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2. Geotextile - Wikipedia

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   A selection of non-woven and woven geotextile samples Geotextile sandbags can be 20 m long, such as those used for the artificial reef at Narrow Neck, Queensland. [ 1 ] Geotextiles are versatile permeable fabrics that, when used in conjunction with soil , can effectively perform multiple functions, including separation, filtration ...

3. Geosynthetics - Wikipedia

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   These synthetic fibers are made into flexible, porous fabrics by standard weaving machinery or are matted together in a random non woven manner. Some are also knitted. Geotextiles are porous to liquid flow across their manufactured plane and also within their thickness, but to a widely varying degree.

4. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   non-woven fabric Non-woven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing), and do not stretch. They are cheap to manufacture. novelty yarn Novelty yarn. nylon Nylon is a synthetic polymer, a plastic. Nylon fibers are used to make many synthetic fabrics ...

5. Nonwoven fabric - Wikipedia

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   Nonwoven fabric or non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. The term is used in the textile manufacturing industry to denote fabrics, such as felt , which are neither woven nor knitted . [ 1 ]

6. Technical textile - Wikipedia

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   A technical textile is a textile product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes, where function is the primary criterion. [1] Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles (reinforcement of embankments), agrotextiles (textiles for crop protection), and protective clothing (e.g., heat and radiation protection for fire fighter ...

7. Textile - Wikipedia

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   At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. [1] [2] [3] However, weaving is not the only manufacturing method, and many other methods were later developed to form textile structures based on their intended use. Knitting and non-woven are other popular types of fabric manufacturing. [4]