Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a preferably elongated SiC solid, in particular of polytype 3C. The method according to the invention preferably includes at least the following steps: Introducing at least a first source gas into a process chamber, said first source gas including Si, introducing at least one second source gas into the process chamber, the second source gas including C, electrically energizing at least one separator element disposed in the process chamber to heat the separator element, setting a deposition rate of more than 200 ?m/h, where a pressure in the process chamber of more than 1 bar is generated by the introduction of the first source gas and/or the second source gas, and where the surface of the deposition element is heated to a temperature in the range between 1300° C. and 1800° C.

Abstract: A method for producing a cotton-wool like material for bone regeneration using a wet spinning method. 50-80 wt % of calcium salt particles and 50-20 wt % of PDLLGA resin are put into a mixing vessel, dissolved in acetone, and stirred to produce a spinning solution with a resin concentration of 10-20 wt % in which said calcium salt particles are dispersed. The produced spinning solution is filled in a syringe, and the spinning solution filled in the syringe is injected into a collector container filled with poor solvent by extruding the spinning solution from the discharge port of an injection needle having a predetermined diameter. The spinning solution injected into the poor solvent is solidified into fibers by interdiffusion of desorption of organic solvent and penetration of poor solvent in the poor solvent solution. The fibers solidified in the poor solvent are deposited in a floating state in the collector vessel without fiber-to-fiber adhesion and collected in a cotton-wool like shape.

Abstract: A method for preparing an ultra-fine and uniform acrylamide-based polymer hydrogel filament. The method comprises: formulating a reaction solution of acrylamide-based polymer under ice bath conditions, and drawing the reaction solution into a reaction tube by a syringe; parabolically bending the two ends of the reaction tube upward; hanging the reaction tube for 2 h-8 h, and performing a baking reaction to obtain an acrylamide-based polymer hydrogel; vacuum drying the reaction tube for 4 h-8 h to obtain a dry filament of acrylamide-based polymer; cutting the reaction tube to obtain a plurality of short polymerization tubes having a preset length; pushing the dry filament of acrylamide-based polymer out of the short tube by a stainless steel wire; purifying same in a soaking solution to obtain an expanded filament of acrylamide-based polymer; and drying same to obtain a acrylamide-based polymer hydrogel filament having a preset external diameter.

Abstract: A fiber with which a further enhanced electric field intensity is obtained when a compressive force is applied across the longitudinal axis of the fiber. The fiber is composed of a potential generating filament having at least one interior angle of less than 120° in a contour shape in a sectional view in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fiber.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include a blended terry fabric or methods of manufacture therefor. The blended terry fabric may comprise a ground yarn, a weft yarn, and a pile yarn. The pile yarn may comprise a main core yarn and an auxiliary yarn. The main core yarn may be made from a blend of cotton and hemp. The auxiliary yarn may wind around the main core yarn to enclose the main core yarn. The auxiliary yarn may be made from cotton.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a knitted component comprising a course with a plurality of loops. An inlaid strand formed of a second yarn may be included in the knitted component. A first portion of the course may be formed with a first yarn and a second portion of the course may be formed with the second yarn. The inlaid strand may be inlaid within the first portion of the course.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric comprising at least one conductive member, wherein said at least one conductive member is embedded in said nonwoven fabric at one of the stages of the fabric production and wherein said at least one conductive member comprising a conductive material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric comprising fibers which comprise a polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C./2.16 kg) measured according to ISO 1133 of 10 to 40 g/10 min, a melting temperature Tm as determined by DSC according to ISO 11357 of >152.0° C. to <162.0° C., and a number of 2,1 and 3,1 regio defects as measured by 13C NMR of from 0.01 to 0.85%, to a process for producing the non-woven fabric, to the use of said non-woven fabric for the production of an article and to an article comprising the non-woven fabric.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a main body and a quick release needle plate module. The main body includes a base seat having an inner frame, and an outer case that is mounted to the inner frame and that defines an accommodating compartment. The quick release needle plate module includes a catch member, and a needle plate that covers the accommodating compartment, that is detachably pivoted to a rear section of the inner frame, and that engages the catch member. The quick release needle plate module further includes a press member inserted through the outer case and the inner frame, and operable to push the catch member to disengage the catch member. The needle plate has a plate body that covers the accommodating compartment, and a resilient member mounted between the inner frame and the plate body for driving pivot action of the plate body away from the inner frame.

