This video illustrates how the interaction achieved by MIRAFI RSi high-performance woven geotextiles, manufactured using double layer construction, provide comparable results to interlock through enhanced frictional engagement. Friction is a critical performance mechanism!
MIRAFI RSi-Series is constructed with a double layer weave technology, consisting of both monofilament and fibrillated yarns, to provide more than three times the surface area of typical woven geotextiles. This engineered design creates higher in-plane friction and micro-interlocking, resulting in excellent interaction with the underlying subgrade and overlying materials. This surface friction mechanism enables the use of a wide range of materials on top of the geotextile.
In a study by Louisiana Transportation Research Center, the improved friction characteristics of the MIRAFI RSi-Series were found to provide high lateral restraint of the base course at low strain levels. The double layer construction also creates more depth in the structure, which improves long-term waterflow by increasing clogging resistance while retaining finer soil particles.
MIRAFI RSi-Series is a high-performance geosynthetics engineered to offer a single solution for roadway reinforcement and stabilization providing moisture management, soil reinforcement, confinement, separation and filtration. That ability to comprehensively achieve these key performance properties with a single product reduces the laydown area, installation time, and installation cost by half.
Key highlights
- MIRAFI RSi provides stable, reinforcement on even the softest soils
- Excellent soil and base course confinement resulting in greater load distribution
- Validated through full scale performance testing with third party experts
Learn why MIRAFI RSI-Series high performance geosynthetics are trusted worldwide for ground stabilization and soil reinforcement at www.Solmax.com.
