Sack Gabion Soil Erosion Control Gabion Baskets Steel Cable Gabion for River Control

Sack gabions are cylindrical wire mesh baskets constructed of double twisted galvanized steel or galvanized steel with PVC coating. They are pre-assembled in the factory, folded flat and bundled for truck shipping. Lacing wire is shipped separately.
When filled with stones, sack gabions can are used in river control and various emergency applications.

Advantages of Gabion:

• High Strength

The use of unweathered within the gabion provide high compressive strength.

• Enhanced Flexibility

Woven steel wire mesh is used for the baskets, allowing movement over expansive soils without failure.

• Low Environmental Impact

Vegetation can be incorporated into the gabion system to cover the gabion or protection in a short time.

• Creates Employment Opportunities

Gabions require a lot of manpower, with little use of machinery required. Unskilled labor from local communities can be used and trained in a short time period.

• High Porosity

Unlike concrete, gabions don’t require weep-holes for water pressure release behind the retaining walls. They have a 35% pore space volume, allowing free movement of water through the walls, and soil fines movement are blocked with a geotextile filter fabric.

• Simple

Local labor is used to erect baskets and can be onsite in a short period of time.

• Economical

Suitable rock infill and the use of local labor can be sourced from quarries and communities near the site.

• Durable

Vegetative root growth will enhance the strength of the structure by binding the rocks together and stabilizing it with soil infill in streams.

Gabion Technical Parameter:

Gabion specifications:

River Standard Sizes
Length(m) x Width(m) x Height(m) = Volume (m³) or Length x Width = Plan Area (m2)

Gabion box application:

• Retaining wall structures
• River and canal training works
• Erosion and scour protection; roadway protection; bridge protection
• Hydraulic structures, dams and culverts
• Coastal defence and protection works
• Wall Cladding
• Rockfall and soil erosion protection