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Home / Web Directory / Geotechnical Engineering / Geosynthetics

Web Sites

Geosynth Materials
Information on geosynthetic materials and applications.

Geosynthetic Research Institute
Located at Drexel University.

Geosynthetic Research Institute Home Page
A consortium of organizations interested in, and involved with, geosynthetics.

IGS
Web site of International Geosynthetics Society: dedicated to the scientific and engineering development of geotextiles, geomembranes, related products, and associated technologies.

North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS)
North American leader in stimulating the scientific advancement and the engineering development of geosynthetics products, applications and technology.


Technical Articles

A Study on the Coefficient of Friction of Soil/Geotextile Interfaces
It is well known that soil friction parameters have a significant effect on the overall performance of reinforced soil structures.

Cost Of Time Savings By Using Geosynthetics On A Trunk Road Upgrade
The use of reinforced soils reduced bearing pressures over the poor ground and gave a greater tolerance to any future differential settlement than many conventional structures offered.

Design and Construction of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
An online manual translated from Japanese.

Engineering Use of Geotextiles
Technical manual of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Geosynthetics
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Ryan R. Berg and L. David Sutts.

Geotechnical Engineering Publications
By Hoe I. Ling, Columbia University.

Latest thinking on use of geosynthetic basal reinforced platforms
While load transfer platforms are gaining widespread acceptance, the solution adopted at Carmarthen is significant as it represents both a development in contemporary design methodology and its application in practice.




 
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