Civil Engineering Materials

Soft Grounds

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In addition to high strength, Needle Punched MARIX has the advantage of being an extensible sheet that does not tear easily, supporting the embankment load and helping to make the ground stable. Not only does it secure trafficability for heavy equipment, but the Needle Punched MARIX sheet separates the embankment from the soft ground layer. It can also drain compressed water.

Main applications and applicable Item No.

Location Construction method AN200 AN300 AN400 AN500
Drained lands
/landfills
/developed lands
Soft ground stabilization and trafficability
Horizontal drain for embankment  
Underdrainage    

Properties [catalog values]

Item No. Specification Weight
(g/m²)
Thickness
(1)
(mm)
Thickness
(2)
(mm)
Tensile
strength
(N/5cm)
Elongation
(%)
Tearing
strength
(N)
Water
permeability
coefficient
(cm/sec)
Burst
Strength
(N)
Color Width
(m)
Roll
length
(m)
*MD *CD *MD *CD *MD *CD Vertical
direction
Horizontal
direction
AN200 B Black 2.1 100 200 2.1 1.6 630 500 60 60 195 245 1×10-1 5×10-1
AN300 B Black 2.1/4.2 50 300 3.0 2.4 1170 980 60 60 245 290
AN400 B Black 2.1/4.2 50 400 4.0 3.0 1370 1170 60 60 340 390 800
AN500 B Black 2.1/4.2 50 500 5.0 4.2 1765 1470 60 60 440 535 1000

* MD(machine direction)/*CD(cross direction)
* The measurement method shall comply with the following.

Tensile strength/tensile elongation: JIS L-1908
Tearing strength: JIS L-1096 (single tongue method)
Burst Strength: ASTM D 4833
Water permeability coefficient: JIS A-1218

Thickness (1): JIS L-1096 (pressure 7g/cm²)
Thickness (2): JIS L-1908 (pressure 20g/cm²)
The AN types are hydrophilically treated.