Geosystems

Geosystems

Abstract

From ocean bed to rock bed, from foundations on soils to land slides control, from waste disposal site to water reservoir, geosysthetics have an important place for themselves in the engineering and construction projects. In words of Prof. ROBERT M. KOERNER (1986)"an exciting new concept in engineered materials has emerged for the civil engineering community and the rapidity at which the related products are being developed and used is nothing short of amazing. The geosynthetics have risen from a relatively minor and specialty product status to a world wide billion dollar industry".
Geosystems are geotextile-encapsulated soils that may be used to replace rock as conventional binding blocks in marine and hydraulic engg structure. These geosystems have application in field of environmental engineering and marine engineering. In this paper we are going to study the applications of geosystems in environmental engineering and marine engineering.. With respect to these e applications this paper describes case histories, problems, solutions with their advantages and disadvantages. A shoreline continuously changes because of incessant natural phenomenon such as winds, waves, currents, cyclones and recently experienced' TSUNAMI' change in shore line, involving excessive situation at a port, call for an increased dredging and erosion links to sourcing of neighboring structure. As the structure is subjected to more severe force than those on the land, constant maintenance is often called for, because of which geotubes now days become essential. The paper also discusses why shoreline protection is needed? How using geosystems can protect shore.

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