Flexible steel mesh gabions for bank control / hexagonal gabion box

Product Description:

Zinc Coated Gabion Box

These are manufactured from mechanically woven double twisted hexagonal wire mesh using Heavily Galvanized steel wire. The edges of the mesh are reinforced with a thicker wire called the selvedge wire to strengthen them and to facilitate construction. Gabions can be divided into cells by fitting diaphragms which reinforce the structure and make installation easier.

Zinc + PVC Coated Gabion Box

In case of marine or highly corrosive environment, an additional protection is provided by extruding a 0.5mm to 0.8mm thick PVC coating over the heavily galvanized wire. PVC coating is done on the galvanized wire prior to manufacturing of the gabion mesh.

Gabion wire mesh boxes/mattress specifications

Advantages:

1. Metal Gabion made of hexagonal double twisted wire mesh provide adequate strength to the structure to withstand forces generated by retained earth and flowing water.

2. The flexibility of the double twisted hexagonal mesh helps in withstanding differential settlement without fracturing the structure particularly when a structure is installed on unstable and uneven ground or in an area where scours from waves or current can undermine etc.

3. The permeable nature of the Metal Gabion eliminates buildup of hydrostatic pressure behind the retaining structure and uplifts caused by turbulent flows. Hence the thickness of the required structure is significantly reduced.

4. Metal Gabion structures are heavy monolithic gravity units able to withstand earth's thrust. Its efficiency increases instead of decreasing with age since further consolidation takes place as silt and soil collect on the voids and vegetation establishes itself.

Gabion application:

erosion protection structures

weirs

soil retaining walls

culvert headwalls

Gabion structures are able to develop and integrate with the surrounding environment, permitting the preservation or restoration of the natural environment.

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