Gabion box

Gabion box

Gabions are rectangular Gabion wire mesh baskets filled with rock at the project site to form flexible, permeable, monolithic structures such as retaining walls for commercial, industrial and road projects. Gabions are used as modular construction blocks to prevent soil erosion. They offer an alternative solution to concrete structures. Hexagonal Gabion, by virtue of their matchless strength, excellent engineering adaptability and proven reliability, have become the chosen building material for the tremendous variety of construction works.

One of the key factors in the long term performance of gabions is the quality of the wire used for the mesh, selvedge wire and lacing wire. Dunes gabions are manufactured from high quality steel wire woven into a double twist hexagonal mesh to give both mechanical strength and prevent unravelling. The quality of the wire is strictly controlled and conforms to BS 1052:1980 for tensile strength.

APPLICATIONS OF GABIONS: 

Gabion Baskets are typically a permanent or semi-permanent slope and/or soil stabilization application.

Typical installations include:

Retaining walls

Bridge abutments and wing walls

Culvert headwalls and outlet aprons

Shore and beach protection

Water recharge dams / Check dams

Rock slide protection works

River training works