TEXSOL TECHNIQUE (After Leflaive, 1982)

 A machine was specially designed to deliver 23 m3 of

granular soil mixed with polyester fibers in one hour.
 The continuous polyester threads were coming out to
the granular soil from 40 numbers of bobbins at a weight
percentage of 0.1%-0.2%.

Texsol Technique

Prof. J. N. Mandal, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

 Apparent cohesion value of the fiber mixed soil was more
than 100 kPa (After Leflaive and Liausu, 1986).

 This technique can be used to stabilize the embankment

and steep slopes.

 This system has been successfully used in France to

stabilize the steep highway slopes of 60˚ and found stable.

 The Texsol technique has quite been interesting and

widely used for widening of railway or highway
embankments.

Prof. J. N. Mandal, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

Widening of highway or railway embankment applying
Texsol Technique

Prof. J. N. Mandal, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

 DESIGN OF 300 m HIGH ARTIFICIAL MOUNTAIN USING
GEOSYNTHETICS (Lahoti et al., 2012)
Height of the artificial mountain = 300 m
Available flat area at top = 3600 m2
Sand was used as the main construction material.

Circular cone frustum shaped soil embankment reinforced with geogrid

Prof. J. N. Mandal, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay