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WHAT'S NEW WITH GEOTEXTILES?
Scott A. Hidden, P.E.
Support Services Supervisor
Geotechnical Engineering Unit
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Standard Specifications, Section 1056
• Renamed from “Engineering Fabrics” to
“Geosynthetics” in 2012 Spec Book
• Per ASTM D4439, Standard Terminology
for Geosynthetics definition:
• Geotextiles, Geocomposites, Geogrids,
Geomembranes, Geofoam, Geocells, etc. 2
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Geocells on NC 33 in Chocowinity
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Non-Woven vs. Woven Geotextiles
TABLE 1056-1 GEOTEXTILE REQUIREMENTS
Property Requirement (MARVA)
Test Method
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3B Type 4 Type 5C
Typical Application Shoulder Drains Under Rip Rap Temporary Silt
Fence
Soil Stabilization
Temporary Walls
Elongation (MD & CD)
≥ 50% ≥ 50% ≤ 25% < 50% < 50% ASTM D4632
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Materials Prov, Revised Section 1056
• Effective with Jan 2014 Letting
• 2012 Spec Book, Article 1056-1 requires geotextiles evaluated by NTPEP
• NTPEP is the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program
• Includes Geotextile Testing and Manufacturing Auditing, i.e., QC/QA
• Revised Article 1056-1 simply requires geotextiles that are on the APL
• Article 1056-3 still requires Type 1, 2 or 4 material certifications for geosynthetics
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Type 4 Certification
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Geotextile Field Approval Flow Chart
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Where Is This Good Stuff?
• NTPEP DataMine (www.ntpep.org) – under “View Data”, then “Geotextiles and Geosynthetics”, then “Data”
• Geotextile APL (www.ncdot.gov) – under “Business”, then “Approved Product List”
• Geotextile Field Approval Flow Chart (connect.ncdot.gov) – under “Resources”, then “Products”
• Materials Prov – in Contract Proposal
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Materials Prov, Revised Table 1056-1 TABLE 1056-1
GEOTEXTILE REQUIREMENTS
Property Requirement (MARVA)
Test
Method
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3B Type 4 Type 5C
Typical Application Shoulder
Drains Under Rip Rap
Temporary Silt
Fence
Soil
Stabilization
Temporary
Walls
Elongation
(MD & CD) ≥ 50% ≥ 50% ≤ 25% < 50% < 50%
ASTM
D4632
Grab Strength
(MD & CD)
Table 1D,
Class 3
Table 1D,
Class 1
100 lb
Table 1D,
Class 3
- ASTM
D4632
Tear Strength
(MD & CD) - -
ASTM
D4533
Puncture Strength - - ASTM
D6241
Ultimate Tensile
Strength
(MD & CD)
- - - -
2,400 lb/ft
(unless required
otherwise in the
contract)
ASTM
D4595
Permittivity Table 2D,
15% to 50%
in Situ Soil
Passing No. 200E
Table 7D Table 5D
0.20 sec-1 ASTM
D4491
Apparent
Opening Size No. 30E
ASTM
D4751
UV Stability
(Retained Strength) 70%
ASTM
D4355
A. MARV does not apply to elongation
B. Minimum roll width of 36" required
C. Minimum roll width of 13 ft required
D. AASHTO M 288
E. US Sieve No. per AASHTO M 92
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NTPEP Geotextile Marking
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Type 5 Geotextile
• Added to Table 1056-1 in 2012 Spec Book
• Woven geotextile like Type 4
• Ultimate Tensile Strength (different ASTM test, no AASHTO Class or NTPEP Data) instead of Grab, Tear & Puncture Strength
• Higher permittivity than Type 4 (0.20 sec-1 vs. 0.05 sec-1), i.e., it drains better
• Costs more than Type 4
• Typically used for Reinforced Bridge Approach Fills, Temporary Walls and Geotextile for Pavement Stabilization
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Temporary Wall
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Temporary Wall
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Standard Temporary Wall
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MD vs. CD
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What is the Ultimate Tensile Strength of
Type 5 Geotextiles on the APL?
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What is the Ultimate Tensile Strength of
Type 5 Geotextiles on the APL?
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What is the Ultimate Tensile Strength of
Type 5 Geotextiles on the APL?
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Questions?