Marine engineering geotextile tubes

Three types of geotextile containment units are used in marine engineering, differentiated on the basis of shape and volume geotextile bags, geotextile tubes and geotextile containers (Fig. 20.2). 

Figure 20.2 Types of geotextile containment units used in marine engineering, (a) Geotextile bags, (b) geotextile tubes and (c) geotextile containers.

Geotextile tubes are used for a range of marine engineering applications including revetments (Fig. 20.8(a)), offshore breakwaters (Fig. 20.8(b)), protection dykes... 

Figure 20.8 Marine engineering applications of geotextile tubes, (a) Revetments — exposed and submerged, (b) offshore breakwaters, (c) protection dykes, (d) containment dykes, (e) training walls and (f) groins.

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