Design of geotextile-reinforced steep slopes

Design criteria that should be met for a reinforced soil structure with geotextiles can be summarized as follows  

Soil Particle size (mm) RFid woven polyethylene terephthalate geotextiles RFid slit-film woven PP geotextiles 

Modified from Rimoldi, P., 2000. II progetto di pendii ripidi rinforzati con Geosintetid di rinforzo. fii I ontuario di tigegneria Edile e Strutturale, Ed. UTET, Torino (in Italian). 

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