Overview

Geotextiles form one of the largest groups of geosynthetics.Geotextiles are textile fabrics specially designed to be used as constructionalmaterial in conjunction with other geotechnical materials such as soil androck. There are at least hundred specific application areas for geotextiles.

Geotextiles can be defined as; Any permeable textilenatural or synthetic, used with foundation soil, rock, earth, or any othergeotechnical engineering related material. ASTM defines geotextiles as a permeablegeosynthetic comprised solely of textiles

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This presentation was presented at National Level One WeekUp-gradation Programme on Geosynthetics from May 17^th, 2010 toMay 22^nd 2010; which was organized by Anchor Institute (TextileSector) Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Technology &Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Theauthor is Professor in Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute ofTechnology, Delhi