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    SPECIFICATION of SUPERSONIC GABIONS and Mattress 2012

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    This document provides specifications for supersonic gabions, mattresses, and anchormesh. It defines these items and describes their general construction. Gabions are wire mesh containers filled with stone for structures like retaining walls. Mattresses are smaller and used for bank protection. Anchormesh stabilizes slopes. The document specifies wire diameters and coatings, mesh construction, box sizes, and tolerances for these erosion control materials.

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    SPECIFICATION of SUPERSONIC GABIONS and Mattress 2012

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    This document provides specifications for supersonic gabions, mattresses, and anchormesh. It defines these items and describes their general construction. Gabions are wire mesh containers filled with stone for structures like retaining walls. Mattresses are smaller and used for bank protection. Anchormesh stabilizes slopes. The document specifies wire diameters and coatings, mesh construction, box sizes, and tolerances for these erosion control materials.

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    SPECIFICATION of Supe

    Supersonic GABIONS, MATTRESSES, ANCHORMESH


    DEFINITIONS

    Gabion is a double twisted wire mesh container of variable sizes filled with stones at the project site to form flexible,
    permeable, monolithic structures such as retaining walls, sea wall, channel linings, revetments, and weirs for erosion
    control projects.

    Mattresses are generally relatively smaller in height and have smaller mesh opening and wire diameter than the mesh
    used for gabions; mattress are generally used for river bank protection and channel linings.

    Anchormesh is an earth reinforcement system designed to stabilized slopes and earth embankments. It is a
    combination of armoring and reinforcement system which is constructed as a single component.

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION

    Gabions and Anchormesh shall be manufactured in Mesh 8 or Mesh 10 while mattress in Mesh 6, or as specified by
    the designer/consultant. They shall be mechanically woven, consisting of heavily galvanized wire (Zinc coated),
    heavily galvanized with PVC coating or Zn-5Al wires.

    They shall be divided by diaphragms into cells of one meter length, or otherwise as shown in the contract.

    End panels will be mechanically selvedged to the base and diaphragms connected by lacing wire passing through the
    mesh openings.

    STEEL WIRE

    Wire Diameter

    Wire diameters, relevant tolerances and their usage shall be in accordance with the table shown below or as specified
    by designer/consultant

    Wire diameter Tolerances Usage for Zinc Usage for PVC Usage for Zinc Usage for PVC
    Mm (mm) Coated Gabions Coated Gabions Coated Mattresses Coated Mattresses
    And Anchormesh And Anchormesh
    2.20 ± 0.10 Lacing wire Lacing wire Body/Lacing wire Body/Lacing wire
    2.70 ± 0.10 Body wire Body wire Body/Selvedge Wire Body/Selvedge Wire
    3.05 ± 0.10 Body wire - Selvedge Wire -
    3.40 ± 0.10 Selvedge Wire Selvedge Wire Selvedge Wire Selvedge Wire
    3.80 ± 0.10 Selvedge Wire - - -

    Zinc Coating

    All wire used in the fabrication and in the wiring operations during construction shall be heavily galvanized and meet
    the minimum requirements of ASTM A641 as shown in the table below:

    Nominal Wire Diameter Minimum Mass of


    2
    (mm) Zinc Coating (g/m )
    2.20 220
    2.70 240
    3.05 240
    3.40 260
    3.80 270

    The mass of coating shall be tested in accordance to the procedure set by ASTM A90 / A 90M.

    Tensile Strength

    The tensile strength of wire used for the body wire, selvedge wire and lacing wire shall be in accordance with ASTM
    A641.
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    PVC Coating

    Where PVC Coated materials are to be used in the projects, the double twisted wire mesh shall be manufactured from
    zinc coated wire with additional PVC coating extruded onto the metallic coated wire prior to assembly into gabions or
    mattresses.

    The coating shall be nominally 0.50mm thickness and nowhere shall be less than 0.38mm thickness.

    BODY WIRE MESH

    Wire mesh shall be mechanically pre-fabricated to become a uniform hexagonal woven mesh wherein the joints are
    formed by twisting each pair of wires through three half-turns (double twisted). In this manner, unraveling of the mesh
    is prevented.

    The standard body (core) wire diameters shall be as follows:

    Item Mesh Type Zinc coated Body wire PVC coated wire Diameter
    diameter
    Mattress 6 2.20, 2.70 2.20/3.30, 2.7/3.80
    Gabion/Anchormesh 8 2.7, 3.05 2.70/3.80
    Gabion/Anchormesh 10 2.7, 3.05 2.70/3.80

    SELVEDGE WIRE

    Selvedge wire is a terminal wire used to edge the wire mesh perpendicular to the double twist by wrapping the mesh
    wires around it at least 2.5 times or by inserting it through the twists and folding one mesh length.

    The diameters of the selvedge wire are indicated in the table shown below:

    Body Wire Diameter Selvedge Wire Diameter


    2.2 2.7-3.4
    2.7 3.4
    3.05 3.8 zinc
    2.2/3.3 PVC 2.7/3.8 PVC
    2.7/3.8 PVC 3.4/4.5 PVC

    LACING AND BRACING ( Stiffener ) WIRE

    The diameter of the lacing and bracing wire shall be 2.20mm.

    BOX SIZES

    Gabions/Mattresses/Anchormesh shall be mechanically pre-fabricated in such a manner that the sides, ends, lids and
    diaphragms can be assembled at the construction site into rectangular boxes at standard sizes indicated below or as
    otherwise specified in the drawings.

    GABIONS/ANCHORMESH MATTRESSES
    Mesh Type “8” or “10” Mesh type “6”
    Length (L) 2m,3m and 4m Length (L) -m 3,4 or 6
    Width (W) 1m Width (W) - m 1 or 2
    Depth (D) 0.5m and 1m Depth (D) - m 0.3
    Diaphragm Every 1m Diaphragm Every 1 m

    The width, height and length of the gabions as manufactured shall not differ more than ± 5% from the ordered size
    prior to filling. The width and length of the revet mattress as manufactured shall not differ more than ±5%, and the
    height shall not differ more than ±10% from the ordered size prior to filling.

    Certain other box sizes may be utilized if the contract drawings and/or Engineer allow alternative sizes.

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