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Manual on Engineering Use of Geotextiles

 

This 58-page manual describes various geotextiles, test methods for evaluating their properties, and recommended design and installation procedures. The manual covers physical properties, functions, design methods, design details, and construction procedures for geotextiles as used in pavements, railroad beds, retaining wall earth embankment, rip-rap, concrete revetment, and drain construction. Geotextile functions described include pavements, filtration and drainage, reinforced embankments, railroads, erosion and sediment control, and earth retaining walls. This manual does not cover the use of other geosynthetics such as geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, plastic strip drains, composite products, and products made from natural cellulose fibers. To download the manual, click here.