| Function |
Products |
Description |
| Filtration |
 |
Geotextiles, Geocomposites |
Allow the passage of fluids preventing the migration of soil particles |
| Drainage |
 |
Geonets, Geocomposites |
Transport of fluids |
| Separation |
 |
Geotextiles, Geocomposites |
Prevent the mixing of two different soils or materials |
| Protection |
 |
Nonwoven Geotextiles, Geonets, Geocomposites |
Avoid damages to a structure, a material or another geosynthetic |
| Impermeability |
 |
Geomembranes, Geocomposites |
Fluid barrier |
| Reinforcement of walls / steep slopes |
 |
Mono-directional geogrids, woven geotextiles |
Provide tensile forces in the soil mass |
| Reinforcement of soft soils |
 |
Bidirectional geogrids,
geotextiles, geocomposites |
Increase the bearing capacity |
| Reinforcement of concrete, asphalt |
 |
Bidirectional geogrids |
Provide tensile and fatique resistance |
| Erosion control and surfacial stabilization |
 |
Geotextiles geomats, bionets geocells, biomats |
Avoid detachment and transport of soil particles by rain, runoff and wind; |
| Confinement |
 |
Geocells |
Restrain the lateral movement of a soil mass |
