The Differences Between Nonwoven Geotextiles and Woven Geotextiles

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The Differences Between Nonwoven Geotextiles and
Woven Geotextiles
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Nonwoven Geotextile
Woven Geotextile
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• Geotextiles are a permeable synthetic textile
  material, made from either polypropylene or
  polyester. Geotextiles are used for several
  different applications in a range of civil and
  environmental engineering structures that are
  mainly associated with soil, there are 5 key
  functions that geotextiles perform
• 1.) Separation
• 2.) Reinforcement
• 3.) Filtration
• 4.) Protection
• 5.) Drainage

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• What is a Nonwoven Geotextile?
• Nonwoven Geotextiles are produced by entangling
  fibres, long or short together, either through
  needle punching or other methods.  Some
  additional thermal treatment is then applied to
  further improve the strength of the geotextile.
  Due to this manufacturing process and their
  permeable properties, non-woven geotextiles are
  generally best used in applications of drainage,
  separation, filtration and protection. Nonwoven
  fabrics are typically classified by their weight
  per square yard, for example a square yard of 6
  oz. geotextile, weighs 6 ounces. They feel and
  look like felt.

• What is a Woven Geotextile?
• Woven Geotextiles are manufactured by blending
  and weaving fibres together on a loom, forming
  one uniform length. The result is a product that
  is not only strong, which makes them a great fit
  for applications like road construction and
  parking lots, but also remarkably well equipped
  to handle ground stabilisation problems.  They
  are relatively impermeable (water does not flow
  through very well) and do not offer the best
  separation against fines. 

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