Revet Mattress
Revet mattress a wire mesh container uniformly partitioned into internal cells with relatively smaller height in relation to other dimensions, having smaller mesh openings than the mesh used for gabions, revet mattresses are generally used for riverbank protection and channel linings.
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Mesh and Box Characteristics for Revet Mattresses |
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Sr. No |
Characteristics |
60 x 80 mm |
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Wire type |
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Only Zinc / Zinc Alloy coated |
Zinc / Zinc Alloy + Polymer coated |
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1 |
Mesh Wire dia, mm |
2.2 |
2.2/3.2 |
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2 |
Edge / Selvedge Wire dia, mm |
2.7 |
2.7/3.7 |
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3 |
Lacing Wire dia, mm |
2.2 |
2.2/3.2 |
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Polymer Coating Thickness, mm |
N.A |
Nominal — 0.50 Minimum — 0.40 |
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Typical sizes Length × Width × Height (m) (Number of diaphragms) |
4 × 2 × 0.17 (3 Nos.), 3 × 2 × 0.17 (2 Nos.), 2 × 2 × 0.17 (1 No.), 4 × 2 × 0.23 (3 Nos.), 3 × 2 × 0.23 (2 Nos.), 2 × 2 × 0.23 (1 No.), 4 × 2 × 0.30 (3 Nos.), 3 × 2 × 0.30 (2 Nos.), 2 × 2 × 0.30 (1 No.) |
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Tolerances in size of Revet mattresses |
Length and Width... ± 5 percent; Height > 0.3 m... ± 5 percent and Height < 0.3 m... ± 10 percent |
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