Photo-initiated degradation of geotextiles

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1159-1166

  Koerner, George R ^a   Hsuan, Grace Y ^a   Koerner, Robert M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Geosynthetics; Geotextile; Needling; Nonwoven fabric; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; NONWOVEN FABRICS; PHOTOLYSIS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WEATHERING;

OUTDOOR TESTING;

GEOTEXTILES;

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; PHOTODEGRADATION;

DEGRADATION; GEOTEXTILE; NEEDLING; NONWOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0032430756     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:12(1159)     Document Type: Article

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