Geosynthetics
Geotechnical Engineering Geosynthetics Overview of Geosynthetics 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Historical Development 1.3 Types of Geosynthetics 1.1 Introduction The application of geosynthetics in different civil engineering constructions like road construction, hydraulic construction, playgrounds, land fill and even in building construction is gradually increasing to solve different geotechnical problems as shown in Figure 1.1 . Figure 1.1: Application of geosynthetics in civil engineering works 1.2 Historical Development The application of different natural materials for the reinforcement of soft soil like tree trunks, branches, straw, grass etc has been started from prehistoric time. This technology was also used in the construction of Great Wall of China (see Figure 1.2 ). This technology is still using to stabilize soft soils. Figure 1.2: Soil reinforcement technology used in Great Wall of China. The major achievement in geotechnical engineering was taken place when the natural...