Geotextile Design & Construction Guidelines: Participant Notebook

These guidelines have been condensed from the FHWA Geotextile Engineering Manual (1985) for use as an implementationdocument for project managers and highway designers. It will also be useful as a design reference guide for pavement and geotechnical specialists. The guidelines when used in conjunction with the FHWA Geotextile Engineering Manual will enable the highway engineer to properly design, select, test, specify, and construct with geotextiles and related products such as geogrids and geocomposite drainage materials. Af ter a general introductory chapter, application chapters are presented on drainage, erosion control (permanent and temporary), roadways, pavement overlays, and reinforced embankments, slopes, and retaining walls and abutments. Each chapter presents step-by-step procedures for design, selection, and installation of geotextiles for these applications. For additional information, references are provided to supplement those given in the FHWA Geotextile Engineering Manual.KWP-collectio