Cheah, Charmaine Yi Ting (2017) Development of a methodology to quantify installation damage on geotextile for coastal application. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
This study was a step forward in enhancing the knowledge to quantify installation damage on geotextiles' properties for coastal protection structures. It examines the geotextiles' properties with the Drop Rock Test developed, which replicates construction stress on geotextile during installation process. The thesis investigated the influence of construction stress on geotextiles' robustness, mechanical strength, physical deformation, and filtration properties. The influence of subgrade characteristics (i.e moisture condition) on geotextiles' robustness during installation was examined in this study as well. Design charts to predict the robustness of geotextile during installation was developed which allows engineers and designers to select the appropriate geotextile to minimize the risk of damage during installation process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Gallage, Chaminda; Dawes, Les and Kendall, Preston |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | coastal protection structure; drop rock test; geosynthetics; geotextiles; installation damage; filtration properties; impact resistance; hydraulic efficiency; cbr puncture resistance |
| Index terms: | methodology, deformation, hydraulic, geotextile, efficiency, mechanical strength, designer, engineer |
| Subjects: | materials science, research methods, profession, fluid mechanics, performance management, material properties and characteristics |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Quality Management, Construction Materials, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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