Abstract: A method of using an improved hollow needle tufting machine to make an artificial grass product includes features not present in prior art hollow needle tufting machines. Specifically, some embodiments have at least four inch long needles. Other embodiments have larger diameter feed rolls. Other embodiments have larger diameter guide tubes. Still other embodiments have a lowered backing support to provide an increased distance from the backing support to the needle bar.

Abstract: A combination washer/dryer appliance is described that includes a tub mounted within an appliance housing and a drum rotatably supported within the tub. A seal assembly that closes an air gap between a rear drum wall and a rear tub wall is mounted to the drum. The seal assembly includes a resilient flap and a travel limiter, which limits the amount of deflection of the resilient flap, thereby defining a maximum deflection limit for the resilient flap.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub, a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub, a motor configured to rotate the shaft and including a rotor and a stator, a drip pan disposed at a lower end of the cabinet, and a friction member mounted on a lower end of the shaft and configured to contact with at least one surface of the drip pan, wherein the friction member includes a first portion secured to the shaft, a second portion connected to the first portion and having a curved surface in contact with the at least one surface of the drip pan.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus incudes a first treating apparatus, a second treating apparatus that is disposed vertically below the first treating apparatus and supports the first treating apparatus, and an insulating portion that connects the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus to each other. The first treating apparatus includes a first cabinet that defines an external appearance of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum disposed inside the first cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The second treating apparatus includes a second cabinet that defines an external appearance of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum disposed inside the second cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The insulating portion includes an insulating material and electrically insulates the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus from each other.

Abstract: A clothes dryer includes a housing, a fan, and a sound blocker. The housing defines an internal cavity and an orifice. The fan is configured to direct air through the internal cavity. The sound blocker is disposed within the cavity and is configured to unwind and wind between a first position and a second position, respectively. In the first position, the sound blocker is unwound and disposed over the orifice to obstruct fluid communication between the internal cavity and an exterior of the housing via the orifice and to reduce noise emitted through the orifice. In the second position the sound blocker is wound and retracted away from the orifice to allow fluid communication between the internal cavity and the exterior of the housing via the orifice.

Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a drum defining a chamber and being rotatably mounted within a cabinet, an air handler for selectively urging a flow of air through the chamber, and a heating assembly for selectively heating the flow of air. A controller is operably coupled to the air handler and the heating assembly and is configured to determine that a self-clean condition is satisfied, determine that the chamber is empty, lock the door, and operate the air handler and the heating assembly to perform a self-clean cycle.

Abstract: A portable steamer device may include a casing, and a heater in the casing, the heater configured for heating liquid into steam. One or more nozzles are configured for exhausting steam from the heater. A volume is defined fined between a wall of the casing and the heater. A liquid conduit has a cooling segment passing through the volume and in fluid communication with the heater, the liquid conduit configured to feed liquid to the heater. The cooling segment of the liquid conduit is a thermal barrier configured to capture heat in the volume with liquid passing through the liquid conduit toward the heater.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to textiles that are optimized to maximize moisture wicking and evaporative performance thereof. In some embodiments, raw polyethylene (PE) powder can be extruded into fibers that can be modified by oxidation along a surface thereof to increase hydrophilicity of the surface. Once sufficiently oxidized, the fibers can be bundled to form multi-filament yarns that can then be spun, weaved, knitted, and/or otherwise associated with one another to form a polyethylene fabric. The PE fibers can be further modified to increase a capillary force of the bundle, thereby further increasing hydrophilicity of the resulting fabric. Engineering of the capillary force can be performed by optimizing one or more of a fiber size, a density, or a cross-section of the fibers and/or the bundles. The resultant fabric can exhibit a strong weight reduction, stain resistance, and drying capabilities, among other capabilities.

Abstract: This disclosure provides novel silk coated articles and methods of preparing same. In some embodiments, silk coated articles include fabrics pretreated with a reducing agent that are coated with aqueous solutions of silk protein fragments having low, medium, and/or high molecular weight.

