Comparison of Effects of Using Geosynthetics and Lime Stabilization to Increase Bearing Capacity of Unpaved Road Subgrade

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Properties</td><td class="align_center">Values</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unit weight (gr/m<sup>2</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">500</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thickness (mm)</td><td class="align_center">4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tensile strength (kN/m)</td><td class="align_center">27–29</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Breaking elongation (%)</td><td class="align_center">50–80</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Static puncture resistance (N)</td><td class="align_center">5500</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dynamical puncture resistance (mm)</td><td class="align_center">3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Water permeability (m/sn)</td><td class="align_center">0.025</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Characteristic aperture size (mm)</td><td class="align_center">0.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Technical properties of nonwoven geotextile.

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Table 3: Comparison of Effects of Using Geosynthetics and Lime Stabilization to Increase Bearing Capacity of Unpaved Road Subgrade 