Role of geotextile: Road pavements and bridges

Role of geotextile: Road pavements and bridges
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This presentation highlights the potential market for geotextile in Pakistan. Recent floods and earthquakes have highlighted the urgent need to make better road networks and use of Geotextile can enhance the performance of road pavements and also extend the service life of road pavements.

Hasan Akhtar discussed the current road infrastructure situation in Pakistan and also identified major causes of road damage. He also highlighted geotextile solutions and elaborated its key functions in order to encourage the textile sector to enter the market of geotextile manufacturing.

 


This picture shows a typical practice of Overloading to save freight cost. In the overloading process, the tires are over inflated, as over inflated tires have less contact area with the pavement. That put high stresses on the pavement structures and results in Rapid wear and tear.

The enforcement of Axle Load Control is not on the priority list of law enforcement agency.

More at: Pakistan Textile Journal.