Geotextiles : from design to applications

607 Pages·2016·59.963 MB·English

by  Koerner, Robert M

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Geotextiles
From Design to Applications
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List of contributors
S.R. Allen TRI/Environmental Inc., Austin, TX, United States
P.E. Ashley Mac Millan Geocomp Corporation,Acton,MA, United States
T. Bauters Consultant, Sunnyvale, CA,United States
D. Bérubé Texel,Saint-Elzéar,QC, Canada
D. Cazzuffi CESI SpA, Milano,Italy
J.C. Chai Saga University, Saga, Japan
B.R. Christopher Christopher Consultants, Roswell, Georgia, United States
L.DavidSuits NorthAmericanGeosyntheticsSociety,Albany,NY,UnitedStates
A.N. Desai The Bombay TextileResearch Association, Mumbai, India
O. Detert Huesker SyntheticGmbH, Gescher, Germany
N. Dixon Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United
Kingdom
A. Filshill INOVAGeosynthetics,Huntingdon Valley, PA,UnitedStates
G. Fowmes LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United
Kingdom
M. Frost Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United
Kingdom
B. Garner AgruAmerica, Inc., Georgetown, SC, United States
H. Hangen Huesker Synthetic GmbH,Gescher, Germany
M. Heibaum BAW, Federal Waterways Engineeringand Research Institute,
Karlsruhe, Germany
C.W. Hsieh National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung,
Taiwan
Y.G.Hsuan DrexelUniversity, Philadelphia, PA,UnitedStates
W. Huang Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
xvi Listofcontributors
N. Ivy Agru America, Inc., Georgetown,SC, United States
H.-Y.Jeon Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
Ravi Kant The Bombay TextileResearch Association, Mumbai, India
G.R.Koerner Geosynthetic Institute, Folsom, PA, United States
R.M. Koerner Geosynthetic Institute,Folsom, PA,United States; Drexel
University, Philadelphia,PA, United States
A.A.Lavasan Huesker Synthetic GmbH,Gescher, Germany
C.R.Lawson TenCateGeosynthetics, Malaysia
M.C. Mandaglio Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria,
Italy
N. Moraci Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria,ReggioCalabria, Italy
D. Narejo Narejo Inc., Conroe, TX,UnitedStates
J.Raja LoughboroughUniversity,Loughborough,Leicestershire,UnitedKingdom
P. Rimoldi Milan, Officine Maccaferri SpA, Italy
P. Saunier Afitex Texel Geosynthetics, Vancouver, BC, Canada
L.R. Schimmel Huesker, Inc.,Charlotte, NC, United States
C.J. Sprague TRI/Environmental, Inc., Greenville, SC, United States
J.E.Sprague TRI’sDenverDownsResearchFacility,Anderson,SC,UnitedStates
G.T.Torosian GeoTesting Express, Inc., Acton, MA, United States
H. Zanzinger SKZ e Testing GmbH, W€urzburg, Germany
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