Resistance of geotextiles against the isolated and combined effect of mechanical damage under repeated loading and abrasion

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2019-10-28

Authors

Maria de Lurdes Lopes (Author) FEUP; José Ricardo Carneiro (Author) FEUP; Filipa Escórcio (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Environmental Science and Engineering

Pages: 700-707

8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, ICEG 2018

28 October 2018 through 1 November 2018

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Scopus - 0 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

FOS: Engineering and technology

Associated Projects

GeoSynergism - Avaliação de Efeitos Sinérgicos na Degradação de Geossintéticos (GeoSinergismo)

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-JAR

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2224-2_87

Abstract (EN): The installation procedures (which may cause mechanical damage) and abrasion may provoke unwanted changes in the properties of the geosynthetics, affecting their performance. This work evaluated the resistance of two geotextiles (with different structures) against two degradation mechanisms: mechanical damage under repeated loading and abrasion. The geotextiles were (1) exposed in isolation to each degradation mechanism and (2) exposed consecutively to both degradation mechanisms. The damage suffered by the geotextiles (in the degradation tests) was evaluated by monitoring changes in their tensile and static puncture behaviour. Based on the changes occurred in tensile and puncture strength, reduction factors were determined. The reduction factors obtained in the successive exposure to mechanical damage under repeated loading and abrasion were compared with the reduction factors determined by the traditional methodology for the combined effect of those degradation mechanisms. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8