CASE HISTORIES. GEOTEXTILE BLANKET DRAIN STABILIZES SHOPPING CENTER

The use of geotextile in the building of a 100,000 square foot shopping center on a site with hard to locate underground springs, moisture sensitive soils, and a seasonally high water table is described. Other options were considered before a decision was made to construct a blanket drain of 2 layers of woven polypropylene construction fabric, drain tile, drain stove and backfill. All were then integrated into an effective economically advantageous system. This blanket had to meet performance requirements other than just drainage: it had to perform soil separation and load bearing functions. The system had to be a fabric encapsulated stone subgrade, plus a stabilizer to assist in spreading the load of the foundation in the wettest quadrant of the area under development. The details of the installation are outlined.

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  Industrial Fabrics Association International

  345 Cedar Building, Suite 450
  St Paul, MN  United States  55101-1088
• Authors:
  • Sheridan, M
• Publication Date: 1987-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-8
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Fabrics Report
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Industrial Fabrics Association International
  • ISSN: 0882-4983

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Building; Drainage; Facilities; Geotextiles; Installation; Polypropylene; Soil stabilization; Surface course (Pavements)
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471907
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM