Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions

• Main Authors: Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh, A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan, Nazir, Ramli, Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani, Kassim, Azman, Horpibulsuk, Suksun
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87685/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2019.01.016
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Geosynthetics or geotextile is used for aggregate separation, soil reinforcement, filtration, drainage and moisture or liquid barriers in geotechnical applications. Because of the environmental issues, a bio-based material is introduced as a sustainable construction material. The kenaf fibre is a bi...