USE OF GEOTEXTILES IN DRAINS

Geotextiles are taking their place as filter in civil engineering works. In addition, they are used as separator between two media (soil and aggregates) and as reinforcement. An in-situ experiment was carried out using indigeneous fabrics to envelop a gravel drain. Four different types of soil ranging from sandy gravel to silty clay as base materials were studied to determine the suitability of the fabrics as filter in a subsurface drain. Results of the experiment are presented. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 6: Sub-Surface/Surface Drainage Requirements in Plain Terrain for Reduced Pavement Maintenance (Including Case Studies).
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Thatte, C D
  • More, K G
  • RAICHUR, M G
  • Shah, L M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 5-40
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Conferences; Drainage; Field tests; Filters; Geotextiles; Gravel; Pipe; Sand; Sandy gravels; Silts; Subdrains; Tests; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subterranean; Use
• ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 2937: Drainage; 7182: Filter; 4568: Geotextile; 4575: Gravel; 6226: In situ; 3361: Pipe; 4105: Sand; 4149: Silt; 4372: Subterranean; 6255: Test; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379164
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM