The development of polymeric materials in the form of geosynthetics has brought major changes to the area of Civil Engineering. Increasing interest in these materials and their use has resulted in significant advances in their practical applications in the last few decades. Following this progress, geosynthetics have become a common and favoured construction component in present-day geotechnical engineering. A wide range of compositions is now used, with properties tailored to conditions required for application.

About the authors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
General description	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Geosynthetics	p. 1
Basic characteristics	p. 6
Raw materials	p. 10
Manufacturing processes	p. 17
Geosynthetic engineering	p. 25
Self-evaluation questions	p. 25
Functions and selection	p. 29
Introduction	p. 29
Functions	p. 29
Selection	p. 39
Self-evaluation questions	p. 43
Properties and their evaluation	p. 47
Introduction	p. 47
Physical properties	p. 47
Mechanical properties	p. 50
Hydraulic properties	p. 69
Endurance and degradation properties	p. 80
Test and allowable properties	p. 92
Description of geosynthetics	p. 96
Self-evaluation questions	p. 97
Application areas	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Retaining walls	p. 105
Embankments	p. 112
Shallow foundations	p. 115
Roads	p. 117
Unpaved roads	p. 117
Paved roads	p. 119
Railway tracks	p. 127
Filters and drains	p. 129
Slopes	p. 135
Erosion control	p. 135
Stabilization	p. 143
Containment facilities	p. 148
Landfills	p. 148
Ponds, reservoirs, and canals	p. 152
Earth dams	p. 153
Tunnels	p. 157
Installation survivability requirements	p. 157
Self-evaluation questions	p. 164
Analysis and design concepts	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
Design methodologies	p. 171
Retaining walls	p. 175
Embankments	p. 182
Shallow foundations	p. 189
Roads	p. 196
Unpaved roads	p. 196
Paved roads	p. 207
Railway tracks	p. 211
Filters and drains	p. 215
Slopes	p. 226
Erosion control	p. 226
Stabilization	p. 234
Containment facilities	p. 239
Landfills	p. 239
Ponds, reservoirs, and canals	p. 249
Earth dams	p. 251
Tunnels	p. 254
Self-evaluation questions	p. 255
Application guidelines	p. 263
Introduction	p. 263
General guidelines	p. 263
Care and consideration	p. 263
Geosynthetic selection	p. 264
Identification and inspection	p. 265
Sampling and test methods	p. 265
Protection before installation	p. 267
Site preparation	p. 268
Geosynthetic installation	p. 268
Joints/seams	p. 269
Cutting of geosynthetics	p. 274
Protection during construction and service life	p. 275
Damage assessment and correction	p. 277
Anchorage	p. 278
Prestressing	p. 279
Maintenance	p. 279
Certification	p. 279
Handling the refuse of geosynthetics	p. 280
Specific guidelines	p. 280
Retaining walls	p. 280
Embankments	p. 282
Shallow foundations	p. 286
Unpaved roads	p. 286
Paved roads	p. 288
Railway tracks	p. 290
Filters and drains	p. 291
Slopes - erosion control	p. 294
Slopes - stabilization	p. 297
Containment facilities	p. 305
Tunnels	p. 308
Self-evaluation questions	p. 309
Quality and field performance monitoring	p. 315
Introduction	p. 315
Concepts of quality and its evaluation	p. 315
Field performance monitoring	p. 320
Self-evaluation questions	p. 325
Economic evaluation	p. 329
Introduction	p. 329
Concepts of cost analysis	p. 329
Experiences of cost analyses	p. 330
Self-evaluation questions	p. 336
Case studies	p. 339
Introduction	p. 339
Selected case studies	p. 339
Concluding remarks	p. 368
Self-evaluation questions	p. 368
Answers to multiple choice type questions and selected numerical problems	p. 373
Standards and codes of practice	p. 377
Introduction	p. 377
General Information	p. 377
Standards on test methods	p. 378
Codes of practice	p. 382
Some websites related to geosynthetics	p. 385
References	p. 387
Index	p. 403
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