GEOSYNTHETICS IN

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

By
Rohit Chaurasia
71/08
III B.Tech Civil Engineering
INTRODUCTION
 Environmental factors, subgrade conditions, traffic loading,
utility cuts, road widenings, and aging affect the service life of
roads and pavements ….

 The development of geosynthetics in the past three decades

has provided the strategies for enhancing the overall
performance of the paved roadways…

 Geosynthetics are the most costeffective tools for

safeguarding roads and pavements in these ways.
GEOSYNTHETICS
 Geosynthetics is defined as “a planar product
manufactured from polymeric material used
with soil, rock, earth, or other geotechnical
engineering related material”….
 Has steadily increased in both public and
private construction projects..
 It is likely to increase in the future with stricter
environmental regulations enforcement…
GEOSYNTHETICS

PRODUCTS OF GEOSYNTHETICS
 Geotextiles
 Geogrids
 Geocells
 Geonets
 Geomembranes
 Geocomposites
PROPERTIES OF GEOSYNTHETICS

 Thickness
 Tensile strength
 Tear strength
 Apparent opening size
 Puncture resistance
 Permittivity
 Transmissivity
 Ultraviolet resistance
GEOSYNTHETICS IN PAVEMENT

The primary purpose is to reduce

reflective cracking.
Geosynthetics resist moisture intrusion
into the underlying pavement structure,
stabilize roadways and their edges.
It improve road quality, particularly when
roads were built on unstable soil…,
GEOSYNTHETICS IN PAVEMENT
METHODS OF INSTALLATION

Installing geosynthetic over soft subgrade soil

Geosynthetic covered by base course material
Levelling the base course material
Curing the geosynthetic pavement
Compacting the geosynthetic pavement
POST CONSTRUCTION
FUNCTIONS
SEPARATION
 Geosynthetics is
sandwiched
between aggregate
base course and
subgrade material.
 It prevents mixing
of the two layers,
aggregate loss and
pumping.
FUNCTIONS
FILTRATION
Geosynthetic acts
as a filter by
preventing material
from washing out
while allowing the
water to flow
through.
Allowing an
increase in
subgrade strength.
FUNCTIONS
DRAINAGE
Drainage
applications refer to
situations where the
water flows within
the plane of the
geosynthetic
product .
Prevents water
logging in the
pavement structure.
FUNCTIONS

REINFORCEMENT
 It helps in maintaining
the pavement integrity
and uniformity.
 It reduces the
differential settlement
in roadways.
ADVANTAGES
 Reduces the intensity of stress on the subgrade.
 Prevents the base aggregate from penetrating
into the subgrade.
 Prevents subgrade fines from pumping.
 Reduces the thickness of aggregate required to
stabilize the subgrade.
 Reduces the differential settlement of the
roadway.
 Reduces maintenance and extending the life of
the pavement.
CONCLUSION
 The future of geosynthetic material is very
bright .
 The use of geosynthetics significantly
reduces civil engineering construction
costs and drastically extends the life of
any road construction.
 "Geosynthetics instead of concrete" is not
only a slogan, but a fact. Geosynthetics
have flexibility, making them better and
more economical than any other building
materials.