Welded gabion retaining wall baskets
Production process and Application
According to the production process, it is generally divided into woven gabions and welded gabions, which can be selected and used according to your engineering needs, as shown below:
- For landscape projects that require high surface flatness, such as commercial decoration, garden flower pots, and indoor and outdoor stone filling design, it is recommended to use welded gabion box.
- For projects with unstable foundations that require seismic resistance or long-term settlement, such as protecting riverbanks, repairing waterways, reinforcing slopes and embankments, it is recommended to use twisted pair woven gabion box.
Structure and Manufacturing Process Comparison
| Comparison Item | Welded Gabion | Woven Gabion (Hexagonal Mesh) |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Process | Steel wires welded into grids with rigid joints | Steel wires mechanically woven into hexagonal honeycomb mesh |
| Mesh Shape | Rectangular or square | Hexagonal (honeycomb structure) |
| Material Strength | High joint strength, rigid structure | Flexible, allows slight joint displacement |
| Deformation Resistance | Poor (welded joints prone to cracking) | Excellent (flexible, adapts to settlement) |
| Surface Treatment | Galvanized, PVC-coated | Galvanized, Galfan-coated, PVC-coated |
Gabion retaining wall design parameters
- Gabion box specifications.
- Standard dimensions: length 1-4m x width 1m x height 0.5-1m (layered masonry).
- Steel wire diameter: 2.0-4.0mm (galvanized amount ≥ 245g/m ², PVC coating ≥ 0.5mm).
- Requirements for filling stone materials.
- Material: hard rocks such as granite and basalt (resistant to weathering).
- Particle size: 1.5-2 times the mesh size (such as using 120-160mm stones for 80mm mesh).
- Grading: Large stone skeleton (70%)+small stone filling (30%), compaction degree ≥ 90%.
Gabion retaining wall applications
- River embankment: Building gabion retaining walls on the banks of rivers or lakes can prevent water flow from eroding the shoreline..
- Slope protection: Hillsides and hilly areas are prone to soil and rock flows caused by water flow, and gabion retaining walls can provide effective slope support..
- Highway and railway slope protection: For roads and railways with slopes, gabion retaining walls can help support the side slopes, prevent landslides, and ensure the safety of transportation facilities..
- Park and Garden Landscape: In public green spaces such as parks and gardens, gabion retaining walls can not only beautify but also prevent soil erosion..
- Urban Water Landscape Design: Used for the protection of urban water systems (such as artificial lakes and streams), while providing natural and harmonious visual effects for water bodies..
- Canal protection: Gabion walls can serve as protective structures on both sides of the canal to prevent soil erosion caused by water flow..
- Reservoir Protection: Gabion retaining walls can be used to reinforce dams in reservoirs and artificial lakes, preventing damage to the dams caused by changes in water level..
- Mining and industrial areas: Gabion retaining walls are commonly used for slope reinforcement in mining areas, oil extraction areas, and other places to prevent soil instability or landslides from causing production interruptions..
- Building foundation reinforcement: In construction projects, gabion retaining walls can be used as part of the foundation to reinforce soil and prevent collapse..
- Mountain landslide protection: By reinforcing slopes, the risk of landslides can be reduced..
- Flood control embankment: Gabion retaining walls can be used as flood control embankments for rivers and lakes, providing the ability to resist floods..
- Coastal protection: Constructing gabion retaining walls around beaches and coastlines to help stabilize the coast.
- Dock and Port: Gabion retaining walls are also used as protective walls around the port to reduce the impact of seawater erosion on the dock..
Stabilized foundation
Steep slope stabilization
Slope protection
Mountain reinforcement
