Textiles were first applied to roadways in the days of the Pharaohs Even they struggled with unstable soils which rutted or washed away They found that natural fibers, fabrics or vegeta-tion improved road quality when mixed with soils, particularly unstable soils Only recently, however, have textiles been used and evaluated for modern road construction This fact sheet clarifies the confusion over terms and definitions of geo textiles, and discusses their common roadway and erosion control applications

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