ABSTRACT
In all the field applications of geosynthetics, the common objective is to install the correct geosynthetic in the correct location without having its properties impaired during the construction process. Many general and specific guidelines have been suggested to meet this common objective by the authors in the past (John, 1987; Ingold and Miller, 1988; Ingold, 1994; Van Santvoort, 1994, 1995; Holtz et al, 1997; Pilarczyk, 2000; Shukla, 2002c,e; Koerner, 2005). Basically, the objectives of the application guidelines are to assist users to exercise their professional judgement and experience in developing site-specific recommendations and to promote the use of best practices in civil engineering constructions with geosynthetics.
