Hot Dipped Galvanized Woven Hexagonal Wire Mesh Gabion Basket

Gabions are baskets made of 8x10 double twisted steel woven wire mesh, as per ASTM A975-97. Gabions are filled with stones at the project site to form flexible, permeable, monolithic structures such as retaining walls, channel linings, and weirs for erosion control projects.

The steel wire used in the manufacture of the gabion is heavily Galfan coated soft temper steel. A PVC coating is then applied to provide added protection for use in polluted environments where soils or water are acidic: in salt or fresh water, or wherever the risk of corrosion is present. The PVC coating has a nominal thickness of 0.50 mm.

The gabion is divided into cells by means of diaphragms positioned at approximately 1m centers. In order to reinforce the structure, all mesh panel edges are selvedged with a wire having a greater diameter.

Wire of Gabion Basket:

All tests on wire must be performed prior to manufacturing the mesh.

1. Tensile strength: the wire used for the manufacture of gabions shall have a tensile strength between 372-470 according to ASTM A856. Wire tolerances are in accordance with ASTM A856.

2. Elongation: Elongation shall not be less than 12%, in accordance with ASTM A370-97. Test must be carried out on a sample at least 12 in. (30 cm) long.

3. Galfan coating: All wire shall comply with the requirements of ASTM A975-97, style 3 coating, Galfan and PVC coated steel wire.

4. Adhesion of Galfan: the adhesion of the Galfan coating to the wire shall be such that, when the wire is wrapped six turns around a mandrel having four times the diameter of the wire, it does not flake or crack when rubbing it with the bare fingers, in accordance with ASTM A856.

Specification of Gabion Basket:

Brief Introduction of Gabion Cage Mesh / Gabion Box Wire Diameter:

Application for Lowes Gabion Stone Basket:

1. Control and guide rivers and floods by Gabion Cage and Gabion Mattres.
2. Flood discharge dam and diversion dam Protected by Gabion Box.
3. Rockfall protection used by Stone filled Gabion Cage.
4. Preventing water adnd soil erosion;
5. Bridge protection;
6. Soild Soil structure;
7. Coastline Defence;
8. Port Works;
9. Retaining Wall;
10. Road Protection.