Natural fibre—based geotextiles

For some applications such as erosion control, natural fibre—based geotextiles are used. These products can be used when degradability is required or where environmental requirements are high. You can find more information about this type of product in the following chapter Geotextiles Made From Natural Fibers. ... 

Both natural and synthetic fibres are used in the manufacture of geotextiles. Natural fibres can be classified based upon their origin, whether plant or vegetable, animal, or mineral. Plant fibres have the greatest potential for use in geotextiles because of their... 

Geotextiles are manufactured from both namral and synthetic fibres. However, the market is dominated by synthetic polymer-based geotextiles and related products these account for more than 90% of the market share (Elwood, 2004). The success of synthetics is mainly due to cost and customized properties. Unlike natural fibres harvested by farmers, synthetic fibres are generally mass produced from petrochemicals to achieve uniform strength, length and colour, and can easily be customized for specific applications. 

The concept of geotextiles as ground improvement methods to enhance the engineering properties of soil originated from the age-old use of natural fibres. Currently the geotextile market is dominated by synthetic polymer—based products produced from petrochemicals because they are durable and can be customized for specific... 

The deformation behaviour of geotextiles under compression loading is highly complex in nature, as multiple types of deformation of constituent fibres occur at micro-level based upon the type of geotextile. The fist of deformations occurring at the micro scale can include bending, shear, tensile, and torsion. 

Ramaswamy, S.D., 1994. Development of natural geotextiles and appfication trends. In International Symposium on Biocomposites and Blends Based on Jute and Allied Fibres, Delhi, pp. 29—33. 

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