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International SEEDS Conference: Engineering Design for Society [PDF]
, 2017 It is now very difficult to find a construction site that does not utilise any geosynthetic products. Materials used in the manufacture of geosynthetics are primarily synthetic polymers – generally derived from the by-products of the oil industry.
Allen, D, Pritchard, M
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2017 Experimental investigations are conducted to study the effectiveness of protective coating with cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) on coir. CNSL solution has been applied on suitably pretreated coir yarns and coating concentrations are optimized to reduce ...
S. Sumi, N. Unnikrishnan, Lea Mathew
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Mechanical and thermal properties of natural fibre based hybrid composites: a review [PDF]
, 2017 Environmental issues have motivated researchers to replace synthetic fibres with natural fibres in the fabrication of polymer composites. However, natural fibres demonstrate weak mechanical or thermal properties which limit their different applications ...
Abdan, Khalina +7 more
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Influence of Random Reinforcement on Strength Properties of Fly Ash [PDF]
, 2015 Soil reinforcement is a successful and solid procedure for expanding the quality and strength of soils. The system is utilized today as a part of a mixture of uses running from holding structures and banks to sub level adjustment underneath footings and ...
Behera, Jyoti Ranjan
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Assessing the Application Potential of Selected Ecosystem-Based, Low-Regret Coastal Protection Measures [PDF]
, 2016 Climate change and subsequent processes triggered by climate change demand novel assessments and protection schemes in coastal environments, as frequency and intensity of extreme events as well as mean sea water levels are expected to rise.
David, C. Gabriel +2 more
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Jurnal Pengabdian UNDIKMAThis community service program aims to develop sustainable geotextiles made from local biomass. It involves training farmers in their production as an effort to reduce plastic use, improve soil health, and increase yields of papaya and chili crops.
Siti Nikmatin +3 more
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Turf for erosion and sediment control - construction of an Australian national demonstration facility [PDF]
, 2013 Turfgrass has been found to be an effective measure for the control of soil erosion and also for the capture of sediment. Previous research quantifying the capability of turfgrass for this purpose was undertaken and communicated, but did not lead to a ...
Holborn, Shane, Pearce, William
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Experimental Study to Reinforce The Weak Subgrade Soil For Low-Volume Roads by Coir Geotextile Mats [PDF]
, 2018 The construction and maintenance of pavement over the weak subgrade soil become the challenging task to the pavement engineering. One of the major reasons of subgrade failure of pavement is weak subgrade. The weak subgrade soil noticed a Black Cotton (BC)
Devavath, Harindar, S, Shankar
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Suelos Reforzados con Fibras: Estado del Arte y Aplicaciones [PDF]
, 2014 En las últimas décadas, el hombre ha desarrollado numerosos métodos a los fines de mejorar el comportamiento tenso deformacional de los suelos. Si bien el mejoramiento de suelos mediante la incorporación de fibras es una práctica antigua (un ejemplo de ...
Clariá, Juan José +1 more
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Creep analysis of an earth embankment on soft soil deposit with and without PVD improvement [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, an anisotropic creep constitutive model, namely Creep-SCLAY1S is employed 10 to study the installation effects of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) on the behavior of a full 11 scale test embankment, namely Haarajoki embankment in ...
Bagheri, Meghdad +3 more
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