Drainage geocomposites · 2026
Assessing the Influence Zone and Drainage Efficiency of Geotextiles with Enhanced Lateral Drainage Abilities in Unsaturated Soil Systems
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Research overview
Soil-column tests compared an enhanced-lateral-drainage woven geotextile with a nonwoven geotextile and a control under capillary-rise and infiltration conditions. The tested fabric influenced moisture up to about 50 mm below the interface and reduced local accumulation during infiltration; results are limited to the tested soil, fabric and boundary conditions. Solmax provided financial and material support but has no author in the paper.
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- Authors
- Shakeel Abid Mohammed, Jorge G. Zornberg
- Publication year
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.3390/geosciences16010022
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