A geometric model of woven geotextile tape fabric to predict tensile property

摘要

A geometric model has been presented to predict the strength and stretch behavior of woven tape fabrics that are usually utilized in geotextile applications. Model input parameters include fabric geometric parameters, tape bending effect, consolidations, and tensile properties. It is possible to predict the strength of the commercial geotextile fabric within 10% of the experimentally determined values in most of the cases. Some discrepancies have been noted that arc probably due to the high variation in tape tensile properties and estimation in the angle θ_1.