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 FRS, FREng, FRSC, FCAE, FEIC
GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
rowe.gng@queensu.ca
Editorial Board
R. Bathurst J. Huang
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7B4, University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio,
Canada TX 78249, USA
C. H. Benson C. F. J. P. Jones
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904-4246, USA University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
D. T. Bergado E. Kavazanjian
Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani Province, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Thailand 12120 R. M. Koerner
Ö. Bilgin Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA J. Lafleur
A. Bouazza École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada
Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia C. Lake
P. L. Bourdeau Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3J 1Z1, Canada
Purdue University, IN 47907, USA C. Lawson
R. W. I. Brachman Ten Cate Geosynthetic Asia Sdn Bhd, 14, Jalan Sementa 27/91,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada 40400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
H. Brandl R. L. Michalowski
Technische Universitat Wein, Karlsplatz 13/221, A-1040 Wein, Austria University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
D. Cazzuffi MI 48109-2125, USA
CESI SpA, Via Rubattino, 54, I-20134 Milano, Italy N. Moraci
N. Cesar Consoli Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Av. Osvaldo Aranha, B. L. J. Mylleville
99-3. andar Porto Alegre-Rio Grande do Golder Associates LTD, Suite 202-2790 Gladwin Rd.
Sul-90035-190, Brasil Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 4S8, Canada
J.-C. Chai J. Otani
Saga University, 1 Honjo, Saga 840-8502, Japan Kumamoto University, Japan
M. Coop E. M. Palmeira
City University, Hong Kong University of Brasilia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
B. M. Das K. Rajagopal
Henderson, NV, USA Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
A. Diambra C. D. Shackelford
University of Bristol, UK Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
N. Dixon S.-L. Shen
Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
A. Fourie T. Stark
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
P. Fox Siew Ann Tan
University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
R. Gnanendran F. Tatsuoka
University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
J.-P. Gourc N. Touze-Foltz
IRIGM, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Cemagref Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research, Fresnes, France
K. Hatami C. Yoo
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA Sungkyunkwan University, Kyong-Gi Do, 440-746, Korea
M. H. Heibaum T. L. Zhan
BAW – Bundesanstalt Wasserbau, Karlsruhe, Germany Zhejiang University, China
Y. G. Hsuan J. Zornberg
Drexel University, PA, USA University of Texas, Austin, USA
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