GEOSYNTHETICS: HELPING MOTHER NATURE

Geosynthetics are becoming an invaluable construction aid with ever increasing uses. They can change soll from one state to another (from wet to dry, soft to hard). They are mainly used for separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and obstruction or retenion of moisture. A general definition for terms such as geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids or geomatrixes, geowebs, and geocomposites is given as well as case studies of various applications of geosynthetics.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Associated General Contractors of America

  2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 39-42
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Drainage; Filtration; Geosynthetics; Geotextiles; Moisture content; Soil mechanics
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496864
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM