The use of geotextiles to improve the structural stability of fill materials for Bandar Abbas runway construction

The present paper is a summary of studies done concerning land limitation problems encountered in the process of extension of Bandar Abbass-airport runway No. 2 on Persian Gulf bed by the use of a geotextile. The international Bandar Abass airport has two runways; runway No. 1 is long enough to accept large aircraft, but runway No.2 is small and unpaved. In accordance with the industrial growth of the country an active intentional airport should be seriously considered as an important part of transportation facilities. Therefore due to land limitations of a parallel runway toward the Persian Gulf by the use of geotextiles was considered as a suitable solution to soil reinforcement. Different investigations were carried out before the design of the embankment. The results of different measurements obtained from consolidation recording, made it possible to design and reinforce the soil by using favourable geotextiles.