Civil and Environmental Applications of Geosythetics

This chapter describes how geosynthetics exclusively include manmade polymeric products such as geotextiles, geogrids, geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, and geocomposites. The term “geosynthetic” is used in favor of geotextiles and geofabrics because additional polymeric products are being developed and used with soils and the application is becoming more diversified. Polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene are the major used to manufacture geosynthetics. Polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene are the major polymers used to make geosynthetics. It is not the properties of the polymers, but the properties of the final polymetric products that are of interest to civil and environmental engineering applications. Geosynthetics are used as part of the geotechnical, transportation, and environmental facilities. Geosynthetic products perform five main functions: separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and containment (hydraulic barrier). However, in most applications, geosynthetics typically perform more than one major function.

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  Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Ling, Hoe I
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 1-18
• Monograph Title: Reinforced Soil Engineering. Advances in Research and Practice

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Clay; Environmental engineering; Geogrids; Geomembranes; Geosynthetics; Geotechnical engineering; Geotextiles; Material reinforcement; Polymer fibers; Polypropylene; Polyvinyl chloride; Subbase (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Containment
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I30: Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

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• Accession Number: 01041654
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0824742540
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:32PM