Resistance of geotextiles against mechanical and chemical degradation

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

J. R. Carneiro (Author) FEUP; D. M. Carlos (Author) FEUP; M. L. Lopes (Author) FEUP; A. M. Paula (Author) Other; M. Pinho Lopes (Author) Other; Paulo Almeida (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics

10th International Conference on Geosynthetics

Berlin, Germany , 21-25 September 2014

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

CORDIS: Technological sciences

Associated Projects

GeoEndurance - GeoEndurance - Durabilidade associada à resistência de geossintéticos

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-P1W

Abstract (EN): The geotextiles can suffer short and long-term resistance changes due to the action of many damaging agents. This work studies the resistance of two polypropylene geotextiles with different structures (a woven and a non-woven) against mechanical and chemical degradation. The geotextiles were ex- posed to several degradation tests: installation damage (in laboratory and in field), abrasion, creep rupture, immersion in chemical substances (water and solutions of sulphuric acid and calcium hydroxide), thermo-oxidation and artificial weathering. The damages suffered by the geotextiles (during the degradation tests) were evaluated by tensile tests (except for the creep rupture tests).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific