This is a small description of the Geosynthetics.

1. A Seminar On Geo-synthetics Presented By : Padarabinda Parida Regd No : 0501106324 7 th Semester

2. What is geo-synthetic? A geo-synthetic has been defined by the “American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D35 on Geo-synthetics” as “ A planar product manufactured from polymeric material used with soil, rock, earth, or other geotechnical engineering related material as an integral part of a man-made project, structure, or system.”

15. FUNCTION OF GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS: A Comparative Review. Types Of Geosynthetics Separation Reinforcement Filteration Drainage Containment Geotextile YES YES YES YES Geogrid YES Geonet YES Geomembrane YES GCL YES Geofoam YES Geocomposites YES YES YES YES YES

17. CONCLUSION The rapid growth in the geosynthetic market the world over has lent confidence to the civil engineer in their use. One should not be tempted to imagine geosynthetics are magical materials to yield excellent results, without due consideration of the problem or soil geosynthetic interaction. Such a blind approach could lead to disaster. The future appears to be more promising with stronger & more durable geosynthetics emerging into the market along with fibrous system to be mixed with soil for giving more hope as well as challenge to the Geotechnical engineer in the years to come