The fabric is a nonwoven. Staple fibers are carded, laid into a web and locked by barbed needles. The brochure describes an open, irregular structure that stays permeable under soil and water pressure and is awkward for fine soil to clog.
Raw material is polyester (PET) or polypropylene (PP). The brochure describes both as resistant to acids and alkalis, rot and oxidation.
What the brochure emphasises
- Lets water through while holding back soil.
- Can form an in-plane path for excess liquid and gas.
- Adds tensile capacity and limits deformation of the soil mass.
- Spreads concentrated stress.
- Separates aggregate, soil and concrete that should not mix.
- Light to handle on site.
Uses named in the brochure
- Railways and highways.
- Sports grounds.
- Dams and other hydraulic structures.
- Tunnels.
- Coastal works. The brochure sentence continues past what the scan shows clearly.
Index table
A numerical table is printed for this product. It is not copied here, because the scanned cells could not be read without guessing. Ask for the current data sheet with your enquiry.