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The scope of this paper is related to study of the gabion wall as retaining structure as well asload bearing member in hilly areas by considering various engineering factors such as structuralstability, flexibility, aesthetics exposure and economic serviceability by following the designparameters such as overturning moment, sliding resistant and bearing pressure. Nowadays newconstruction methodologies as well design by various software’s come into existent to make iteasy the implementation of structure practically but due to adverse effects of climate changes,the concept of gabion wall retaining structure plays vital role for road construction in hilly areasas well as in flooding areas on the river banks. Its common in the recent days that structuralmember perform multiple duties for given project, but the concept of gabion retaining wallperform such type of needs. Gabion wall also control the erosion and scouring of land in floodprotection embankment in the form of retaining structure, e.g. Gi wire retaining wall withvarious steps along with apron which provides launching and siltation after a period of time orhigh flooding. Such type of gabion retaining wall is used in KP province of Pakistan after highflood disaster occurred in 2010 on River Kabul District Nowshera.

Najeeb Utmani, Engineer Muhammad Sheeraz, Atta-U-Rahman, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Younas, “GABION WALL USED IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND FLOOD PROTECTION EMBANKMENT”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 12, pp. 136-144, December 2018.