Bonar Geotextile

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Road.

Contamination of the road foundation by underlying subsoil material reduces the load bearing capacity and/or
drainage characteristics of the granular fill material.
Bontec SG woven and NW nonwoven geotextiles offer an effective solution to this problem through the
provision of a bespoke separation layer. Bontec offers high mechanical performance per unit weight and so
maximize their resistance to installation damage and ensure a long term in-situ performance.
As road foundation materials continue to get increasingly expensive, then the judicious use of an appropriate
geotextile can often reduce foundation design thicknesses by a substantial margin. Rutting depth is limited by the
geotextile reinforcement, which acts both as a sounding board during fill compaction, and as a highly effective
separation layer. This use of typically SG Heavyweight geotextiles, can produce significant savings in foundation

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Railway.

The pumping action generated by the passing of railway traffic over the track can cause the rapid deterioration of
the ballast and the breakdown of the granular support given by the ballast to the sleepers.
In these applications Heavyweight NW geotextiles have many years of proven performance as a
filtration/separation layer to help reduce track failure from pumping.
Installed between the ballast and underlying soil, the key properties of the geotextile include good puncture
resistance and a small characteristic opening size.

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Retaining Walls.

Traditional soil stabilization methods involving the construction of steep embankments or vertical retaining walls
sometimes prove to be an expensive solution. Bontec HighStrength geotextiles now offer a new cost effective
construction option.

Through their outstanding tensile strength, high modulus of elasticity, low creep and excellent resistance to
ultraviolet radiation, reinforcing geosynthetics offer one of the best guarantees of a durable and reliable
construction.

During embankment construction over weak impervious soils, excess pore water pressures frequently develop
and may lead to the formation of slip planes.
Alternatively HS geotextiles can provide a cost-saving method through the provision of a basal reinforcement
layer that prevents the formation of slip planes and restricts the deformation of the embankment until such time
as the foundation soil itself gains adequate stability.

Bonar Technical Fabrics NV - Industriestraat 39 - B-9240 Zele - Belgium


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Drainage.

Excess groundwater must be carefully controlled both during and after construction in order to ensure structural
stability. Typical drainage systems include carriageway edge drains to protect the roadway, back of wall drainage
to reduce hydrostatic pressure on the rear face of wall, or possibly a drainage mattress to provide the rapid
escape of surplus water from the base of an artificial sports surface.

In these applications lightweight NW & SNW nonwoven geotextiles and HF woven geotextiles offering high water
permeability and superior filtration characteristics provide the ideal filter layer for enclosing the drainage media.

By designing the hydraulic properties of the geotextile to the surrounding soil, the geotextile surface will provide
a stable platform for the development of a natural soil filter and subsequent long lasting filtration performance.

Bonar Technical Fabrics NV - Industriestraat 39 - B-9240 Zele - Belgium


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Woven Geotextiles

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