Patent ID: 6056479
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: D03D,D10B,E02D,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of constructing a composite civil engineering structure comprising:providing a mass of particulate material,providing at least one reinforcing bonded composite open mesh structural textile comprising:a plurality of spaced-apart bundles of weft yarns;a plurality of spaced-apart bundles of warp yarns, the warp yarn bundles intersecting with the weft yarn bundles at a plurality of junctions to define openings between adjacent weft and warp yarn bundles, the weft yarns and the warp yarns being interwoven at the junctions, each weft yarn being interwoven with the warp yarns independently of adjacent weft yarns, each warp yarn being interwoven with the weft yarns independently of adjacent warp yarns;a portion of the warp and weft yarns comprising load bearing yarns, the load bearing yarns being high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation yarns; andthe junctions of the bonded composite open mesh structural textile comprising at least one polymer component formed by a fusible polymer component of a fusible bonding varn which melts when heated and flows around adjacent yarns at the junctions thereby encapsulating and bonding yarns at the junctions to strengthen the junctions, andembedding said reinforcing textile in said mass of particulate material with portions of said mass of particulate material being below said reinforcing textile, portions of said mass of particulate material being above said reinforcing textile, and portions of said mass of particulate material being within said openings defined between adjacent weft and warp yarn bundles.