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Apart from its conventional use for strengthening sub-grade, control of erosion of riverbank, and slope management, Jute Geotextiles (JGT) may be gainfully used in geo-environmental sector. It may be used for watershed management, stabilization of PFA (pulverized fly ash) heaps and OB (overburden) dumps in opencast mines, management of MSW (municipal solid waste) in urban conglomerates, etc. In fact the use of JGT in the geo-environmental sector has so far been overlooked.
Besides the aforesaid applications, innovative variants of JGT have also been developed for several useful applications. Mention may be made of Bituminized Jute Paving Fabric (BJPF) for use as overlay on road-top, jute fiber-reinforced concrete (JFRC), jute agrotextiles (JAT), jute fabriform, turf-reinforced jute mats, and specially designed open weave JGT for controlling wind-induced erosion in deserts. Successful field trials for BJPF, JAT, and specially designed open weave JGT for wind erosion control in the sands have been conducted, while other variants await field trials. The variants have been developed after careful laboratory studies.
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Sanyal, T. (2017). Prospective Applications of JGT and Its Variants. In: Jute Geotextiles and their Applications in Civil Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1932-6_15
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