Cross-plane drainage fabric
Described herein is an anti-capillary barrier geotextile which includes a wicking yarn in its structure and has a volumetric moisture content at breakthrough of less than 0.30 as determined by the TenCate Test. In one aspect the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a single-layer woven geotextile and includes a wicking yarn set and, optionally, a first non-wicking yarn disposed in one axis of the geotextile; and a second non-wicking yarn disposed in another axis of the geotextile and interweaving the wicking yarn set and optional first non-wicking yarn.
1. An anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprising a wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a single-layer woven geotextile comprising:
a wicking yarn set and, optionally, a first non-wicking yarn disposed in one axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile; and
a second non-wicking yarn disposed in another axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile and interweaving the wicking yarn set and optional first non-wicking yarn,
wherein the wicking yarn set comprises one or more of the wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a repeating weave pattern comprising the wicking yarn set, the optional first non-wicking yarn, and the second non-wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a volumetric moisture content at breakthrough of less than 0.30 as determined by a TenCate Test, and
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a permeability between about 0.05 cm/s to about 0.15 cm/s.
2. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wicking yarn set comprises two wicking yarns.
3. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wicking yarn set comprises three wicking yarns.
4. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a total surface area between about 10 square centimeters per gram and about 50 square centimeters per gram.
5. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wicking yarn is between about 500 denier and about 2500 denier, and comprises a bundle of wicking fibers, the wicking fibers being multichannel, trilobal, pillow, or a combination thereof.
6. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wicking yarn is between about 500 denier and about 2500 denier, and comprises a bundle of multichannel fibers.
7. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has between about 50 individual wicking fibers to about 1000 individual wicking fibers.
8. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers is a twisted bundle.
9. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers have a respective denier of between about 1 and about 100.
10. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has a respective denier of between about 30 and about 170.
11. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has a respective denier of between about 3 and about 7.
12. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , where in the first non-wicking yarn and second non-wicking yarn independently are a monofilament, yarn, or tape comprising polypropylene or a
polypropylene/polypropylene copolymer blend and is between about 100 and about 10,000 denier.
13. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the weight of the wicking yarns is between about 0.5 ounces per square yard and about 25 ounces per square yard.
14. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the weight of the wicking yarns is about 1.1 ounces per square yard.
15. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises between 5 wicking yarns per linear inch and 50 wicking yarns per linear inch.
16. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises 10 wicking yarns per linear inch.
17. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein fabric has a density in the axis containing the wicking yarn set is between about 5 yarns per linear inch and about 50 yarns per linear inch.
18. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a density in the axis containing the second non-wicking yarn is between about 5 yarns per linear inch and about 75 yarns per linear inch.
19. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a plain weave.
20. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a twill weave.
21. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wicking yarn is a wicking fiber, wicking monofilament, a bundle of wicking fibers, or a combination thereof.
22. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is prepared by weaving, tufting, knitting, or a combination thereof.
23. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises a non-wicking yarn set disposed in the warp direction, and a wicking yarn set disposed in the weft direction, the wicking yarn set comprising one or more wicking yarns.
24. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises a wicking yarn set disposed in the warp direction, and a non-wicking yarn set disposed in the weft direction, the wicking yarn set comprising one or more wicking yarns.
25. An anti-capillary barrier geotextile, comprising a wicking yarn inserted to create a face loop and a back loop;
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a single-layer woven geotextile comprising:
a wicking yarn set and, optionally, a first non-wicking yarn disposed in one axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile; and
a second non-wicking yarn disposed in another axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile and interweaving the wicking yarn set and optional first non-wicking yarn,
wherein the wicking yarn set comprises one or more of the wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a repeating weave pattern comprising the wicking yarn set, the optional first non-wicking yarn, and the second non-wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a volumetric moisture content at breakthrough of less than 0.30 as determined by a TenCate Test, and
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a permeability between about 0.05 cm/s to about 0.15 cm/s.
26. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a tufted first wicking layer and a tufted second wicking layer.
27. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a woven fabric.
28. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a knitted fabric.
29. An anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprising a wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a single-layer woven geotextile comprising:
a wicking yarn set and, optionally, a first non-wicking yarn disposed in one axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile; and
a second non-wicking yarn disposed in another axis of the anti-capillary barrier geotextile and interweaving the wicking yarn set and optional first non-wicking yarn,
wherein the wicking yarn set comprising one or more of the wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a repeating weave pattern comprises the wicking yarn set, the optional first non-wicking yarn, and the second non-wicking yarn,
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a Flow Delta of less than 490 milliliters as determined by a TenCate Test, and
wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a permeability between about 0.05 cm/s to about 0.15 cm/s.
30. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the Flow Delta is about 480 milliliters to about 100 milliliters as determined by the TenCate Test.
31. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the wicking yarn set comprises two wicking yarns.
32. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the wicking yarn set comprises three wicking yarns.
33. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a total surface area between about 10 square centimeters per gram to about 50 square centimeters per gram.
34. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the wicking yarn is between about 500 denier and about 2500 denier, and comprises a bundle of wicking fibers, the wicking fibers being multichannel, trilobal, pillow, or a combination thereof.
35. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the wicking yarn is between about 500 denier and about 2500 denier, and comprises a bundle of multichannel fibers.
36. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has between about 50 individual wicking fibers to about 1000 individual wicking fibers.
37. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers is a twisted bundle.
38. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has a respective denier of between about 1 and about 100.
39. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has a respective denier of between about 30 and about 170.
40. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the bundle of multichannel fibers has a respective denier of between about 3 and about 7.
41. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , where in the first non-wicking yarn and second non-wicking yarn independently are a monofilament, yarn, or tape comprising polypropylene or a polypropylene/polypropylene copolymer blend, and is between about 100 denier to about 10,000 denier.
42. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the weight of the wicking yarns is between about 0.5 ounces per square yard (osy) and about 25 ounces per square yard.
43. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the weight of the wicking yarns is about 1.1 ounces per square yard.
44. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises between 5 wicking yarns per linear inch and 50 wicking yarns per linear inch.
45. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile comprises 10 wicking yarns per linear inch.
46. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein fabric has a density in the axis containing the wicking yarn set is between about 5 yarns per linear inch and about 50 yarns per linear inch.
47. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile has a density in the axis containing the second non-wicking yarn is between about 5 yarns per linear inch and about 75 yarns per linear inch.
48. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a plain weave.
49. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a twill weave.
50. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the wicking yarn is a wicking fiber, wicking monofilament, a bundle of wicking monofilaments, or a combination thereof.
51. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is prepared by weaving, tufting, knitting, or a combination thereof.
52. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is used with a civil structure.
53. The anti-capillary barrier geotextile as claimed in claim 52 , wherein the civil structure is a road, an embankment, or a wall.