Coir geotextile reinforced clay dykes for drainage of low-lying areas

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-51

  Lekha, K Rajendra ^a   Kavitha, V ^a  

^a Centre for Water Resources Development and Management India   (India)

Author keywords

Coir geotextiles; Drainage; Filtration; Reinforcement; Saturated clay bund

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DRAINAGE; FILTRATION; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

COIR GEOTEXTILES; SATURATED CLAY BUND; SOIL WATER INTERACTION;

GEOTEXTILES;

DRAINAGE; GEOTEXTILE;

COIR FABRIC; DRAINAGE; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 30944462939     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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