Gabion mesh is an ecological mesh layout. Originating from the bamboo cages in China, which have a history of over 2,000 years, the modern ecological mesh layout, as a new technique, skill, and material, has successfully been applied in hydraulic engineering, road, railway projects, and maintenance of embankments. It effectively integrates engineering layout with ecological environment. Compared to some traditional rigid layouts, it has its own advantages and has thus become a layout type for comprehensive environmental maintenance, including riverbed maintenance, landslide management, prevention of mud and stone flows, and avoiding falling rocks. The English term for gabion mesh is "gabion."
The gabion mesh is made by mechanically weaving high-corrosion-resistant, high-tensile, and ductile low-carbon steel wire, possibly coated with PVC. The diameter of the low-carbon steel wire used complies with ASTM A 975 and EN10223 standards and varies according to engineering design requirements, usually between 2.0-4.0mm. The tensile strength of the wire is not less than 38kg/m2, and the metal coating weight is typically above 245g/m2. The diameter of the edge line of the gabion mesh panels is usually larger than the wire diameter. The length of the double-stranded twisted section must be no less than 50mm to ensure that the metal and PVC coatings of the twisted section wires are not damaged.
Product Usage Analysis:
This layout is suitable for slope support, foundation pit support, rock surface meshing and shotcreting on mountainsides, slope vegetation (beautification), railway and highway barrier nets, and it can also be made into boxes and mats, used for erosion prevention and maintenance of rivers, embankments, and sea dykes, as well as for containment boxes used in reservoir and river cross-sections.
● Controlling and Guiding Rivers and Floods *The severe disaster of rivers is the erosion that damages the riverbank, causing numerous floods, resulting in significant losses of life, property, and soil erosion. Therefore, in dealing with these issues, the use of Geogrid layouts becomes one of the solutions, as it enables the riverbed and riverbank to receive **permanent maintenance.**
● Eco-friendly Stone笼River Management
The structures along the route involve the stability of slopes and river channels. Therefore, the use of ecological mesh layouts, which have been the primary method for many natural river transformations and artificial channel excavations over the past century, is chosen. It provides effective **protection** for riverbanks or riverbeds, and it also has the function of controlling water flow and preventing water loss, especially in environmental protection and maintaining water quality, where it exhibits **remarkable** effects.
● gabion mesh slope protection / bank protection
The layout of ecological mesh is a successful model for riverbank protection and slope foot defense, fully utilizing the advantages of the ecological mesh to achieve ambitions that other methods cannot accomplish.