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to bio-based synthetic leathers comprising an organic layer comprising agricultural waste such as, for example, ground nutshells, nut hulls, or both, wherein the organic layer further comprises nanocellulose hydrogels and embedded natural fibers. In another aspect, the bio-based synthetic leathers further include a resin topcoat and a natural fabric backing. In yet another aspect, the bio-based synthetic leathers contain no animal products and are antimicrobial, biocompatible, and compostable. The bio-based synthetic leathers have excellent mechanical properties and can be produced without the use of environmentally harmful chemicals. Also disclosed are methods of making the bio-based synthetic leathers and articles comprising the bio-based synthetic leathers.

Abstract: A textile fabric with a woven support layer including at least polyethylene and/or polyester fibres. A surface coating is applied onto at least one surface of the support layer, and the surface coating includes at least one polymer blend. The polymer blend has at least one mixture of polyethylene and polyethylene-vinyl acetate, and the polymer blend has more than 40 wt. % of polyethylene-vinyl acetate, based on the total weight of the polymer blend.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, more particularly office or commercial buildings, comprising a machine or mechanically woven carpet, comprising warp and weft yarns, a needle felt, an intermediate layer between the needle felt and the machine or mechanically woven fabric, wherein a part of the warp yarns on the back side of the machine or mechanically woven fabric have at least partially fused together. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, in particular office and commercial buildings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant carpet suitable for the interior of means of transport, preferably aircraft, comprising a machine-woven or mechanically woven carpet, comprising warp and weft threads, a needle felt, an intermediate layer between the needle felt and the machine-woven or mechanically woven fabric, in which a part of the warp threads on the rear side of the machine-woven or mechanically woven fabric have at least partially fused to each other. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a flame-retardant carpet suitable for the interior of means of transport, in particular aircraft.

Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulation section that accumulates a material containing fibers by an air flow to form a web; a humidification section that applies moisture from one surface side of the web; and a pressurization section that pressurizes the humidified web to form a sheet, in which the pressurization section includes a first roller that comes into contact with one surface of the web and a second roller that comes into contact with the other surface of the web, and a surface of the first roller is harder than a surface of the second roller.

Abstract: A colored gypsumboard paper and/or cardboard and the production method thereof are provided. The colored gypsumboard paper and/or cardboard has/have high wetness resistance and has/have high porosity and obtained by means of waste paper recycling and can be used for ceiling, papier-mâché applications and at inner wall sections particularly in construction technical field.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a molded product of the present disclosure includes a deposition step of depositing a mixture including a fiber and starch in air, a humidification step of applying water to the mixture, and a molding step of heating and pressurizing the mixture applied with water to obtain a molded product. The starch has a gelatinized and then pulverized particle diameter d50 of 0.30 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, which is the average particle diameter of the finely pulverized product determined by a prescribed measuring method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chemical treatment system for manufacture of paper, board or the like and to a method employing it. The system comprises a first component, which is a glyoxylated polyacrylamide having a net cationic charge density and obtained by glyoxylation of a cationic polyacrylamide base polymer having a weight average molecular weight MW in a range of 30 000-500 000 g/mol. The system further comprises a second component, which comprises a mixture of at least a high-amylopectin starch, and an anionic first polymer, which has a weight average molecular weight MW>200 000 g/mol. The second component has a net cationic charge density in a range from 0.05 meq/g to 0.9 meq/g, when measured at pH 2.8, and a net anionic charge density in a range from ?2 meq/g to ?0.1 meq/g, when measured at pH 7.

Abstract: A track rail fastening system includes a rail cushion positionable laterally between a first fastener assembly and a second fastener assembly. The rail cushion includes a first full-length pad and a second full-length pad, and a pin field formed by a plurality of deformable pins. The first full-length pad and the second full-length pad define a first rail cushioning plane. The deformable pins in the pin field define a second rail cushioning plane. The cushion is deformable between a rest configuration where the cushioning planes are spaced, and a loaded configuration where the cushioning planes are co-planar. Primary, lower load deformable pins are configured to deflect such that under sufficient load both the primary, lower load deformable pins, and secondary, higher load pins engage an underlying substrate.

Abstract: A system for actively attenuating acoustic vibrations of a rail for rail traffic is provided including at least one sensor for detecting at least a vertical acoustic vibration of the rail, at least one actuator for exciting at least a vertical counter-vibration of the rail and at least one control unit communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator for controlling the at least one actuator depending on the vibration detected by the sensor, the counter-vibration being adapted to destructively interfere with the detected vibration, and the at least one actuator being mechanically coupled to the rail and to a carrier element supporting the rail. Also provided is a carrier element for the system and a method for actively attenuating acoustic vibrations of a rail for rail traffic.

Abstract: The invention provides a road plate taper system and method of providing a gradual incline to the approach of a road plate that is installed upon a road. The invention replaces the use of costly, environmentally harmful cold mix asphalt as a means of providing a gradual incline to the approach of a road plate. The road plate taper system incorporates taper members that couple to the edges of a road plate such that the weight of the road plate and the friction bearing surface of the taper members secures the road plate to the surface of a road.

Abstract: A water permeable court surface comprises a porous substrate (5) on which there is a porous rubber shock layer (3) on which is at least one layer (1,2) of an acrylic composition, wherein the acrylic composition comprises a two pack water based polyurethane.

Abstract: Non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining asphalt shingle waste (ASW) and performing grinding, screening, and separating steps on the ASW. In some embodiments, granules are removed from the ASW. In some embodiments, the method transforms ASW into ASW powder. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into a plurality of briquettes. In some embodiments, at least one of: the ASW powder, the plurality of briquettes, or any combination thereof is fed into a mixing process that results in an ASW powder filled coating.

Abstract: A curing machine for curing freshly-laid concrete slabs has a sprayer for spraying a curing agent—in particular, a dispersion—onto the fresh concrete slab in order to prevent premature drying out of the concrete. The curing machine includes a controller which works together with an operating unit for the automatic actuation of a pump and of shut-off elements of the liquid system of the sprayer. The controller is configured such that, by manual actuation of the operating unit, at least two operating modes from the group comprising filling mode A, spraying mode B, mixing mode C, and cleaning mode D can be selected, wherein, after selection of an operating mode, the at least one pump and the shut-off elements assigned to the selected operating mode are actuated in such a way that the selected operating mode is executed.

Abstract: A device and method for using microwave heating to repair defects in bitumen surfaces. The device identifies a defect in a bitumen layer and divides a region around the defect into a primary heating zone and a secondary heating zone. Microwaves transmitted through waveguides arranged over the primary and secondary heating zones heat the bitumen layer in each zone such that the temperature of the primary heating zone is always 20° C. higher than the temperature of the secondary heating zone. After heating the bitumen layer around the defect, the defect is filled with a pre-heated bitumen mixture compacted until a top surface of the pre-heated bitumen mixture is level with an original surface of the bitumen layer.

Abstract: In a rotary mixer having a floating ground guard mounted for vertical movement relative to the frame and relative to the rotor, an actuator configured to provide movement in at least a vertical plane relative to the frame, and a ground guard dislodging tool coupled to the floating ground guard. The ground guard dislodging tool and the actuator are disposed such that the actuator engages and exerts a force on the ground guard dislodging tool to move the floating ground guard in a downward direction relative to the frame.

Abstract: A crawler bridge (10) having a bridge section (12) for bridging across opposite sides of a gap G. The bridge section (12) being connected to a support structure (14) which has a pair of elongate beams (16,17), that are spaced apart and generally parallel. The beams (16,17) each including leading and trailing feet (18,19). The bridge section (12) is attached to the beams (16,17) for relative movement forward and backward along the beams (16,17) and vertically up and down. The crawler bridge (10) has a first mode of operation when the leading and trailing feet 18,19 of the beams (16,17) are in engagement with a ground surface, in which the bridge section (12) is supported by the support structure (14) elevated above the ground surface and is movable forward and backward along the beams (16,17) and vertically up and down.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a double-deck multi-span bridge construction method. According to the double-deck bridge construction method of the present disclosure, construction is carried out by using a method of disassembling a support jig frame in a graded and span-separated mode, an upper chord jig frame and a lower chord jig frame can be used in a recycle manner, and construction costs are reduced. In addition, a construction period of building the support jig frame is shortened, and other construction operations can be synchronously carried out on a span in which the jig frame is disassembled, for example, fire retardant coating construction can be carried out on a mounted bridge deck after the jig frame is disassembled, and the construction period of a double-deck multi-span bridge is effectively shortened.

