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What is Geomembrane? Geomembrane Installation guidelines

What is HDPE Geomembrane? Laminated high density polyethylene woven fabric, so called geo-membranes, are very low permeability synthetic liners used to control fluid or gas migration within soil, rock, earth or any other geotechnical material, as integral part of a manmade product, structure or system. As a synthetic component used within the ground, they are technically geo-synthetic, the prefix ‘geo’ indicating usage on or in the earth. The other primary geo-synthetics are geo-textiles, geo-nets, geo-grids, geo-composites and geo-composite clay liners. The original use of geo-membranes was for the distribution, storage and containment of potable agricultural water supplies. It still remains as an important element of this market, except now it has been broadened to contain a wide variety of liquids. Geo-membranes have become the design choice as part of a cover system due to a variety of factors such as imperviousness, chemical resistance, inertness to surrounding soils, e...