Report 319 Creep of geosynthetics

Publication Year

1998

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Describes the phenomenon of creep, how it is measured and how the data could be presented for use by a civil engineer. This report presents creep data for three woven fabrics, a coated polyester strip, and a polythene grid. Data are provided for test durations of up to six years. The phenomenon of stress relaxation is also described and the results of some short term stress relaxation tests are presented and compared with the data from creep tests.

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