Spunbonded needle-punched nonwoven geotextiles for filtration and drainage applications: Manufacturing and structural design

Z Ding, AA Babar, C Wang, P Zhang, X Wang… - Composites …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, geotextiles have gained widespread popularity as porous materials in the fields of
geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Spunbonded needle-punched nonwoven …

Enhancing soft subgrade performance with geocomposite-embedded cap** layer: utilising Australian granular pavement design chart for assessing geocomposite …

C Gallage, K Wimalasena, S Jayakody… - Road Materials and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Improving soft subgrades in road construction is essential for efficient machinery use,
reducing gravel layer thickness, and enhancing pavement performance. Traditional methods …

Microstructure characteristics of nonwoven geotextiles using SEM and CT methods

KY Li, XW Tang, WF Zhao, ML Fei, XL Chen… - Geotextiles and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Two digital image methods based on scanning electron microscope (SEM) and computed
tomography (CT) were proposed to study the microstructural characteristics of staple fibers …

[HTML][HTML] Introduction to a novel geotextile tube connection construction method: A case study of test site and field application

HJ Kim, MS Won, S Sadiq, TW Park, HS Kim… - Geotextiles and …, 2024 - Elsevier
One particular challenge in constructing geotextile tubes is ensuring proper alignment and
leveling, especially when connecting them in a series. This study introduces a novel …

Predicting california bearing ratio (CBR) value of a selected subgrade material

K Wimalasena, C Gallage - … of 12th International Conference on Road and …, 2022 - Springer
The subgrade bearing capacity is an important parameter in flexible pavement design, and it
is largely influenced by the variation of subgrade moisture. California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is …

Moving beyond co** to resilient pragmatism in food insecure households

R Dryland, JA Carroll, D Gallegos - Journal of Poverty, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study used the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to analyze the lived
experiences of 13 women in Brisbane, Australia, striving for food security. Data analysis …

Monotonic loading test to investigate the benefits of composite geogrids for subgrade improvement

K Wimalasena, C Gallage, C Jayalath… - Road and Airfield …, 2022 - Springer
The presence of weak subgrades is one of the greatest challenges in constructing road
pavements. Conventionally, techniques such as refiling with suitable material and soil …

Influence of bio-clogging on permeability characteristics of soil

Y Zhang, Q Tang, P Shi, T Katsumi - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2021 - Elsevier
It is necessary to enhance the barrier performance of cutoff walls in order to improve the
contamination control level, especially for reconstruction or expansion of existing landfill …

[HTML][HTML] Tensile and tearing properties of a geocomposite mechanically damaged by repeated loading and abrasion

JR Carneiro, F Almeida, F Carvalho, ML Lopes - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The behaviour of geosynthetics can be affected by many agents, both in the short and long
term. Mechanical damage caused by repeated loading or abrasion are examples of agents …

Development of design guidelines for composite-geogrid reinforced unpaved pavements

CPG Jayalath, C Gallage, K Wimalasena - Road and Airfield Pavement …, 2022 - Springer
It is well-known that the inclusion of composite geogrids (CGGs) into the pavement structure
assists to maximise the benefits of geosynthetic-reinforcement in flexible pavements …