There is an increasing demand for natural fibres worldwide due to their renewable and
biodegradable nature. This paper reviews many aspects of natural fibres, focusing on the …

Environmental awareness and an increasing concern with sustainable development have
stimulated many industries including ground engineering to replace the conventional …

The results of an experimental study conducted to investigate the beneficial use of woven
coir geotextiles as reinforcing material in a two-layer pavement section, are presented …

Silkworm cocoons have evolved a wide range of different structures and combinations of
physical and chemical properties in order to cope with different threats and environmental …

In the last decades, soil bioengineering has gained considerable popularity worldwide,
especially in hillslope, riverbank, and earth embankment stabilisation works. The use of …

Recently, geotextiles have gained widespread popularity as porous materials in the fields of
geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Spunbonded needle-punched nonwoven …

A process for transesterifying jute fibers or textiles using reagents largely derived from
natural sources has been developed for enhancing the long-term tensile strength and water …

Results of an experimental programme to investigate the tensile and interface properties of
woven coir geotextiles are presented. Tension tests were conducted on coir fibres, yarns …

The selection of a geotextile to prevent the soil suffusion in a civil engineering work is a
classical problem. The internal erosion is a key factor as the migration of fine particles …

Jute–high density polyethylene (HDPE) blended geotextile samples produced using HDPE
slit-film in the machine direction and jute yarn in the cross direction for use in the …