GABION BOX
The word “gabion”comes from an Old Italian word, gabbione that means “big cage”. Around 7000 years ago, early gabion type structures protected the bank of river Nile. In middle ages, gabions were used as military forts. In earlier history, civil engineers have extensively used gabions for stabillization of banks, coasts, highways and erosion control of slopes. Gabions are environment friendly and cost effective when compared to other options. Protector Gabion boxes & Mattresses are made of triple twist hexagonal woven mesh fabric. Protector Gabions stand out as the simple, efficient and economical solution, as the cages are simply filled with natural stone & also proven as environmentally friendly.
Details of Gabion box
The steel wire gabion boxes and mattresses are factory fabricated boxes manufactured using Mechanically Woven Double Twisted Hexagonal shaped wire meshes. Mechanically woven Double twisted wire meshes are non-raveling; manufactured by twisting continuous pairs of wires through three one-half turns (commonly called double-twisted) to form hexagonal shaped mesh openings which are then interconnected to adjacent wires to form hexagonal meshes. The edges of the mesh are toughened with a thicker wire called the selvedge/edge wire.
Specification of Metallic Gabion Box
Wire Specification: The wire used for the manufacturing of gabions and mattresses shall be annealed mild steel complying with BS 1052:1980 or NS 169:2045 with an average strength of 380-500 N/mm2 and shall be galvanized before weaving as specified in BS 443:1982 or NS 163:2058
