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GEOSYNTHETICS

Fast Facts
 The geosynthetics market size stood at US$27.16 billion
in 2018. It is set to reach US$45.25 billion by 2026,
exhibiting a CAGr of 6.6%.
 Asia Pacific is expected to witness substantial growth
in near future due to rise in the novel and new
infrastructure renovation & development.
 Growing construction activities coupled with rising
applications in erosion control, landfills, separation
and filtration shall drive the global geosynthetics market
demand.
 These materials are used to enhance, modify or
improve the behavior of various civil engineering works.

are being developed to expand the performance of these of the complexity or the sophistication of the product used, one
convergence geosynthetic products. of the main characteristics of geosynthetics will continue to be
their capability of producing quick and easy alternative solutions
Hybrid geosynthetics: In the case of using the geosynthetics for geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering problems.
alone, it is true that the application field is extremely limited due
to the limitation of its function. For this reason, hybrid geotextiles New age products in the market
suitable for specific functions and environments have been Extremely cost-effective, durable and versatile, geosynthetics are
developed, and their usage is also increasing faster than in any widely used to improve the mechanical and physical properties
field of civil engineering synthetic materials. In other words, a of the soil, enabling it to withstand harsh climatic conditions.
product that combines geogrid and geotext styles, which are Leading manufacturing companies in the country have been
widely used in landfills, reinforced earth retaining walls, roads and coming with innovative product offerings to aid the growth of
soft ground reinforcement, has been developed. construction in the country. In conjunction to this, Gayatri Polymers
This means geogrid’s reinforcement function and geotextile’s & Geosynthetics has been offering new age products when it
permeability function, and geogrid and geotextile are bonded comes to geosynthetic. One of them is Geogrid, which is a grid
through thermal and ultrasonic welding. In this product, the tensile like geosynthetics product manufactured from p.p / polyester
strength and puncture resistance are increased, the effective polymers coated with PVC. Geogrid is flexible and offers superior
hole size and the vertical permeability are reduced, but the tensile reinforcement. The geogrid consists of polyester yarns with
tear strength is not greatly influenced by the change in weight. a protective polymer coating, either PVC or Epoxy. It is available
In addition, it is expected that when the actual construction is as a uni-axial and bi-axial geogrid and can be supplied in
performed from the tensile strain and the creep strain of the diverse mesh sizes. The standard strength is between 40kn/m and
geogrid, not only the reinforcing function but also the partial 200kn/m. Geogrid is a very cost-effective product comparing to
geotextile protection effect can be obtained. the traditional RC structure. The main applications for Geogrid are
Recent research in biotechnology at Pennsylvania State university, reinforced retaining walls, slope stabilization, sediment control,
uSA, has led to the development of multi-phase polymer derived reinforcement and embankment.
from the genetic code of squid ring teeth that is capable of
self-healing in contact with water. If the manufacture of a The Geosynthetic Clay Liners or GCLs by Ocean Non Wovens
geomembrane with such polymer is feasible, it will be able to Pvt. Ltd., are an integrated matrix of a layer of bentonite liner
self-seal a cut or perforate when in contact with water. So, the encapsulated by woven and nonwoven geotextiles on either side.
extension ofthe innovations produced in materials science to The three layers together then undergo needle punching and
geosynthetics seems limitless. The use of nanotechnologies thermal locking for reinforcement and securing the fibers, further
will also produce more sophisticated and even intelligent improving strength and performance. From the engineering
engineering plastics that will certainly find applications in geo- standpoint, GCLs act as a hydraulic barrier and perform the role
technical and geo-environmental works in the future. Regardless of containment. Geosynthetic Clay Liners help with containment

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