HEXAGONAL GABION BOX

Hexagonal Gabion Mesh Description

Hexagonal gabion mesh is a common type of gabion with hexagonal holes, which is made of high tensile strength, high corrosion resistance galvanized wire, PVC coated wire, or galfan wire (zinc-aluminum alloy wire) woven by a fully automatic weaving machine.

Why Do You Need Hexagonal Gabion Mesh?

● Hexagonal Gabion Mesh is high strength but still flexible enough over poor underlying soil profiles

● Hexagonal Gabion Mesh is made to withstand very high compressive loads from above in large retaining walls and fast-flowing water velocities in river situations

● Hexagonal Gabion Mesh is strong and can be used for high-strength requirements like rock netting fall protection

● Mesh is made with a double twist for strength and cannot easily unravel if the wire is cut

● The wire is Class A Galvanised or PVC coated to prevent mesh corrosion on site

● Flexible high-strength mesh for use in Gabions

Hexagonal Gabion Mesh Types

☼ According to the different materials used, hexagonal gabion mesh includes 3 types: galvanized gabion mesh, PVC-coated gabion mesh, and coating gabion mesh.

● Type 1: Galvanized gabion mesh, a widely used type of gabion mesh, has a zinc layer on the surface of the wire, which can effectively prevent corrosion by air and water. According to the different amounts of zinc, it can be divided into ordinary galvanized and high galvanized, the amount of zinc on ordinary galvanized gabion mesh is: 40-60g/㎡, and the amount of zinc on high galvanized gabion mesh is: 200-500g/㎡. The higher the zinc content, the longer the service life.

● Type 2: PVC-coated gabion mesh, the inner wire is generally galvanized wire or galfan wire, the outer edge is wrapped with a layer of PVC coating, the coating thickness is generally 1mm, PVC-coated gabion mesh compared to galvanized gabion mesh, has better corrosion resistance, the service life of up to 20 years or more.

● Type 3: Galfan coating gabion mesh, made from zinc aluminum alloy coating wire, including two types: 95% zinc, 5% aluminum or 90% zinc 10% aluminum coating, due to the zinc-aluminium coating, compared with galvanized gabion mesh, the corrosion resistance is stronger, and the service life is longer, generally can reach more than 50 years.

☼ According to the different shapes and structures, Hexagonal gabion mesh includes a gabion basket and a gabion mattress.

● Type 1: Hexagonal gabion basket, which can be filled with appropriate-sized rocks to form a retaining wall structure. There is a diaphragm in the middle, which can enhance its strength. Gabion box is widely used in river control, dam protection, landscape and so on.

● Type 2: Gabion mattress, also known as reno mattress, is a mesh box structure with a height of generally 0.3m, filled with stones, which is generally applied in slope protection or laid on the riverbed to prevent the water from scouring the riverbed.