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Wetland Trail Design
and Construction

Report 0023-2838-MTDC
August 2000

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section 1: Geosynthetics—General Information

Geotextiles
Geonets
Sheet Drains
Geogrids
Geocells
Proprietary Products

Section 2: Basic Geosynthetic Design and Utilization Concepts
for Trail Construction in Wet Areas

Section 3: Specific Design Applications

Geotextile or Geonet
Geotextile With Encapsulated Free–Draining Rock
Geotextile With Poles or Logs
Geogrid With Geotextile or Geonet
Sheet Drains Under Tread Fill
Sheet Drains or Geonets Used as Drainage Cutoff Walls
Geocell With Geotextile and Permeable Tread Material
TrailMaster With Geotextile

Section 4: Geosynthetic Product Information

General Notes
Geotextiles
Geonet (Geonet Composites)
Sheet Drains
Geogrids
Geocells
Proprietary Materials

Section 5: Identification of Unsuitable Tread Fill Material

Method A—Field Comparison
Method B—Laboratory Test
Method C—Geotextile Field Test

Additional Information

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