SAMPLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING FABRICS

Engineering fabrics for highway construction and maintenance, are increasingly being used in a variety of ways: as filters for subsurface drainage; as separation barriers to prevent the contaminatin of base courses; as subgrade restraining layers for weak subgrades; as earth reinforcement for retaining walls; as erosion control barriers; and for other uses. To facilitate greater use of these fabrics, this publication has been published. The publication contains specifications for a variety of fabric uses from six organizations, which have had significant construction experience with fabrics: the Department of the Army--Corps of Engineers; the USDA Forest Service; The State of Alabama Highway Department; the California Department of Transportation; the Illinois Department of Transportation; and the New York State Department of Transportation. /FHWA/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Besselievre, W
  • DiMaggio, J
• Publication Date: 1978-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Base course (Pavements); Erosion control; Fabrics; Filters; Mechanically stabilized earth; Retaining walls; Specifications; Subgrade (Pavements); Subsurface drainage; Surface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Filter materials; Highway drainage
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178806
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• ISBN: 03718356
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-78-211 Final Rpt., FCP 25D3-193
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 14 1978 12:00AM