Gabion boxes are made of triple twist hexagonal woven mesh fabric. Gabions stand out as the simple, efficient and economical solution, as the cages are simply filled with natural stone and also proven as environmentally friendly.
Galvanized gabion is divided into electro-galvanized gabion, hot dipped galvanized gabion, heavily galvanized gabion and pvc coated gabion
Wire Diameter | 2.0-4.00mm |
Mesh Opening | 60x80 mm, 80x100 mm, 100x120mm, 120x150mm |
Gabion Box Size | 2x1x0.5m, 2x1x1m, 3x1x1m, 4x1x1m ect. |
Gabion Mattress Size | 3x2x0.17m 3x2x0.23m 3x2x0.30m 6x2x0.17m 6x2x0.23m 6x2x0.30m etc |
Material | Hot dipped galvanized steel wire, Galfan Steel Wire, PVC coated steel wire ect. |
Weaving | Straight twist,reverse twist,straight and reverse twist(3 twist,5 twist etc.) |
Package | 1. Packaged with pallet 2. Packaged in bulk 3. Packaged with steel strip and plastic film or as customer |
Specification | Gabion | Mattress |
Body wire (BW) - Option A - Option B | 3.05mm 2.70mm | 2.20mm - |
Selvedge Wire (SW) - Option A - Option B | 3.80mm 3.40mm | 2.70mm - |
Lacing/Tie Wire | 2.20mm | 2.20mm |
Mesh Opening | MESH 8cm x 10cm | Mesh 6cm x 8cm |
Standard Opening - L X W X H (m) | 2m x 1m x 1m 2m x 1m x .5m 3m x 1m x 1m 3m x 1x x .5m 4m x 1m x 1m 4m x 1m x .5m | 6m x 2m x 0.3m |
Application of gabion box
Control and guide of water or flood, flood bank or guiding bank, Preventing of rock breaking, Bridge Protection, Water and soil protection, Coast protection, Seaport engineering, Strengthening structure of soil, Protection of road. Upslope vegetation contributes to landscapes planting.
Benefits:
1.Flexible: Wire mesh structure tolerates huge forces from breaking or cracking.
2.Durable: PVC coated galvanized wire mesh has very long life, better for hydraulic works.
3.Permeable: The gabion mesh structure can provide effective permeability, they are self-draining.
4.Economy: Gabion Structures are very economical compared to the conventional structures and require low maintenance.
5.Strength: The Gabion can absorb huge amount of energy and strong tension for many decades.