Welded Gabion
Welded Gabion Box
Welded mesh gabions are manufactured from cold drawn steel wire and strictly conform to BS1052:1986 for tensile strength. It is then electrically welded together and Hot Dip Galvanised or Alu-Zinc coated to BS443/EN10244-2, ensuring a longer life. The meshes can then be organic polymer coated to safeguard against corrosion and other weather- ing effects, especially when the gabions are to be used in salty and highly polluted envi- ronments.
Advantages using Welded Mesh Gabions
- 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 configurations such as gabions with 4mm front mesh and 3mm mesh else- where can be assembled to order.
- Easy to vegetate
Applications:
- Retaining wall structures
- River and canal training works
- Erosion and scour protection; roadway protection; bridge protection
- Hydraulic structures, dams and culverts
- Coastal embankment works
- Rockfall and soil erosion protection
- Architectural feature retaining walls
- Architectural cladding for walls
Welded Mesh Gabion Boxes Sizes:
| Nominal Box sizes (m) | No. of diaphragms (no.) | Capacity per box (m3) | Standard mesh sizes (mm) | Standard wire diameter (mm) |
| 1.0x1.0x0.5 | Nil | 0.50 | 50 x 50 75 x 75 100 x 50 100 x 100 | Heavily Galvanised or Aluzinc coated wire 2.20, 2.50, 2.70, 3.00 4.00, 5.00 OR Polymer coated on Heavily Galvanised or Aluzinc coated wire 2.5/2.8, 2.7/3.0, 3.0/3.3, 4.0/4.3, 5.0/5.3 |
| 1.0x1.0x1.0 | Nil | 1.00 | ||
| 1.5x1.0x0.5 | Nil | 0.75 | ||
| 1.5x1.0x1.0 | Nil | 1.50 | ||
| 2.0x1.0x0.5 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| 2.0x1.0x1.0 | 1 | 2.00 | ||
| 3.0x1.0x0.5 | 2 | 1.50 | ||
| 3.0x1.0x1.0 | 2 | 3.00 | ||
| 4.0x1.0x0.5 | 3 | 2.00 | ||
| 4.0x1.0x1.0 | 3 | 4.00 |
Mattress Sizes:
| Nominal Box sizes (m) | No. of diaphragms (no.) | Capacity per box (m3) | Standard mesh sizes (mm) | Standard wire diameter (mm) |
| 3.0x2.0x0.15 | 2 | 0.90 | 50 x 50 75 x 75 100 x 50 100 x 100 | Heavily Galvanised or Aluzinc coated wire 2.20, 2.50, 2.70, 3.00 4.00, 5.00 OR Polymer coated on Heavily Galvanised or Aluzinc coated wire 2.5/2.8, 2.7/3.0, 3.0/3.3, 4.0/4.3, 5.0/5.3 |
| 3.0x2.0x0.225 | 2 | 1.35 | ||
| 3.0x2.0x0.30 | 2 | 1.80 | ||
| 4.0x2.0x0.15 | 3 | 1.20 | ||
| 4.0x2.0x0.225 | 3 | 1.80 | ||
| 4.0x2.0x0.30 | 3 | 2.40 | ||
| 5.0x2.0x0.15 | 4 | 1.50 | ||
| 5.0x2.0x0.225x | 4 | 2.25 | ||
| 5.0x2.0x0.30 | 4 | 3.00 | ||
| 6.0x2.0x0.15 | 5 | 1.80 | ||
| 6.0x2.0x0.225 | 5 | 2.70 | ||
| 6.0x2.0x0.30 | 5 | 3.60 |