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There are a lot of parallels with modern hardscape construction. Nowadays many builders grade the soil base, add a woven stabilization fabric, then add clean an
by mberning 3y ago
There are a lot of parallels with modern hardscape construction. Nowadays many builders grade the soil base, add a woven stabilization fabric, then add clean angular stone, and finish with a finer angular stone on top. I wonder if railroads are using any geotextile fabric under their stone these days.
- ajot 3y agoThey do, or at least I've seen it in some railway renovations here in Argentina (through posts in SkyscraperCity forum). The funny thing is, when the state runs out of money, they start to cut corners and the geotextile fabric is one of the first things to go.
- mberning 3y agoThat’s sad and hilarious. Geotextile fabric is so cheap and adds so much longevity to these type of projects.