Meaning of geotextile | Babel Free

Definitions

Any strong, permeable fabric used in earthworks for any of a number of purposes, including separation of soil layers, filtering, reinforcing, erosion protection and protection of drainage pipes from clogging.

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Examples

“You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore.”

“The design also included geotextile lining of the trench in which the drainage pipe was buried.”

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