GEOSYNTHETICS FOR CONCRETE PAVED MOTORWAY. A26 MOTORWAY, NORTHERN FRANCE

This short article presents results of a test which investigates the use of geosynthetics as a drainage layer under a concrete slab motorway pavement. The foundation soil forming the subgrade is generally a fine, loamy soil which is erosive. The geotextile used in the layer was Drainatex, a nonwoven, needlepunched polypropylene product, with a draining part and a filter part bonded together in a manufacturing process. Brief details of the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of the geotextile are provided, as a standard cross section of the concrete carriageway structure. Brief details of the performance of an experimental slip containing the geotextile are also provided. These experiments covered the winter of 1984/85, which was particularly severe. Despite these conditions, no rise in carriageway level was observed. Core samples made down to the draining layer confirmed the satisfactory overall behaviour. For the covering abstract see IRRD 865821.

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  BiTech Publishers, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Bordonado, G
  • BUFFARD, J Y
  • Gourc, J P
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 138-9
• Serial:
  • GEOSYNTHETICS CASE HISTORIES
  • Publisher: BiTech Publishers, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Drainage; Freeways; Geotextiles; Mechanically stabilized earth; Nonwoven materials; Pavement design; Reinforcement (Engineering); Reinforcing materials; Slabs
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 2937: Drainage; 8036: France; 4568: Geotextile; 2752: Motorway; 4558: Nonwoven material; 3055: Pavement design; 3349: Reinforced earth; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3491: Slab
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668192
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-9696924-0-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 2 1994 12:00AM