On Monday, 3 June 2019 19:21:17 UTC+1, wrote:
On Monday, 3 June 2019 18:58:03 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

Does anyone know what happens to a gabion retaining wall when the
steel baskets have rusted away? Is it meant to have filled up with
enough earth and vegetation by then that it just stays put, maybe
helped by interlocking stones in the fill?

John

Whether it all stays put depends on the stacking arrangement & horizontal loads, plus whether deep rooted vegetation has taken hold.
That's why they're not permitted to be used as part of a house construction.


NT