Geotextile play a vital role in modern construction and environmental engineering due to the inherent challenges of soil behavior. Natural soil often lacks the required strength, stability, filtration, and drainage capacity to support infrastructure safely. This can result in erosion, differential settlement, reduced load-bearing capacity, and even structural failure over time.
Geotextile provide a reliable and cost-effective solution by improving soil performance without the need for expensive soil replacement or deep foundation systems. They enhance separation, filtration, reinforcement, drainage, and protection functions within the soil structure.
📍 Key Applications of Geotextile:
Road Construction:
Used beneath roads and highways to improve load distribution, prevent mixing of subgrade and base materials, and increase pavement lifespan.
Canal Lining & Water Channels:
Installed under canal linings and embankments to prevent soil erosion, control seepage, and provide long-term structural stability.
Land Filling & Embankments:
Applied in land development and filling projects to stabilize weak soil, control settlement, and improve compaction efficiency.
Retaining Structures & Slopes:
Used for soil reinforcement in retaining walls and slope stabilization projects to prevent landslides and soil movement.
Drainage Systems:
Acts as a filtration layer in sub-surface drainage systems to allow water flow while preventing soil loss.
By integrating geotextile into construction projects, engineers achieve improved durability, structural safety, and long-term performance while significantly reducing overall project costs.
The primary purpose of geotextile is to perform key functions including separation, filtration, drainage, protection, and reinforcement. These functions make geotextile indispensable in a wide range of applications such as roads, highways, canals, dams, embankments, landfills, and coastal protection works.
By improving soil stability, preventing erosion, and reinforcing foundations, geotextile contribute to greater durability, safety, sustainability, and cost efficiency in construction projects. They work in harmony with natural materials like soil, rock, and earth, making them a vital component of modern geotechnical engineering.
Globally, the use of geotextile is recognized as one of the most economical and effective methods for overcoming geotechnical challenges, especially in difficult and demanding construction environments.
| GSM (Grams per Square Meter) | Thickness (Approx.) | Application / Usage | Available Width | Material Type | Brand / Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 m2 | ~0.8 mm | Separation & Filtration for Light Landscaping | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 150 m2 | ~1.0 mm | Subgrade Stabilization, Pathways & Drainage | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 200 m2 | ~1.2 mm | Road Construction, Canal Lining Protection | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 250 m2 | ~1.5 mm | Dam & Pond Lining Protection Layer | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 300 m2 | ~1.8 mm | Heavy Drainage, Embankment Protection | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 350 m2 | ~2.0 mm | Filtration under Rip Rap & Retaining Walls | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 400 m2 | ~2.2 mm | High Load Areas, Erosion Control | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
| 500 m2 | ~2.5 mm | Dams, Landfills, High Strength Applications | up to 4.2 meter | PET Polyester | AW |
Geotextile are the most versatile and advanced members of the geosynthetics family, as illustrated in the table below. Unlike other geosynthetic products, geotextile are capable of performing all six primary functions with exceptional efficiency.
This unique versatility enables geotextile to be manufactured for a wide range of applications, whether to meet a single functional requirement or to serve multiple purposes simultaneously. Their adaptability makes them an effective solution for complex geotechnical challenges.
Geotextile can be seamlessly integrated into engineering and construction projects, providing enhanced reliability, durability, and long-term performance across diverse environmental and site conditions.
