This document discusses the different types of geosynthetics, which are human-made materials made from polymers that are used to enhance engineering projects. It describes eight common types: geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, geocells, geofoam, and geocomposites. Each type is defined and its uses and properties outlined. Geosynthetics provide benefits such as lower costs, quicker installation, consistent performance, and extended lifespan when used in applications like roads, drainage, erosion control, and reinforced soil structures.

1. TYPES OF
GEOSYNTHETICS
Presented By
A.Bharat kumar

2. GEOSYNTHETICS
Geosynthetics are human made materials made
from various types of polymers used to
enhance, augments and make possible cost
effective environmental, transportation and
geotechnical engineering construction projects.

3. TYPES OF Geosynthetics
1) Geotextiles
2) Geogrids
3) Geonets
4) Geomembranes
5) Geosynthetic clay liner
6) Geocells
7) Geofoam
8) Geocomposites

4. Geotextiles
Geotextiles are
permeable fabrics
which when used in
association with soil,
have the ability to
separate, filter,
reinforce, protect, or
drain.

5. Geogrids
A Geogrids is
geosynthetic material
used to reinforce
soils and similar
material. Geogrids
are commonly used
to reinforce retaining
walls, as well as sub
bases or subsoil’s
below roads or
structures.

6. Geonets
 Geonets are also planer products.
 Consist of ribs in two directions.
 Apertures are of diamond shape.
 Thickness is larger than that of geogrids.
 Are also known as “geospacers”.
 Geonets are made of stacked, crisscrossing
polymer strands that provide in-plane drainage.
 Two layers of stands are called “bi-planer”.
 Three layers are called “tri-planer”.

8. Geomembranes
A geomembranes is very low permeability
synthetic membrane barrier used to control fluid
or gas migration in a structure, or system.
 Thickness impervious plastic sheet.
 Thickness 0.5mm to 3mm approximately.
 Used as a fluid barrier in designing drainage
systems, etc.
 Used as damp proof course in floors, roofs etc.

10. Geosynthetic clay liner
It is a woven fabric like material, combination
of geotextiles and geomembranes used as a
barrier for liquid or solid waste.
 Applied below and above geomembrane
layers in landfills.
 Self repair mechanism.
 Provide sub-base support.

12. Geocells
Geocells are 3-dimensional honeycomb like
structure, made of strips of polymer sheet.
 Similar to geotextiles or geogrids but have
depth.
 Provide both a physical containment of a depth
of soil and a transfer of load through.
 Allow water through it.
 Used in slopes with soft sub-grade.
 Used in erosion control in channels.

14. Geofoams
Geofoam is manufactured into large lightweight
blocks by polymeric expansive process. They
are large but extremely light material with gas
filled cells.
 Low density/high strength geofoams is 1% to
2% the density of soil with equal strength.
 Quick to install and can be installed during any
type of weather.
 If geofoams comes in contact with a petroleum
solvent, it will immediately turn into a glue-type
substance, making it unable to support any load.

16. Geocomposites
These are combination of two different
types of geosynthetics to take advantage of
each.
This is prepared to extract all the major
properties of the geosynthetics into a single unit
with minimum cost.

19. Geosynthetic Applications
 In roads and pavements:
1. Sub grade separation and stabilization.
2. Base reinforcement.
3. Overlay stress absorption and reinforcement.
 In subsurface drainage:
1. Sub grade dewatering.
2. Road base drainage.
3. Structure drainage.

20. Con…….
 In erosion and sediment control
1. Hard armor system.
2. Silt fence.
 In reinforced soil systems:
1. Embankment over soft foundations.
2. Reinforced steepened slopes.
3. Reinforced soil walls.

21. Advantages of
geosynthetics
 Cheaper in product cost, transport and
installation.
 Can be designed
 Can be installed quickly with flexibility to
construct during short period.
 Consistent over a wide range of soils.
 Space savings.
 Material quality control- more homogeneous sol
and aggregates.
 Better construction quality control at site.

22. Con…..
 Easy material deployment
 Less environmentally sensitive.
 Improved performance and extended life.
 Increased safety factor.
 Compatible with field conditions.
 Increased service life of flexible pavement
section by a factor of 2.5 to 3.0 for weak sub
grades and by 2.0 to 3.3 for moderate sub
grades.