Gabion Mats are used for permanent erosion control in channels, streambanks, spillways and stable slopes from surficial erosion. The stone confinement within the units allows for higher shear stress resistance than the riprap. The base is divided into compartments and filled with stones at the project site. With lids closed, gabion mats form flexible, permeable, monolithic structures. The 100 feet (30m) long units make its installation fast and economical. Soil bioengineering techniques can be used to promote vegetation in the gabion mats to provide enhanced shear resistance.
Materials: Low- carbon steel wire, galvanized ( divide into galvanized after weaving and galvanized before weaving), PVC plastict, stainless steel.
Variety:Sack gabion,Gabion Baskets ,Gabion Mats ,Reno mats,heavy Type Hexagonal wire mesh
Advantages of Maccaferri Gabion Mats:

• Gabion mat strength lies in their double twisted hexagonal mesh of steel wire which is reinforced by selvedges of heavier wire running along the edges.
• The base section is divided into compartments to restrict the movement of stone and strengthen the structure.
• The lid is supplied as a separate panel.
• The wire will not unravel even when cut.
• Assembly is easy, requiring no specialized labor and nearby rock is used for fill.
• Free drainage and 30-35% voids allow vegetation to grow

Typical Applications

• Retaining wall structures
• River and canal training works
• Erosion and scour protection; roadway protection; bridge protection
• Hydraulic structures, dams and culverts
• Coastal embankment works
• Rockfall and soil erosion protection

  Gabion Mattresses are box units where the plan area is large compared to its height. Each unit is subdivided into compartments normally to give cells 2mx1m in plan. Typically standard sizes are 3mx2mx0.3m and supplied in a Zinc or PVC/Zinc coated wire. The units are laid on the bed of rivers. Once filled with stone or rock and the lid closed, they form a blanket erosion control system. Gabion Mattresses are also used to provide underscour protection to retaining structures.