Geosynthetics function: soil reinforcement, wall reinforcement, soil stabilization, filtration, drainage, impermeabilization, protection, erosion control

Geosynthetics function

TENAX PRODUCTS

GEOSYNTHETICS CLASSIFICATION

GEOSYNTHETICS FUNCTION

GEOSYNTHETICS TERMINOLOGY

FUNCTION

PRODUCTS

DESCRIPTION

Filtration

geotextiles,
geocomposites

Allow the passage of fluids preventing the migration of soil particles

Drainage

geonets,
geocomposites

Transport of fluids

Separation

geotextiles,
geocomposites

Prevent the mixing of two different soils or materials

Protection

nonwoven geotextiles,
geonets,
geocomposites

Avoid damages to a structure, a material or another geosynthetic

Impermeabili-
zation

geomembranes,
geocomposites

Fluid barrier

Reinforcement of walls/steep slopes

monodirectional geogrids,
woven geotextiles

Provide tensile forces in the soil mass

Reinforcement of soft soil

bidirectional geogrids,
geotextiles,
geocomposites

Increase the bearing capacity

Reinforcement of concrete, asphalt

bidirectional geogrids

Provide tensile and fatique resistance

Erosion control and surfacial stabilization

geomats,
geocells,
biomats,
bionets

Avoid the detachment and transport of soil particles by rain, runoff and wind; root anchorage

Confinement

geocells

Restrain the lateral movement of a soil mass

REFERENces

Giroud, J. P., From geotextiles to geosynthetics: a revolution in geotechnical engineering, Proceeding III International Conference on Geotextiles, Vienna, Austria, 1986.
Rimoldi, P., Le applicazioni dei geosintetici nell'ingegneria civile, Proceedings of "Sep-Pollution" Symposium, Padova, Italy, 1988. In Italian.
Cazzuffi, D., Geotessili e prodotti affini: funzioni e tipologie dei prodotti, Quaderni ALPCR, XXI Convegno Nazionale Stradale ALPCR, Trieste, Italy 1990. In Italian.
Rimoldi, P., Cazzuffi, D., Jonescu, A., Moraci, N. Geosynthetics, please - not geoconfusion!, IGS News Vol 9 No. 1, March 1993.
Koerner R., M., Name of the Society and Geosynthetics Terminology, IGS News Vol 9 No. 2, July 1993.
Rimoldi, P., Cazzuffi, D., Jonescu, A., Moraci, N., Continuing to play the Geosynthetics Terminology game, IGS News, Vol. 9 No. 2, July 1993.
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