TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Rev: 01, Issue Date 01.01.2019

GABION
Product Description Lid
Gabion is a double twisted hexagonal wire mesh container of
variable sizes, uniformly partitioned into internal cells by Diaphragm
diaphragms positioned approximately 3.0 ft (0.9 m) centers (Fig. End
1), interconnected with other similar units and filled with stone at
the project site to form flexible, permeable, monolithic structures
such as retaining walls, sea walls, channel linings, revetments,
and weirs for erosion control application. Standard sizes of Back
PoliMac™ coated gabions are shown in Table 1.
Gabions shall be manufactured and shipped with all
components mechanically connected at the production facility. H
End
The front, base, back and lid of the gabions shall be woven into
a single unit. The ends and diaphragm(s) shall be factory
connected to the base. All perimeter edges of the mesh forming
the basket and top, or lid, shall be selvedged with wire having a Front
larger diameter (Table 3).
L
W
Wire
The steel wire used for manufacturing of PoliMac TM coated
Gabions is heavily GalMac (Zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal [Zn-
5% Al-MM] alloy) coated soft temper steel in accordance with
ASTM A975, style 3 coating. A high abrasion resistant polymer Figure 1
coating is then applied to provide additional protection for use in
polluted, contaminated or aggressive environments: in salt,
fresh water, acid soil or wherever the risk of corrosion is
present. The high abrasion resistant polymer coating has a
nominal thickness of 0.02 in. (0.50 mm). The standard The tolerance on the opening
specifications of the wire are shown in Tables 2 and 3. of mesh ‘D’ being the
Wire used for manufacturing of gabions and lacing wire shall distance between the axis of
have a maximum tensile strength of 70,000 psi (485 MPa) as two consecutive twists, is D
per ASTM A856/A856M, soft temper steel. All tests on wire must according to ASTM A975
be performed prior to manufacturing the mesh and shall comply
with ASTM A975 requirements.

Woven Wire Mesh Type 8x10

The mesh and wire characteristics shall be in accordance with
ASTM A975 Table 1, Mesh type 8x10 and PoliMac™ coated.
The nominal mesh opening, D = 3.25 in. (83 mm) as per Fig. 2.
The minimum mesh properties for strength and flexibility should Figure 2
be in accordance with the following:
• Mesh Tensile Strength shall be a minimum of 3425 lb/ft
(50.0 kN/m) when tested in accordance with ASTM A975 Resistance to abrasion: the PoliMac™ coating does not
section 13.1.1. expose metal wire when tested in accordance with procedure
described in par. 4.1.2.1 of EN 60229:2008, after 100,000
• Punch Test resistance shall be a minimum of 5300 lb (23.6
cycles with a vertical force of the steel angle of 20N (4.5 lbf).
kN) when tested in compliance with ASTM A975 section
13.1.4.
• Connection to Selvedges shall be 1200 lb/ft (17.5 kN/m) Lacing, Assembly and Installation
Gabion units are assembled and connected to one another
when tested in accordance with ASTM A975.
using lacing wire specified in Table 3 and described in Fig. 3.
MacTie preformed stiffeners or lacing wire can be used as
PoliMac™ Coating internal connecting wires when a structure requires more than
The technical characteristics and the ageing resistance of the
one layer of gabions to be stacked on top of each other. Internal
PoliMac™ coating comply with EN 10245-1.
connecting wires with lacing wire shall connect the exposed
Colour: grey RAL 7012.
face of a cell to the opposite side of the cell. Internal connecting
Resistance to UV radiation: the tensile strength and
preformed stiffeners shall connect the exposed face of a cell to
elongation at break of the base compound after 2500 hours of
the adjacent side of the cell. Preformed stiffeners are installed
exposure to QUV-A (ISO 4892-3 mode 1) do not change more
at 45° to the face/side of the unit, extending an equal distance
than 25% from the initial test results.
along each side to be braced (approximately 1 ft. (300 mm)). An
Chemical resistance: the PoliMac™ resist the chemical agents exposed face is any side of a gabion cell that will be exposed or
in concentrations that are representative of soil and water
unsupported after the structure is completed.
normally found in civil works.
Stainless steel ring fasteners can be used instead of, or to
 Maccaferri reserves the right to amend product specifications without notice and specifiers
are requested to check as to the validity of the specifications they are using.

Table 1 Sizes for Gabions Table 2 Standard Mesh-Wire

W=Width ft Internal Wire External Wire
L=Length ft (m) H=Height ft (m) # of cells Type D in. (mm) Tolerance
(m) Dia in. (mm) Dia in. (mm)
6 (1.8) 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 2
9 (2.7) 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 3 8x10 3.25 (83) ±10% 0.106 (2.70) 0.146 (3.70)
12 (3.6) 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 4
6 (1.8) 3 (0.9) 1.5 (0.45) 2
9 (2.7) 3 (0.9) 1.5 (0.45) 3 Table 3 Standard Wire Diameters
12 (3.6) 3 (0.9) 1.5 (0.45) 4 Lacing Mesh Selvedge Wire /
Wire Wire Preformed
6 (1.8) 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 2
Mesh Wire Diameter 0.087 0.106 0.134
9 (2.7) 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 3 ø in. (mm) (2.20) (2.70) (3.40)
12 (3.6) 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 4
Wire Tolerance 0.004 0.004 0.004
4.5 (1.4) 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 1 (±) ø in. (mm) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10)
All sizes and dimensions are nominal. T o l e r a n c e s o f ± 5 % o f t h e wi d t h , a n d l e n g t h
h e i g h t , o f t h e g a b i o n s s h a l l b e p e r mi t t e d . Min. Quantity/GalMac 0.70 0.80 0.85
oz/ft2 (g/m2) (214) (244) (259)
Wire + Polymer dia. 0.127 0.146 0.174
Stainless steel rings for PoliMac™ coated gabions shall be in in. (mm) (3.20) (3.70) (4.40)
accordance with ASTM A975 section 6.3.
Spacing of the rings shall be in accordance with ASTM A975 Quantity Request
Table 2, Panel to Panel connection, Pull-Apart Resistance. In When requesting a quotation, please specify:
any case, ring fasteners spacing shall not exceed 6 in. (150 • Number of units,
mm) (Fig. 3). • Size of units (length x width x height, see Table 1),
The rings can be installed using pneumatic or manual tools • Type of mesh,
(Fig. 5). • Type of coating.
EXAMPLE: No. 100 gabions, 6x3x3, Mesh type 8x10,
Wire diam. 0.106 in. (2.70 mm), PoliMac™ coated.

Lacing wire Rings

A
(150 mm)
Max 6 in.

Lid Closer

Figure 3
B Pneumatic
Tool

Open Closed
(19 mm)
0.75 in.

1.75 in.
(44 mm) Nominal overlap of 1 in.
(25 mm) after closure
C Manual Tool

Figure 4 Figure 5

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