Sack Gabion
A cylindrical double twist steel wire mesh unit with a lateral opening to allow the stone filling or geotextile encased sand filling at site.
Mesh and Box Characteristics for Sack Gabions |
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Sr. No |
Characteristics |
100 x 120 mm |
80 x 100 mm |
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Wire type |
Wire type |
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Only Zinc / Zinc Alloy coated |
Zinc / Zinc Alloy + Polymer coated |
Only Zinc / Zinc Alloy coated |
Zinc / Zinc Alloy + Polymer coated |
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1 |
Mesh Wire dia, mm |
2.7 |
3 |
2.7/3.7 |
2.7 |
3 |
2.7/3.7 |
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2 |
Edge / Selvedge Wire dia, mm |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.4/4.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.4/4.4 |
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3 |
Lacing Wire dia, mm |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2/3.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2/3.2 |
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4 |
Polymer Coating Thickness, mm |
N.A |
Nominal — 0.50 Minimum — 0.40 |
N.A |
Nominal — 0.50 Minimum — 0.40 |
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5 |
Typical sizes Length × Diameter (m) |
1.5 × 0.74, 2 × 0.96 |
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6 |
Tolerances in size of gabion boxes |
Length and Width... ± 5 percent; Height > 0.3 m... ± 5 percent and Height < 0.3 m... ± 10 percent |
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