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Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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Why is it important that the geotextiles (geofabrics) consist of synthetics and not natural fibers?

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Geo-synthetics are artificial fabrics used as an integral part of a man-made project in combination with soil or rock. Geotextiles and geomembranes are the two primary groupings of geosynthetics. Although geotextile is a permeable fabric, geomembrane is an impermeable fabric. Geotextiles are planar flat sheet geotextiles and geotextiles associated products except geotextile mats.

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Various fibers from both the natural and the synthetic groups can be used for different applications as geotextiles. They are

Natural fibers
Synthetic fibers

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