Publisher's Synopsis
This text provides detailed coverage of all types of geosynthetics - geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes and geocomposites - and treats geosynthetics as an engineering material using a "design-by-function" concept.;This second edition reflects recent changes and developments, offering an expanded treatment of test methods, a discussion of new design models, information on geonets, and greater coverage of solid waste linear systems.