Guidance

Using non woven protector geotextiles in landfill engineering: LFE7

Guidance on the use of non woven geotextiles in landfill engineering - from design testing through to construction quality assurance.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
24 June 2014

Documents

LFE7: using non-woven protector geotextiles in landfill engineering

Ref: LIT 5580

PDF, 188 KB, 12 pages

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Details

The guidance covers the following aspects of using non woven geotextiles in landfill engineering:

  • material properties
  • design testing
  • CE marking & Manufacturer’s quality control (MQC)
  • handling and installation issues
  • construction quality assurance (CQA)
  • validation reports

This guidance does not cover woven geotextiles, as they are not commonly used as protectors.

Published 24 June 2014

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