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ABSTRACT: Woven geotextiles are widely used as filters in geotechnical, hydraulic, and environmental applications. Depending on the application, geotextile filters can be subjected to uni-directional, bi-directional, or cyclic-flow conditions, with cyclic flow occurring in two directions repeatedly over time. The selection of a suitable geotextile filter is of critical importance, particularly for cyclic-flow conditions. Cyclic-flow conditions can rapidly lead to an excessive loss of fine soil particles and failure of a soil–geotextile system. Although these conditions are frequently encountered, limited work has been done to evaluate the retention behavior of geotextiles under cyclic-flow conditions. In this study, the retention performance of nine different woven geotextiles with five different soils under cyclic-flow conditions was modeled using a bi-directional hydrodynamic filtration test (BHFT). Based on the results of this research, a retention criterion of AOS/d85 of 1.62 is proposed for woven geotextiles subjected to cyclic-flow conditions, where AOS is the apparent opening size of the geotextile or O95 as determined by dry sieving (ASTM D4751) and d85 is the soil particle diameter corresponding to 85% by weight of finer soil particles. Additionally, an allowable soil-loss limit less than 5000 g/m2 is proposed.
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1 Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, 151 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA, Telephone: +1 315 443 1812, Telefax: +1 315 443 1243, E-mail: mmkhacha@syr.edu
2 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, 151 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA, Telephone: +1 315 443 3352, Telefax: +1 315 443 1243, E-mail: skbhatia@syr.edu
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), 1 Forestry Drive, 205 Baker Lab, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, Telephone: +1 315 470 6866, Telefax: +1 315 470 6879, E-mail: jsmith@esf.edu
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