Nonwoven Geotextiles

Needle-punched nonwoven geotextiles : are made from polypropylene fibers that are tangled together in a needle-punching process. The fibers may be made in continuous or short lengths and achieve their strength by interlocking. Needle-punched nonwoven geotextiles have excellent water flow rates and are used for filtration of soil fines. Needle-punched nonwoven geotextiles have been used in drainage applications including trench drains as a wrapping for.
Its applications :

• Road construction, highways and highway embankments.
• Airport runways.
• Shore protection in reclamation works.
• Asphalt repaving of roads.
• Coastal and riverbank revetment systems.
• Filtration.
• Drainage.
• Composites.
• Protection for geomembrane in landfills.
• Geobags manufacturing.
• Soil erosion control.

 
They are also commonly used with geomembranes to provide a protective cushion. Needle-punched nonwoven primary functions: filtration; separation; protection; drainage.