GEOTEXTILES AND GEOMEMBRANES

Geotextiles are permeable fabrics which, when used in association with soil, have the ability to separate, filter, reinforce, protect or
drain. As the use of geotextile fabrics has expanded there has been the introduction of geotextile composites and the development
of products such as geogrids and meshes. Overall these materials are referred to as geotextiles and related products. All have a
wide range of applications and are currently used to advantage in many civil engineering applications including roads, airfields,
railroads, embankments, retaining structures, reservoirs, canals, dams, bank protection and coastal engineering.
Geomembranes are impermeable membranes used widely as cut-offs and liners. Until recent years, geomembranes were used
mostly as canal and pond liners; however, one of the largest current applications is to the containment of hazardous or municipal
wastes and their leachates. In many of these applications geomembranes are employed with geotextile or mesh underliners which
reinforce or protect the more flexible geomembrane whilst also acting as an escape route for gases and leachates generated in
certain wastes.
The range of products and their applications has expanded rapidly over the last decade with geotextiles and geomembranes
being specified world wide. This rapid growth is paralleled by a virtual explosive of technology. Current reference books and even
manufacturers’ sponsored publications tend to date very quickly and the need for a vehicle to bring together and discuss the
growing body of technology now available has become evident.
Geotextiles and Geomembranes fills this need and provides a forum for the dissemination of information amongst research
workers, designers, users and manufacturers. By providing a growing fund of information the journal increases general awareness,
prompts further research and assists in the establishment of international codes and regulations.
Types of contribution
Refereed technical papers covering research, design, construction, applications and case studies; technical notes, book reviews,
reports of conferences and meetings, and letters to the Editor. All technical papers are open to written discussion. No limit to length
is set and short notes are acceptable. Review articles may also be published at intervals, but the subject and contents of these
should be discussed first with the Editor.

Editor
Professor R. Kerry ROWE FRSC, FCAE, FEIC
GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
rowek@queensu.ca
Editorial Board
R. Bathurst M. H. Heibaum
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7B4, Canada BAW – Bundesanstalt Wasserbau, Karlsruhe, Germany
C. H. Benson Y. G. Hsuan
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA Drexel University, PA, USA
D. T. Bergado C. F. J. P. Jones
Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani Province, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Thailand 12120 E. Kavazanjian
A. Bouazza Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia R. M. Koerner
P. L. Bourdeau Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Purdue University, IN 47907, USA J. Lafleur
R. W. I. Brachman École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada C. Lake
H. Brandl Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3J 1Z1, Canada
Technische Universitat Wein, Karlsplatz 13/221, A-1040 Wein, Austria C. Lawson
A. Cancelli Ten Cate Geosynthetic Asia Sdn Bhd, 14, Jalan Sementa 27/91,
40400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
D. Cazzuffi R. L. Michalowski
University of Michigan, 2340 G.G. Brown Bldg., Ann Arbor,
CESI SpA, Via Rubattino, 54, I-20134 Milano, Italy
MI 48109-2125, USA
N. Cesar Consoli B. L. J. Mylleville
Department of Civil Engineering Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates LTD, Suite 202-2790
(UFRGS) Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99-3. andar Porto Alegre-Rio Grande do
Gladwin Rd. Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 4S8, Canada
Sul-90035-190, Brasil
J. Otani
J.-C. Chai Kumamoto University, Japan
Saga University, 1 Honjo, Saga 840-8502, Japan
E. M. Palmeira
M. Coop University of Brasilia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
Department of Civil Engineering City University, Hong Kong
K. Rajagopal
B. M. Das Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
Henderson, NV, USA
C. D. Shackelford
E. Dembicki Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Institute of Hydrotechnics, Gdansk Technical University, Poland
S.-L. Shen
N. Dixon Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Siew Ann Tan
A. Fourie National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa F. Tatsuoka
P. Fox University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA N. Touze-Foltz
R. Gnanendran Cemagref Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research, Fresnes,
University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia France
J.-P. Gourc C. Yoo
IRIGM, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Sungkyunkwan University, Kyong-Gi Do, 440-746, Korea
K. Hatami J. Zornberg
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA University of Texas, Austin, USA
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