Geogrid
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.1 upright=1.1|thumb|Geogrids are used to prevent sliding on long and steep slopes during installation and use of a landfill capping system. A geogrid is geosynthetic material used to reinforce soils and similar materials. Soils pull apart under tension. Compared to soil, geogrids are strong in tension. This fact allows them to transfer forces to a larger area of soil than would otherwise be the case.
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thumb|upright=1.1 upright=1.1|thumb|Geogrids are used to prevent sliding on long and steep slopes during installation and use of a landfill capping system. A geogrid is geosynthetic material used to reinforce soils and similar materials. Soils pull apart under tension. Compared to soil, geogrids are strong in tension. This fact allows them to transfer forces to a larger area of soil than would otherwise be the case.
Geogrids are commonly made of polymer materials, such as polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene or polypropylene. They may be woven or knitted from yarns, heat-welded from strips of material, or produced by punching a regular pattern of holes in sheets of material, then stretched into a grid.