Fascine

Fascine

A fascine (pronounced IPA | [fəˈsiːn] ) is a rough bundle of brushwood used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across uneven or wet terrain. Typical uses are protecting the banks of streams from erosion, covering marshy ground and so on.

Military use

Such bundles were used in military defences for revetting (shoring up) trenches or ramparts, especially around artillery batteries, or filling in ditches. Military fascine bridges were used as early as Roman times. First World War tanks such as the Mark I started the practice of carrying fascines on the roof, to be deployed to provide traction and support over rough ground and to fill trenches that would otherwise be an obstacle to the tank."First World War - The Tank: New Developments" - Willmott, H.P., Dorling Kindersley, 2003, Page 222] Some modern tanks are still equipped to carry and deploy fascines, although these now consist of large bundles of heavy plastic pipes referred to as "pipe fascines." These have an outer layer of pipes with chains running through them and loose pipes inserted in the middle.

Currently, the British army uses the ChAVRE - an engineering vehicle based on the Chieftain tank - to carry and deploy pipe fascines. This is due to be replaced by the Trojan, based on the Challenger 2 tank.

ee also

* Billhook
* Fasces
* Fascine knife
* Ferula

References

External links

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* [http://www.konsk.co.uk/resource/techniques/water/fascines.htm An article on use of fascines in causeway construction]


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  • fascine — [ fasin ] n. f. • XVIe; réfect. lat. ou it. fascina, de l a. fr. faissine (XIIIe) « fardeau, fagot », du lat. fascina, de fascis → faix ♦ Fagot. Spécialt Fagot serré de branchages, employé dans les travaux de terrassement, de fortification, d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fasciné — fasciné, ée (fa ssi né, née) part. passé. 1°   Troublé, égaré par un sortilége, par un maléfice. Jadis se croire fasciné, c était l être. 2°   Fig. •   Laissez parler un monde fasciné des choses présentes, MASS. Panég. St Benoît.. •   Ces… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Fascine — Fas*cine , n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See {Fasces}.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fascine — Fascine. s. f. Gros fagot de branchages, dont on se sert pour combler des fossez, accommoder des mauvais chemins, & aider à faire des batteries pour le canon, &c. On commanda des fascines à toute la cavallerie. on envoya des soldats jetter des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • fasciné — Fasciné, [fascin]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • fascine — [fa sēn′] n. [Fr < OFr < L fascina, a bundle of sticks, a fagot < fascis: see FASCES] a bundle of sticks bound together, formerly used to fill ditches, strengthen the sides of trenches, etc …   English World dictionary

  • fascine — (fa si n ) s. f. Sorte de fagots dont on se sert pour combler les fossés d une place, pour épauler des batteries, ou pour accommoder de mauvais chemins. •   Les chevaux de frise arrachés, la terre éboulée, les troncs et les branches d arbre qu on …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Fascine — Dans les fortifications, une fascine est un fagot composé de branchages d environ deux mètres de long. Les fascines furent utilisées durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Fascines transportées par un char Churchill Avre durant la Seconde Guerre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • fascine — žabinys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žabų ryšulys, naudojamas kanalų ir pylimų šlaitams, upių krantams ir dugnui tvirtinti, bunoms, laikinoms damboms ir užtvankoms statyti, keliams pelkėtose vietose tiesti. atitikmenys:… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Fascine knife — The fascine knife was a side arm issued to 19th century light infantry and artillery. It served both as a personal weapon and as a tool for cutting fascines (bundles of sticks used to strengthen the sides of trenches or earth ramparts protecting… …   Wikipedia

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