BITUTEX

Nonwoven Geotextil
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2. Survivability Pco@rties refer to the ability
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de from staple fibersthat stresses and to perform as intended in the

y a needle punching design. The survivability properties include
im,pwgally stable puncture resistance, dynamic puncture, CBR
d are 100% virgin white puncture and Mullen burst strengths.
istant with 256°C melting BITUMAT BITUTEX, due to their high
elongation property, are inherently more
resistant to installation damage than stiff low
elongation fabrics.
yihi%i Q h - e l o n g a t i o n property of BITUMAT
BITUMAT BITUTEX are used in road and railway the fabric adapt the
soil stabilization, waterways and seashore erosion uneven the matrix and the
control, asphalt pavement overlay crack relief, installation stresses, unlike stiff geotextile
subsurface drainage systems, waterproofing fabrics with low elongation that tend to carry
membrane protection, landfill, landsca ing etc. the installation loads and hence are required
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Separation between two dissimilar materials

so that the integrity and functioning of both
materials can remain intact or be improved.
Filtration by permitting water flow across the
plane of the geotextile while- retaining fine soil
particles.
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Transmission by providing water drainage and
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gas venting within the plane of the geotextile.
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. Sealing when impregnated with asphalt w a v e excejleot:resistance to chemicals and salts
resin to act as a mositure barrier.
I Stress Absorption in pavement overlay when
I impregnated with asphalt.
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P to meet a set of higher strengtfi values
high elongation geote$iles. The
geotextile fabric, in the tensile,igrab and
trapezoidal tear tests, is stressed:in a linear
direction along its plane, and @rice these
index test values need na;;ssarily be
considered in c o n j u n c t i o n ~ t helongation
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values.
BITUMAT BITUTEXae non-biodegradable,and
normally present in the soil.
EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT:

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Protectionof geomembrane against puncture
by absorbing the point stresses. bestMethodl
AASHTO
~oecification BlTUTEX 1t
ASTM- >50% strength ~ 6 0 %strength
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
D-4355 at 500 hours at 500 hours
1. Hydraulic Properties include opening size, BITUMAT BITUTEX are delivered in black HDPE
permeability and transmissivity. For optimum wrap for protectionagainst ultra-violet rays during
filtration, the geotextile is requiredto meet two transit and storage.
seemingly conflicting requirements: the
geotextile pore spaces must be small enough PRODUCT RANGE
to retain soil particles while also being large
enough to permit relatively unimpeded water Besides BITUMAT BITUTEX s;'a"ndard geotextiles
' flow. BITUMAT BITUTEX meet this products indicated in this data sheet, a variety#-
requirement and have exceptionally high grades between 40 g/m2and 1200 g/m2arealso
filtration properties due to the needle punching available in polyester and thermally bonded as
, process, which produces a large number of well as polypropylene based geotextiles. Data
! small holes in the fabric structure. This process sheets of other BITUMAT products are available
provides BITUMAT BITUTEX with superior upon request.
filtration properties, offeti$fld'<@'$nique
t , combination of high permeabili;i that allows
unimpeded flow of water across the fabric
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