ABSTRACT
Considering the exogenous environment of the geotextile application, the characterization is more representative when tests and analysis are performed with sample exposed by sunlight or artificial UV light. Then, this paper aims quantitative evaluation of creep in specimens from field and laboratory degraded conditions. All analysis was done in two different types of geotextiles differing by their weights and composition. Results obtained with the aged specimens were larger than virgin samples and varied according to the base polymer and weight. The behavior of the aged materials did not show rupture results and the deformations were up to 40% greater. Thus, it can be concluded that simulating different conditions of exposure make the results more accurate as the application of geosynthetics in design and this makes the data from the studies more reliable for dimensioning engineering design.
