The US has a 174km tunnel in Chicago, and Japan a 64km tunnel to drain stormwater.
City Hall has built its own giant tunnel linking Rama IX and Ramkhamhaeng roads. The 5km tunnel, 5m in diameter, which opened in February this year, can drain water at 60 cu/m a second.
Mr Suchatchawi said he was especially upset comparing Bangkok's tunnels with Singapore's 300km tunnel network.
The World Tunnel Congress is an international conference supported by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association.
Thailand is not the only country that is troubled by floods, Mr Suchatchawi said. Others countries face the same problem, but they have tunnels to drain water.
Kuala Lumpur has also approved a new 9.7km tunnel divided into levels - a motorway on the upper stretch and a sewer on the other.
Bangkok can also earn "added value" as floodwater will be used to produce between 400 and 600 megawatts of electricity with a vertical tunnel called a "Power Generation Shaft" built as part of the project. Construction should take two years if the project is joined by many construction firms building different sections, Mr Suchatchawi said.
