Welded gabion basket is manufactured from cold steel wire with high tensile strength. It is electrically welded together then hot dipped galvanized or PVC coated, ensuring a longer life. There are galvanized welded gabions and PVC welded gabions. Gabion baskets are designed on the principle of mass earth retaining wall. The strength of the wire mesh helps to stand the forces generated by the retained soil.
Material
Hot dipped galvanized
PVC coated wire
Gal-fan coated (95% Zinc 5% Aluminum for up to 4 times the life of a galvanized finish)
Stainless steel wire
Gabion Basket Description
| Normal Box sizes (m) | NO. of diaphragms (pcs) | Capacity (m3) |
| 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 | 0 | 0.125 |
| 1 x 0.5 x 0.5 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1 x 1 x 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1 x 1 x 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 | 0 | 0.325 |
| 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1.5 x 1 x 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2 x 0.5 x 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2 x 1 x 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 x 1 x 1 | 1 | 2 |
This table refers to the industry standard unit sizes; non-standard unit sizes are available in dimensions of multiples of the mesh opening
Connection
Connected by Spiral Wire, Stiffener and Pin.
How to install welded gabion basket?
Step 1. Ends, diaphragms, front and back panels are placed upright on the bottom section of wire mesh.
Step 2. Secure panels by screwing spiral binders through the mesh openings in adjacent panels.
Step 3. Stiffeners shall be placed across the corners, at 300mm from the corner. Providing a diagonal bracing, and crimped over the line and cross wires on the front and side faces. None are needed in interior cells.
Step 4. Gabion basket is filled with graded stone by hand or with a shovel.
Step 5. After filling, close the lid and secure with spiral binders at the diaphragms, ends, front and back.
Step 6. When stacking tiers of the welded gabion mesh, the lid of the lower tier may serve as the base of the upper tier. Secure with spiral binders and add pre-formed stiffeners to exterior cells before filling with graded stones.
Advantage
a. Easy to install
b. High zinc coating thus anti-rust and anti-corrosive
c. Low cost
d. High security
e. Colorful stones and shells etc can be used with gabion mesh to make pretty appearance
f. Can be made into various shapes for decoration
Application
welded gabion basket is widely used for the control and guide of water; preventing of rock breaking;
water and soil, roadway and bridge protection; strengthening structure of soil; protection engineering of seaside area and retaining wall structures; hydraulic structures, dams and culverts; coastal embankment works; architectural feature retaining walls.The main application as follows:
a. Control and guide of water or flood
b. Flood bank or guiding bank
c. Preventing of rock breaking
d. Water and soil protection
e. Bridge protection
f. Strengthening structure of soil
g. Protection engineering of seaside area
h.fence (up to 4 m) part of the wall of the attic gazebos verandas garden furniture and etc.