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GEOCELL [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Cellular geotextiles can be used as a means of reinforcing and confining topsoil on slopes, thereby limiting any erosion and movement of the soil ... This type of geotextile is manufactured from sheets which have been cut into strips and then joined at intervals along seams formed perpendicularly to the strip length. When pulled open and spread over the ground, this forms a honeycomb pattern of cells which are usually hexagonal in shape ... The cellular geotextile is formed from a mechanically bonded non-woven product which has been partially impregnated with resin in order to give it slight rigidity.

OBS

geoweb: an American term for cellular geotextile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
OBS

géotextile : Produit ou article textile utilisé dans le génie civil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Textiles técnicos
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Mecánica del suelo
DEF

Estructura tridimensional permeable [con] forma de panal de abeja y espesores importantes que le sirve para encerrar el suelo entre sus celdas.

CONT

Existen diferentes tipos de geosintéticos: los geotextiles, las geomembranas, geomallas, georredes, geoceldas, geomantas, biomantas y la combinación de ellos: los geocompuestos.

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Record 2 1990-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A three-dimensional structure filled with soil, thereby forming a mattress for increased bearing capacity and maneuverability on loose or compressible subsoils.

CONT

Geotextiles ... The geocell mattress is assembled from Tensar grids and special bodkin couplings to form triangular or square cells, 1 or 0.5 m deep. These mattresses are used as a foundation layer beneath embankments constructed over soft soils in order to increase the bearing-capacity safety factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols

Spanish

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