Geotextile Applications

Paved or Unpaved Roads & Parking Lots

Whether paved or unpaved, the use of a geotextile or geogrid can reduce costs and increase the life of your project by evenly distributing loads and preventing rutting, cracking and potholes.

At US Fabrics, we believe strongly in the use of a woven separation geotextile in almost all road and parking applications. Please see the Helpful Reference "Use Woven Geotextiles Instead of Geogrids" for a discussion of why.
  • Geotextile Superior to Geogrids
  • Reduces Costs
  • Increases Project Life
  • Saves Aggregate
  • Restricts Clogging
  • Reduces "Pumping"
  • Permeable

In unpaved applications, a woven geotextile allows surface water to flow through the gravel to the subgrade, restricts soil particles from migrating into the aggregate and interfering with drainage, mud from pumping into the aggregate and gravel from being pushed into the subgrade.

Loss of aggregate into the subgrade is the leading cause of pavement failure. Engineers have often dealt with this by thickening the layer of aggregate to offset the expected loss. A woven geotextile separates the aggregate from the subgrade, greatly reducing the loss of aggregate. Poor drainage is another major reason for pavement failure. By also reducing the migration of fines into the gravel layer, a woven geotextile improves drainage.

US Fabrics Offers Geogrids

Base stabilization geogrids are often specified and many engineers are comfortable designing with them. Rarely, specific on-site situations are more suited to a geogrid. When a geogrid is specified or required, US Fabrics has you covered with BaseGrid biaxial polypropylene geogrids for base course reinforcement and subgrade stabilization.

Grassed Parking

Grassed parking areas offer several advantages. They are often cheaper than tradition pavements, are environmentally friendly and are one of the most permeable parking systems available. US Fabrics offers a unique line of extruded polymer grids for protecting and reinforcing grassed vehicular areas.

  • Cheaper
  • Environmentally Friendly
  • Highly Permeable

Regardless if your project conditions call for a geotextile or geogrid, US Fabrics has you covered. Please click on the links below to be taken to the Woven Stabilization Geotextile, Base Stabilization Geogrids or Grass & Turf Protection product sections of our website for more information and data sheets.

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Sections: 
Woven Stabilization and Separation Geotextiles