Sustainable Geotextiles for Transportation Applications from Recycled Textiles

Geosynthetic fabrics and fibers are used in a wide variety of transportation applications. Geosynthetics in transportation applications perform at least one of the following functions: separation, filtration, reinforcement, drainage, protection, or fluid barrier. Traditional geosynthetic fabrics and fibers are engineered with specific performance applications in mind but with a relatively high material cost. Apparel and home textiles are routinely landfilled, representing a large waste stream that is increasing in volume; this waste stream is a potential feedstock that could improve the sustainability and reduce the cost of geotextiles/geosynthetics for a wide variety of transportation applications. This report describes the results of tests conducted to measure the engineering properties of common apparel fabrics, to explore their potential for beneficial re-use within the transportation infrastructure construction community.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cait-utc-nc43-final.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62256
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Delaware, Newark

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, DuPont Hall
  Newark, DE  United States  19716

  University of Minnesota, Duluth

  Swenson College of Science and Engineering
  1049 University Drive
  Duluth, MN  United States  55812

  Haley & Aldrich of New York

  1441 Broadway, Suite 6031
  New York, NY  United States  10018

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Meehan, Christopher L
  • Clarke-Sather, Abigail R
  • Poggiogalle, Tyler M
• Publication Date: 2019-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 97p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Geosynthetics; Geotextiles; Properties of materials; Recycled materials; Sustainable development; Textiles
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Materials; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01720553
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CAIT-UTC-NC43
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC28
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 28 2019 10:29AM