Experimental and Numerical Study on Tensile Behavior of Double-Twisted Hexagonal Gabion Wire Mesh

Double-twisted hexagonal gabion wire mesh is a type of reinforced soil material that used in retaining walls to stabilize the slope geotechnical engineering. In this study, series tensile tests were conducted investigate behavior mesh. Meanwhile, numerical models built whole loading-strain process. The influence diameter, width, and length on strength evaluated based laboratory simulation. quantitative relationship versus was typically fitted by quadratic function, linear monotonically decreasing exponential function. result presents good consistency with those obtained from experiment. curve both experiment simulation exhibits an “S” shape distinct serrated characteristic. can be divided into following four stages: distortion stage, stretching overall yield fracture which well reflects double-twisted influenced structure pattern mechanical characteristic steel wire.