What Are The Advantages of Gabions?
A gabion is a welded wire cage or box filled with materials such as stone, concrete, sand, or soil. Thus, gabions are partially flexible block structures used for slope stabilization and erosion protection during construction. Various types of gabions are constructed and used in different engineering constructions. This article describes the definition, types, applications, and advantages of gabions. Types of Gabions A variety of gabion configurations can be chosen depending on cost and function. Common types of gabions are as follows. 1. Gabion wall Gabion walls are double twisted hexagonal woven 95% Zn and 5% Al coated steel wire mesh compartmentalized baskets with a rectangular box shape. The compartments or cells are of equal size and dimension and are formed by internal diaphragms being placed within the basket. The compartments or cells are filled with natural stone and the diaphragms minimize stone migration within the basket providing even distribution of the stone fil...