1,000 Count - Empty Sandbags (White)
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SAND1K-W
1,000 count - Empty 14 x 26 White Polypropylene Sandbag with Tie String (White). Our sandbags (floodbags) are made of polypropylene that can be filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification, shielding glass windows in war zones and ballast. Sandbags may be used during emergencies when rivers threaten to overflood, or a levee or dike is damaged. They may also be used in non-emergency situations (or after an emergency) as a foundation for new levees, or other water-control structures. After usage, dry sandbags can be stored for future use. Wet bags need to be disposed in a landfill as they may be contaminated by chemicals and fecal matter. The military uses sandbags for field fortifications, or as a temporary measure to protect civilian structures. Because sandbags and sand are inexpensive, large protective barriers can be erected cheaply. The friction created by moving soil or sand grains and multiple tiny air gaps makes sandbags an efficient dissipator of explosive blast. The dimensions and weight of sandbags used in fortification are carefully calculated so that the bags can be interlocked like brickwork and are not too heavy to lift and move around. They may be laid in excavated defences as revetment, or as free-standing walls above ground where excavations are impractica
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