Abstract: A vehicle barrier system is provided. The system includes a barrier structure integrally connected to a moment slab. The barrier structure includes a front curb section connected to two side curb sections that each extend at an angle from the front curb section in a direction toward the moment slab. The front and side curb sections are formed by a casing into which concrete is poured. The barrier structure and moment slab are cast-in-place concrete structures. The barrier structure may be installed on top of an elevated structure so that a vehicle may back up to the front curb section and dump material from the elevated structure. The barrier structure includes opposing walls on either side of the moment slab to contain and redirect any dumped material into a receiving structure.

Abstract: An object-gathering apparatus includes a chassis, a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis, a receptacle coupled to the chassis, a power supply coupled to the chassis, and a sweep assembly coupled to the chassis. The sweep assembly is configured to transfer objects from a surface into the receptacle by mechanical action on the objects, and without the use of negative pressure or vacuum suction acting on the objects during the transfer, in response to powered rotation of the sweep assembly by the power supply. The wheels can be configured to be manually driven or driven by the power supply. The power supply can include a battery clip affixed to the chassis and accessible from an exterior of the object-gathering apparatus. The sweep assembly can be coupled to a sweep assembly housing that is coupled to the chassis and configured for vertical adjustment relative to the chassis.

Abstract: A fan with airfoil blades is provided for a regenerative air vacuum street sweeper. The blades are formed using cut and pressed upper and lower panels which are welded at a forward edge to a rod to form the airfoil leading edge and welded at the rear edges to form the airfoil trailing edge. Pins extend laterally outwardly from the rod for mounting each blade in corresponding holes in the front and rear plates of the fan housing. The side edges of the blade are welded to the plates at a 9-11° angle of attack. The airfoil blades allow for reduced size, horse power, noise, and manufacturing and shipping costs.

Abstract: A snowplow attachment for a work machine comprises a frame with a front-end portion and a rear-end portion. The front-end portion having an attachment structure pivotally secured to outer ends of the frame. A snowplow mounting plate is pivotally mounted to the work machine frame. A blade assembly including a pair of pivotally mounted supports is pivotally connected at an upper end to the outer ends of the work machine frame. The lower end of the pair of pivotally mounted supports that are pivotally mounted to the frame so that the frame can move towards and away from the work machine. The blade assembly has two sections operatively connected to the attachment structure by at least one operating strut.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a system for vertical intermingling of deep water comprising: a surface support; an intake line having distal end disposed at an ocean depth; a pump in fluid communications with a proximal end of the intake line so that when the pump is actuated, fluid from the distal end of the intake line is transferred from the ocean floor toward the proximal end; and, an outlet line in fluid communications with the inlet line configured to direct fluid from the inlet line to a shallowed depth that the fluid origination depth. The intake line draws water from the ocean depth and transfer the water, having nutrient rich material, to a shallower depth so that ocean productivity can be increased.

Abstract: The embodiments and methods of the invention provide for an effective protection of a bank of a body of water that reduces or eliminates the erosion effect of animal-burrowing below the mudline and behind the bank. An exemplary embodiment includes a guard that includes a top cross member and a plurality of spaced apart rods welded or otherwise attached to the top cross member. An intermediate cross member can also be welded or otherwise attached to the rods between the top member and a bottom end of the rods. The rods are spaced apart to have a specific clearance that prevents adult animals, such as muskrats from passing through the guard. Particularly, the spacing is such that the shoulder width of muskrats is too large to fit through adjacent rods. Plural guards can be driven into the bank side-by-side along the body of water to create a wall of guards.

