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Four Main Factors Affecting Your Gabion Basket Selection

Gabion baskets are widely used for slope protection, retaining walls, channel linings, noise barriers, etc. As the application scope continues to expand, the types of gabion basket derivatives are also quietly changing. Derivatives like gabion boxes and gabion mattresses emerge on the market. Gabion basket moves quickly towards a more specialized and refined direction. When purchasing gabion baskets, we are required to choose appropriate high-quality gabion baskets according to the characteristics of our project, so that we can get the maximum return with the minimum investment. So what factors should be considered in the purchase of gabion baskets?

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Application

Generally, we have both double twisted gabion baskets and welded gabion baskets, which are produced by different production processes and are applied to different situations. Here we list their common applications. You can choose the right gabion basket according to your specific application.

• Double twisted gabion basket

  Double twisted gabion basket refers to a rectangular box with double-twisted or triple-twisted hexagonal mesh fabric made of galvanized wire, PVC wire, or Galfan wire. It has been successfully used in a variety of applications including retaining walls, river banks, slope protection, channel linings, dams and culverts, etc.

  Double twisted gabion baskets for retaining wall

  Double twisted gabion baskets for river banks

  Double twisted gabion baskets for slope protection

• Welded gabion basket

  Made of galvanized steel wire or Galfan wire, welded gabion basket generally has a solid structure, a durable service life and provides higher strength. It is commonly used in engineering constructions and architectural decorations like garden landscaping, trapezoidal gabion walls, interior decorations, gabion fireplaces and building facades.

  Welded gabion for garden landscaping

  Welded gabions for trapezoidal wall

  Welded gabions for interior fireplace

Material

Gabion baskets are generally made of galvanized steel wire, Galfan steel wire and PVC coated wire. These materials have their own unique advantages; you can choose the right material according to their characteristics.

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Structure

In addition to gabion boxes, we also have a similar product – gabion mattress . Similar like gabion boxes, gabion mattresses are divided into double twisted gabion mattresses and welded gabion mattresses, which are widely used in hillsides, river linings, bridge protection and river bank erosion applications.

Its main difference from gabion boxes is that the gabion mattress is relatively lower in height. Generally, it is 0.15 m, 0.17 m, 0.23 m, 0.3 m, and 0.5 m in height and presents a flat structure, which offers more stability. The gabion box is generally 1 m in height. You can choose corresponding products according to your application. For example, you can choose gabion mattresses for river bank slope protection as its flat structure provides more stability; you can choose gabion boxes for river bank elevation & reinforcement due to its height.

Size

Welded Gabion Box for Protection and Decoration

WGB-01: Welded gabion can be made into various artwork to decorate.the city.

Welded gabion box is widely used in retaining wall structures, rockfall and soil protection and so on. Welded gabions are filled on site with hard and durable stone to form mass gravity structures. And welded gabions are quicker and simpler to install than woven mesh gabions.

In more applications, the welded gabion box can be made into different sizes and shapes for decoration applications. They can be made into gabion pot, staircase, table and bench, postbox. It can also be used to form particular landscapes, such as waterfall, fireplace and decorative wall.

Material of welded gabion box

Welded gabion box is manufactured from cold steel wire for tensile strength. It is electrically welded together then hot dipped galvanized or PVC coating, ensuring a longer life and better corrosion and rust resistance performance. There are galvanized welded gabion and PVC welded gabions. Gabion boxes are designed on the principle of mass earth retaining wall. The strength of the wire mesh helps to with stand the forces generated by the retained soil.

Connection types of welded gabion box

Welded gabion box can be connected in different method with different accessories. Here are the detailed accessories and connection method, refer to them and choose the perfect one suitable for you.

• Spiral wire connection.
• U clip connection.
• C ring connection.
• Lacing wire connection.
• Hook connection.

Specifications

• Material: galvanized wire, Galfan coated wire or PVC coating wire.
• Wire diameter: 14 G - 23 G.
• Mesh size: 1/4", 1/2", 3/8", 3/4", 1", 2", 3", etc.
• Box size: 2 m × 1 m × 1 m, 2 m × 1 m × 0.5 m, 1 m × 1 m × 1 m, 1 m × 1 m × 0.5 m, 1.5 m × 1 m × 1 m.

Table 1: Specifications and volume of welded gabion box Nominal box sizes
(m) No. of diaphragms
(no.) Capacity per box
(m3) 1.0 × 1.0 × 0.5 Nil 0.50 1.0 × 1.0 × 1.0 Nil 1.00 1.5 × 1.0 × 0.5 Nil 0.75 1.5 × 1.0 × 1.0 Nil 1.50 2.0 × 1.0 × 0.5 1 1.00 2.0 × 1.0 × 1.0 1 2.00 3.0 × 1.0 × 0.5 2 1.50 3.0 × 1.0 × 1.0 2 3.00 4.0 × 1.0 × 0.5 3 2.00 4.0 × 1.0 × 1.0 3 4.00

Welded gabion box advantages:

• Blends easily and harmoniously with the natural surroundings.
• Low cost alternative to concrete or masonry structures.
• Very high resistance to natural forces due to better tensile strength.
• Can withstand any unpredictable movement or settlement without loss of stability.
• Simple and speedy installation, making it cost effective.
• Quality finish and appearance is more aesthetically pleasing.
• More rigid than woven mesh resulting in a more uniform finish when built.
• Quicker and cheaper to install than woven mesh gabions because no pre-stretching required.
• Special gabions sizes and mesh such as gabions with 4 mm front mesh and 3 mm mesh else can be available.

Welded gabion box applications:

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