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
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.
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