Industrial Fabrics / Geotextiles

From INDA's Nonwoven Glossary:

Industrial fabrics
Textiles for non-apparel and non-decorative uses. Examples are wipers, cable wrappings and geotextiles.

Geotextile
A permeable fabric used in civil engineering construction projects such as paving, dams,
embankments and drains for the purpose of soil stabilization, sedimentation control, erosion
control, support and drainage.

Standard Tests for Geotextiles

• Conditioning
• Sampling
• Bursting Strength
• Air Permeability
• Cantilever Stiffness
• Trapezoid Tear
• Force and Elongation Grab
• Breaking Force Strip Test
• Thickness
• Thickness of Highloft
• Mass per Unit Area