| Function | Geo Textile | Geogrid | Geomembrane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separation | ✔ | ||
| Filtration | ✔ | ||
| Reinforcement | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Transmissivity | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Stress Absorption | ✔ |
| No. | Mass Per Square Meter | g/m² | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 | 600 | 800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weight Variation | % | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
| 2 | Thickness | mm | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Width Variation | % | -0.5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Break Strength | kN/m | 4.5 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 15 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 25 | 30 | 40 |
| 5 | Break Elongation | % | 40 – 80 | ||||||||||
| 6 | CBR Burst Strength | kN/m | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 7 | Sieve size 090 | mm | 0.07 ~ 0.20 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Coeff. of Permeability | cm/s | (1.0 ~ 9.9) x (10⁻¹ ~ 10⁻³) | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tear Strength | kN/m | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.7 | 0.82 | 1.1 |
| Separation | Filtration | Transmissivity |
|---|---|---|
| The Geo Textile produced by AW are meant to avoid mixing of various layers or materials of soil in their place to retain their original purpose and integrity. Their ability to maintain separation increases stability and performance and reduces other problems like the contamination of soil or an increase in its weakness. This means more robust, sustainable construction and landscapes projects that are more durable in general. | The Geo Textile of AW permit passage of water and soil particles are firmly held with the soil, thus discouraging soil erosion and loss. This draining method is crucial to drainage systems, retaining walls, and others since it helps to keep the soil in place, minimizes sedimentation, and provides effective water run off. Our Geo Textile enjoy long-term protection and reliability of critical infrastructure by reducing their erosion and avoiding clogging. | The Geo Textile offered by AW enhance the drainage system of the soil by allowing free flow of water through the fabric and filtration of the sediments. This role reduces the accumulation of water, reduces clogging up, and increases soil stability, and are therefore very useful in a project where steady water control and ground reinforcement over time is of paramount importance |
| Reinforcement | Moisture Barrier | Stress Absorption |
|---|---|---|
| Geo Textile of AW helps to stabilize the weak or unstable soils by increasing its stability and uniformly spreading the loads. Knowing they seamlessly fit into the soil structure, they enhance the load-bearing capacity and are very supportive which makes the infrastructures that are vital to the community like roads, dams, embankment and retaining walls resilient to wear and tear associated with unchecked soil expansion. | The Geo Textile of AW can be used as a good moisture barrier when it is treated with asphalt or other compounds. This aspect is mostly useful in road building where they are used to close cracks and block water penetration. These Geo Textile prevent the moisture content, which enhances the surface durability and extends the life of pavements by a large margin. | The Geo Textile developed by AW are also known as the protection function, and they are also essential in stress absorption in pavement overlays. They assist in spreading and taking up the stresses associated with the traffic loads and the environmental factors to minimize the chances of cracks and surface damages. Our Geo Textile enhance the general durability of the pavement systems, increase the life span of the roads and better long-term performance by blending perfectly into the pavements.Use Case Applications |
Geotextile have emerged as a superior alternative to conventional ground improvement materials due to their exceptional cost-effectiveness and versatility. With proven performance across a wide range of conditions, they have become an essential component in modern engineering solutions.
Today, geotextile play a critical role in civil, geotechnical, environmental, coastal, and hydraulic engineering projects. They effectively address complex soil and structural challenges by providing reliable, durable, and flexible solutions.
By enhancing soil stability, improving drainage, and reinforcing structures, geotextile meet the demands of engineers and project managers who prioritize long-term performance, sustainability, and adaptability in infrastructure development.
Through their multiple functions, AW geotextile solutions play a vital role in maintaining the integrity and performance of engineered road and runway structures. These geotextile provide separation, filtration, drainage, and reinforcement, ensuring that each construction layer retains its strength, function, and stability.
AW geotextile enhance construction efficiency and overall structural performance by enabling construction over weak soils and open-graded base materials. They also help distribute loads evenly across pavement structures, making projects on weak foundations or shallow water conditions both feasible and reliable.
Moreover, geotextile manufactured by AW significantly extend pavement life by stabilizing subgrade soils and increasing load-bearing capacity, which results in reduced maintenance requirements over the long term.
The installation of AW geotextile between the subgrade soil and the bottom aggregate layer is essential to improve pavement durability and performance.
In the absence of an effective separation layer, aggregates from the base course tend to migrate into the subgrade over time. This leads to instability, early deterioration, and loss of structural strength—even under firm soil conditions.
AW geotextile act as an efficient separation barrier, preventing the mixing of soil and aggregates while preserving the integrity of the base course. This not only supports the original pavement design but also enhances long-term durability and reliability under changing load and site conditions.
AW geotextile are essential for repairing damaged road surfaces and airport runways. The most common repair method involves the application of an asphalt concrete overlay. When geotextile are installed as interlayers beneath or within the overlay, pavement performance is significantly improved.
Depending on project requirements, AW geotextile can function as either stress-relief layers or reinforcement systems. When impregnated with asphalt, they also act as effective moisture barriers, preventing water from penetrating pavement cracks.
This approach not only extends the service life of the repair but also enhances the overall lifespan of the pavement system.
Our skilled workforce delivers precise installation and consistently high-quality workmanship across all geotextile projects.
We use premium-grade geotextile engineered for superior durability, flexibility, and long-term performance.
Engineered geotextile systems designed for soil reinforcement, filtration, separation, and sustainable infrastructure performance.
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