Article Links
Agriculture
Using Geotextile Fabric in Livestock Operations - A comprehensive article published by OSU discussing application, installation & maintenance of woven geotextiles and nonwoven geotextiles in agricultural applications.
Geotextile Feeding/Traffic Surfaces and Costs - An article that includes illustrations of geotextile feeding systems and a cost comparison of geotextile based pads versus traditional rock and cement pads.
Cooling Ponds for Dairy Cattle - This article, published by the University of Florida, discusses site selection, pond shapes and depths, proper shading and maintenance and discusses the use of cattle carpet.
Improving Farm Roads with Drainage - A short article published by the University of Minnesota detailing the importance of good drainage of the sub-grade to increase the life of farm roads. Drainage must always be addressed before using stabilization geotextiles.
Heavy Use Area Protection - The NRCS discusses using a separation geotextile and stone to protect areas such as stream crossings, cattle watering areas and feeding troughs, watering ramps, feedlots, walkways, loafing areas and farm roads.
Geotextile Pads for Mud Control in Heavy Use Areas - University of Kentucky - Article on using geotextiles (Cattle Carpet) to add reinforcement and separation to fight mud in livestock applications.
Performance Of Geotextile Tubes With And Without Chemical Amendments To Dewater Dairy Lagoon Solids - A geotextile filtration tube was used to dewater lagoon solids from a first stage dairy lagoon with success.
MSE Walls
FHWA- Effects of Geosynththetic Reinforcement Spacing on the Behavior of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls - A rather technical article detailing the impact spacing of geogrid or geotextile reinforcement has in controlling the behavior of MSEWs.
Forestry
NRCS Conservation Practice Standards - Access Road - A comprehensive article published by the NRCS detailing road alignment, width, drainage, surfacing and erosion control.
Geosynthetics for Trails in Wet Areas - 2000 Edition - A comprehensive article published by the FHWA detailing the uses of geotextiles, geogrids and geonets for trails in wet areas.
General Applications
DJC - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - A very general overview of geosynthetics. Great as a starting point to a better understanding of geosynthetics.
Engineering Use of Geotextiles - Produced by the Departments of Army & Air Force. Fairly comprehensive, it covers pavement, filtration, drainage, embankments, railroad track stabilization, erosion control and reinforced soil walls.
Roadway Stabilization & Separation
Benefits of Geotextiles for Roadway Separation - This short article details the benefits of using geotextiles for roadway separation.
Geotextiles in Road Construction, Maintenance & Erosion Control - University of Massachusetts. How important is permeability? Improper installation and poor product choice are main culprits in failure.
Validating Mechanisms in Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavements - Geogrids or Geotextiles? They report, you decide!
Miscellaneous
The Evaluation of Geotextile Material for Use in Oyster Reef Creation - Geotubes can be useful in the creation of oyster reefs.
Engineering Use of Geotextiles - Produced by the Departments of the Army and The Air Force. Fairly comprehensive, it covers pavement, filtration, drainage, embankments, railroad stabilization, erosion & sediment control ane reinforced soli walls.