Abstract: The device for the migration of aquatic animals has a channel body with an upstream end and a downstream end as well as a longitudinal axis. The bottom of the channel body is provided with a cover layer made of natural bottom substrate and/or debris material and has a ridge running along the longitudinal axis. Plate-shaped lamellae are arranged in the channel body transversely to the longitudinal axis of the channel body. The lamellae have a downwardly open lower cut-out, which is limited at the top by a transverse element, wherein the cross-sectional area of the lower cut-out is dimensioned in such a way that the ridge of the cover layer may be accommodated in the lower cut-out. The upper edge of the transverse element has a preferably curved contour, which is inclined towards the centre of the channel and defines a lower boundary of an upper cut-out of the lamellae extending upwards from the transverse element.

Abstract: A tidal barrage comprising: a plurality of spaced towers, a plurality of barriers for controlling water flow through the barrage between the towers, and one or more turbine devices, wherein the towers comprise at least first, second and third towers, wherein the first tower is located between the second and third towers and houses one or more of the turbines, wherein one or more first barriers are provided between the first and second towers, and one or more second barriers are provided between the first and third towers, wherein the barriers are configured so that when the one or more first barriers and the one or more second barriers are in a first configuration, a first flow path through the barrage is defined from a first side of the barrage to a second side of the barrage, and when the one or more first barriers and the one or more second barriers are in a second configuration, a second flow path through the barrage is defined from the second side of the barrage to the first side of the barrage, and wate

Abstract: The invention relates to a filtering device comprising: a pipe (11) intended to be submerged in a flow of fluid, the pipe comprising an inlet opening (12) receiving the flow of fluid, and an outlet opening (13), a filter (14) arranged in the pipe and extending over an entire cross-section of the pipe, the pipe comprising a downstream section (11b) conveying the flow of fluid exiting the filter towards the outlet opening, the outlet opening having a surface area smaller than a surface area of the inlet opening, the surface areas being viewed in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (X) of the pipe.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a grout injection device (10) and a method for injecting grout into a longitudinal hole, e.g. a borehole. The grout injection device (10) comprises a hose (11) having at least three separate lines (12,13,14) defined in the interior of said hose (11); a packer system (16) arranged at one end (15) of said hose (11), said packer system comprising a chamber (17), said chamber (17) being provided with an inlet opening (18) into which said at least three lines (12,13,24) of said hose (11) lead and one or more discharge openings (22,23,24) for releasing fluid from said chamber (17) into the surrounding of the packer system; and a pump system (30) arranged at the opposite end (28) of said hose (11), configured to inject fluids into said at least three lines (12,13,14) of said hose (11).

Abstract: An assembly for supporting an object on a rail comprises a load bearing housing and an endless chain of steel cylindrical rollers arranged for recirculating along a closed path. The assembly comprises an elastically compressible resilient insert which is sandwiched between a steel central body and a steel raceway member above a work portion of the path, so that the central body is resiliently supported on an operative set of the cylindrical rollers via the insert and the steel raceway member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a handling device for gripping and inserting a pile tube into a borehole in the ground to form a foundation pile, comprising a base frame, a gripping device for gripping and holding the pile tube, and a holding element for releasably connecting the base frame to a hoist, in particular a suspension rope. According to the invention, it is provided that at least one inlet device for supplying a curable medium is arranged on the base frame in an upper region and at least one outlet device for the curable medium to the pile tube is arranged in a lower region.

Abstract: A trench box including a first plate to support a first side of a trench, a second plate to support a second side of a trench, and spreader bars extending between the first and second plates. One or both of the first and second plates is assembled from a plurality of modular panels arranged in a same plane and detachably secured to one another by a plurality of connectors and fasteners. A panel may be removed from one of the first plate and/or the second plate when an obstacle is encountered in the ground that runs across the trench. The removal of the panel creates an opening in the trench box to accommodate the obstacle without compromising the structural integrity of the trench box. Removal of the panel also does not negatively impact the trench box's ability to prevent collapse of the sides of the trench into the trench.

Abstract: A containment gabion for containment and transport of inert material including a base plate and side walls, in the form of wire meshes composed of horizontal and vertical rods in crisscrossed arrangement. At least one vertical wall at its end is connected to the base plate of the containment gabion, by first hooks, which are designed to impart structural stability and resistance to vertical stresses caused by the weight of the material, during unloading, loading and transport of the gabion.