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- Color:White
- Usage:Roads
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- Brand Name:Ocean Global
In
the road industry there are four primary uses for Geotextiles:
separation, drainage, filtration and reinforcement. In separation, inserting a properly designed Geotextile
will
keep layers of different sized particles separated from one another. In drainage, water is allowed to pass either downward through the Geotextile
into
the subsoil, or laterally within the Geotextile
which
functions as a drain. How it is used depends on the drainage requirements of the application.In filtration, the fabric allows water to move through the soil while restricting the movement of soil
particles. In reinforcement,the Geotextile
can
actually strengthen the earth or it can increase apparent soil support. For example, when placed on sand it distributes the load evenly to reduce rutting.
Geotextiles
now
are most widely used for stabilizing roads through separation and drainage.When the native soil beneath a road is very silty, or constantly wet and mucky, for example, its natural strength may be
too low to support common traffic loads, and it has a tendency to shift under those loads. Although the subgrade may be reinforced with a base course of gravel, water moving upward carries soil
fines or silt particles into the gravel, reducing its strength. Geotextiles
keep
the layers of subgrade and base materials separate and manage water movement through or off the roadbed.