80 x 100 Gabion Mattress, Culvert and Bridge Protection

Product Description

• Item description:
  • Our Gabion Mattresses are low profile/mattress shaped (rectangular) baskets constructed of double twisted hexagonal woven galvanized steel wire with internal diaphragms that create compartments or cells
  • Compartment or cells are of equal dimensions and spacing to provide even distribution of the stone fill throughout the mattress even after structural movement
  • Even distribution of the stone fill ensures that the reno mattress maintains intimate contact with the foundation soil
• Item characteristic:
  • Gabions mattresses offer many advantages over other types of construction materials. Some of the advantages offered by gabion mattresses are flexibility, durability, strength, permeability, ecology, reliability, longevity, low cost, and an aesthetic appearance
• Specifications:
  • Following form is just for reference, other specifications are available(All sizes and dimensions are nominal
  • Tolerances of ± 3% of the width, length, and ±2.5 cm of the height shall be permitted)
• Non-raveling:
  • Wire mesh is fabricated to be non raveling. This is defined as the ability to resist pulling apart at any of the twists or connections forming the mesh when a single wire strand in a section of mesh is cut
• Gabion fill:
  • rock fill material used for filling the gabion units shall be clean, non-degradable hard quarried rock with pieces ranging from 4-8 inches
• Applications:
  • Retaining walls: gabions used as earth retaining structures provides a low cost alternative to concrete or masonry retaining walls
  • Drainage: permeability of gabion structures has the benefit of reducing water pressures behind the structure and allows free drainage
  • Erosion control: use of gabions allows erosion protection using smaller stones and reduced thickness than would be required for conventional rip-rap
  • Landscaping: gabions can also provide a cost effective, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly alternative to concrete systems
  • Highway protection: highways are infrastructures representing heavy investment, it is therefore vital to protect them from environmental disasters
  • Protection of culverts and bridges: gabion baskets and mattresses are used extensively in the construction of culverts and bridge supports as a guide and protector of unconfined water flow