Geotextile - Green Technology for Construction Industry
Q. Geotextile is a term related to- Published on 20 Sep 16a. Construction Industry
b. Fabrics made from Cotton, Wool and Jute (Natural Fibres)
c. Sustainable manufacturing in textile industry
d. Developing large scale textile cloths for tents, farms, rainwater harvesting, etc.
ANSWER: Construction Industry
- Geo-Textile is considered green technology, used in Construction Industry.
- Geotextiles are permeable fabrics which, when used in association with soil, have the ability to separate, filter, reinforce, protect, or drain.
- Typically made from polypropylene or polyester, geotextile fabrics come in three basic forms: woven (resembling mail bag sacking), needle punched (resembling felt), or heat bonded (resembling ironed felt).
- Geotextiles were originally intended to be an alternative to granular soil filters.
- Geotextiles and related products have many applications and currently support many civil engineering applications including roads, airfields, railroads, embankments, retaining structures, reservoirs, canals, dams, bank protection, coastal engineering and construction site silt fences or geotube.
- Usually geotextiles are placed at the tension surface to strengthen the soil.
- It is used in environmental engineering.
