Geosynthetics

This page includes publications referenced in texts written for this site, most of which were previously unavailable in electronic format. For each publication permission was asked and granted. Notes accompany three publications of particular historical and educational interest.

Raymond, G.P. & Giroud, J.P., Eds., 1993, Geosynthetics Case Histories, ISSMFE Technical Committee TC9 Geotextiles and Geosynthetics, BiTech, 277 p., with permission from the ISSMGE.

Giroud, J.P., 1984a, Impermeability: The Myth and a Rational Approach, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geomembranes, Vol. 1, Denver, CO, USA, June 1984, pp. 157-162, with permission from the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) - formerly IFAI. (Referenced in Researcher)

Giroud, J.P., 1984b, Analysis of Stresses and Elongations in Geomembranes, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geomembranes, Vol. 2, Denver, CO, USA, June 1984, pp. 481-486, with permission from the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) - formerly IFAI. (Referenced in Researcher)

Giroud, J.P. & Stone, J.L., 1984, Design of Geomembrane Liner for the Proton Decay Experiment, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geomembranes, Vol. 2, Denver, CO, USA, June 1984, pp. 469-474, with permission from the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) - formerly IFAI. (Referenced in Engineer & Researcher)

Giroud, J.P. & Gourc, J.P., 2015a, The first double geomembrane liner forty years later – Part 1, Geosynthetics Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 1, February-March 2015, pp. 14-22, with permission from Geosynthetics Magazine (GMA)/ Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2015/02/01/part-1-the-first-double-geomembrane-liner-40-years-later/ (Referenced in Engineer)

Giroud, J.P. & Gourc, J.P., 2015b, The first double geomembrane liner forty years later – Part 2, Geosynthetics Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 2, April-May 2015, pp. 20-26, with permission from Geosynthetics Magazine (GMA)/ Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2015/04/01/part-2-the-first-double-geomembrane-liner-40-years-later/ (Referenced in Engineer)

Giroud, J.P. & Perfetti, J., 1977, Classification des textiles et mesure de leurs propriétés en vue de leur utilisation en géotechnique, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Use of Fabrics in Geotechnics, Session 8, Paris, Avril 1977, pp. 345-352 (in French), with permission from the Presses des Ponts. (Referenced in Communicator)

NOTE In this conference publication the terms “geomembrane” and “geotextile” were first written. A clipping from the handwritten manuscript appears on the front page.

Giroud, J.P., 1977, Les Géotextiles, Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, 51, Paris, 26 Décembre 1977, pp. 61-67 (in French), with permission from the Groupe Moniteur. (Referenced in Communicator)

Giroud, J.P., 1990, Functions and Applications of Geosynthetics in Dams, Water Power and Dam Construction, Vol. 42, No. 6, June 1990, pp. 16-23, with permission from Business Trade Media International. (Referenced in Communicator)

NOTE The two papers above are noteworthy for their combined use of sketches and text that are tightly interlinked. Such intimate association of sketches and text is rare in engineering technical writing. Considering that visual literacy is scantily researched for engineering at an advanced level (university and higher), we include these papers in the hopes that they may be useful for a future researcher.