Characterization of Tensile Strength Behaviour of Coir Products   G. Venkatappa Rao Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India Email: gvrao@civil.iitd.ernet.in R. K. Dutta Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh, India Email: rkd@recham.ernet.in
			ABSTRACT

The present paper deals with the characterization of the tensile strength behaviour of four woven and four non-woven coir geotextiles. It has been concluded that the tensile strength of woven coir products is influenced by number of yarns and their runnage. However the behaviour of the non-woven coir geotextiles is influenced by the presence of the type of stitching, yarn used, coir/jute netting and the coir web weight.

Keywords: Geotextiles, coir, tesile strength, woven, non-woven

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