Gabion Wire Baskets
Our structural-grade gabion wire baskets provide a highly flexible and permeable solution for large-scale soil retention and erosion mitigation. Designed to replace rigid concrete walls, these high-tensile modular systems efficiently stabilize slopes while allowing natural drainage. Engineered as a robust gabion rock box, they can be stacked seamlessly into unified gravity configurations that adapt flawlessly to shifting ground contours and unpredictable geological foundation dynamics.
- Product Introduction
Our structural-grade gabion baskets are made of high-tensile-strength, high-quality low-carbon steel wire. The entire gabion system is a modular gravity system design, providing durable soil consolidation and erosion control. These hyper-permeable structures are specifically specified for massive highway embankment stabilization, stormculvert velocity dissipation, and green-infrastructure riparian habitat restoration. We are an ISO-certified factory manufacturer with multiple advanced production lines capable of mass-producing standard gabion structures. We also support customized colors, coating grades, and gabion structures (woven or welded). If you are unsure how to choose, please contact our professional technicians, who can recommend suitable gabion solutions based on your project requirements and desired appearance.
Parameters & Specification
Technical Parameters & Specification for Gabion Wire Baskets
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Engineering Specifications |
Double-Twisted Woven Configurations |
Heavy-Duty Welded Panel Systems |
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Core Product Identity |
Gabion wire baskets (Hexagonal Mesh) |
Metal gabion cages / Gabion rock box |
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Standard Mesh Apertures |
60×80 mm, 80×100 mm, 100×120 mm |
50×50 mm, 75×75 mm, 100×100 mm |
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Base Metal Raw Material |
High-quality, low-carbon steel wire (Q195 / Q235) |
High-quality, low-carbon steel wire (Q195 / Q235) |
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Core Wire Diameter (Mesh) |
2.0 mm – 3.2 mm |
3.0 mm – 5.0 mm |
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Selvedge / Edge Wire Diameter |
2.7 mm – 4.0 mm (Heavy reinforced rim) |
3.0 mm – 5.0 mm |
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Lacing / Tie Wire Supplied |
2.2 mm (Included at 3%–5% of total weight) |
N/A (Spiral binders & pneumatic C-rings preferred) |
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Tensile Strength (Steel Wire) |
350 – 500 MPa (Conforming to EN 10223-3) |
450 – 550 MPa (High-shear resistance) |
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Elongation at Break (Mesh) |
≥ 10% under peak infrastructure loading |
≥ 10% under peak infrastructure loading |
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Compliance & Engineering Standards |
ASTM A975 / EN 10223 |
ASTM A974 / EN 10223 |
Gabion Mesh Hydraulic Flow Limits & Velocity Tolerances
Permissible Limit Velocity
Safely tolerates continuous high-flow water velocities of up to 4.5 m/s to 5.5 m/s without stone displacement.
Maximum Permissible Shear Stress
Sustains critical tractive force thresholds up to 250 N/m² – 300 N/m², offering long-term bank stabilization under extreme seasonal flood stages.
Manning's Roughness Coefficient (n)
Typically ranges from 0.035 to 0.040 depending on the filled rock sizing, providing calculated channel friction that naturally slows down destructive torrents.
Products Application
Riparian Habitat Restoration
The porous stone voids allow natural river silts to deposit over time, creating a fertile growing environment for native plant root systems to anchor and turn the infrastructure into a self-healing eco-wall.
High-Velocity Scour Protection
Deployed at bridge abutments, culvert discharge zones, and coastal canal linings to safely dissipate hydraulic turbulence.
Deep Slope Retention
Stacking multiple layers of these gabion wire baskets allows contractors to build high-clipping gravity walls that handle massive lateral earth pressures without hydrostatic build-up.
Compliance Certifications & Quality Control
Raw Material Traceability
Every batch of low-carbon wire (Q195/Q235) undergoes strict incoming spectrographic testing to verify exact chemical elements and carbon content thresholds.
Coating Thickness Electronic Verification
Our QC laboratory utilizes magnetic induction gauges to test every batch's zinc or Galfan coating thickness, ensuring standard compliance before a single container leaves the dock.
Third-Party Lab Interlocking Reports
Our factory-direct supplies can be coupled with independent SGS, Intertek, or CE test reports for tensile strength and 10-year salt-spray coating decay resistance.
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