Geotextile tube

1. A geotextile tube, comprising:

a first sheet having a first portion with a first weave pattern and a second portion with a second weave pattern, wherein said first portion of said first sheet covers a larger surface area of said first sheet than said second portion of said first sheet;

a second sheet having a first portion with a first weave pattern and a second portion with a second weave pattern, wherein said first portion of said second sheet covers a larger surface area of said second sheet than said second portion of said second sheet; and

a seam contacting and attaching said second portion of said first sheet to said second portion of said second sheet, wherein said second portion of said first sheet contacts said second portion of said second sheet and wherein said seam is made of stitches that contact both of said second portions.

2. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said seam does not contact said first portion of said first sheet, and wherein said seam does not contact said first portion of said second sheet.

3. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said second weave pattern of said second portion of said first sheet is denser than said first weave pattern of said first portion of said first sheet, and wherein said second weave pattern of said second portion of said second sheet is denser than said first weave pattern of said first portion of said second sheet, and wherein said second portions of both of said first sheet and said second sheet are at least two inches in width, and wherein said first sheet and said second sheet are made of woven geotextile fabric.

4. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said seam is a longitudinal seam.

5. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said second portion of said first sheet is a selvage of said first sheet, and wherein said second portion of said second sheet is a selvage of said second sheet.

6. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said second weave pattern of said second portion of said first sheet is configured to allow slippage of machine direction yarn in the cross-machine direction upon being subjected to pressure forces to allow water to flow through said second portion so as to reduce pressure within said geotextile tube.

7. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a bottom sheet that forms at least a portion of the bottom of said geotextile tube;

an end sheet that forms at least a portion of an end of said geotextile tube; and

a transverse seam contacting and attaching said bottom sheet to said end sheet, wherein said transverse seam is located at least fifteen feet from said end of said geotextile tube, and wherein said transverse seam is located on the bottom of said geotextile tube.

8. A geotextile tube, comprising:

a plurality of sheets attached to one another so as to form a top, bottom, first end, second end, first side, and second side of said geotextile tube, wherein said first end and said second end are opposite one another in the longitudinal direction, and wherein said first side and said second side are opposite one another in the transverse direction;

a transverse seam contacting and attaching one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said bottom of said geotextile tube to one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said first end of said geotextile tube, wherein said transverse seam is located on the bottom of said geotextile tube;

wherein said plurality of sheets include a first sheet and a second sheet;

wherein said first sheet has a first portion with a first weave pattern and a second portion with a second weave pattern, wherein said first portion of said first sheet covers a larger surface area of said first sheet than said second portion of said first sheet;

wherein said second sheet has a first portion with a first weave pattern and a second portion with a second weave pattern, wherein said first portion of said second sheet covers a larger surface area of said second sheet than said second portion of said second sheet; and

a seam contacting and attaching said second portion of said first sheet to said second portion of said second sheet, wherein said seam extends in the longitudinal direction.

9. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said first end does not have a seam that extends in the transverse direction located thereon.

10. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said second end does not have a seam that extends in the transverse direction located thereon.

11. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said transverse seam is located at least fifteen feet from said first end.

12. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said sheets are two in number, and wherein said sheets are made of woven geotextile fabric.

13. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 8 , further comprising:

a fabric port tube attached to one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube; and

a fill port seam that is attached to and contacts said fabric port tube and a plurality of flaps of said one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube.

14. A geotextile tube, comprising:

a plurality of sheets attached to one another so as to form a top, bottom, first end, second end, first side, and second side of said geotextile tube, wherein said first end and said second end are opposite one another in the longitudinal direction, and wherein said first side and said second side are opposite one another in the transverse direction, wherein said plurality of sheets define an interior of said geotextile tube;

a fabric port tube attached to at least one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube; and

a fill port seam that is attached to and contacts said fabric port tube and a plurality of flaps of said at least one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube, wherein said plurality of flaps are located in said interior of said geotextile tube and below an upper surface of said top of said geotextile tube when said fabric tube port is positioned for receipt of material therethrough and into said interior of said geotextile tube.

15. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 14 , wherein a portion of said one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube is disposed between said plurality of flaps and said fabric port tube such that said plurality of flaps and said fabric port tube do not contact one another.

16. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said fabric port tube defines a circular shaped opening, and wherein said plurality of flaps are triangular in shape and are located about the entire perimeter of said circular shaped opening of said fabric port tube, wherein said plurality of flaps contact the inner surface of said one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said top of said geotextile tube.

17. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said fabric port tube is a sheet of woven geotextile fabric, wherein said fabric port tube has a first portion with a first weave pattern and a second portion with a second weave pattern, wherein said first portion of said fabric port tube covers a larger surface area of said geotextile tube than said second portion of said geotextile tube, wherein said second weave pattern of said second portion is denser and stronger than said first weave pattern of said first portion, and wherein said fill port seam contacts said second portion of said fabric port tube and does not contact said first portion of said fabric port tube.

18. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 14 , further comprising a fabric backing, wherein said fill port seam is attached to and contacts said fabric backing.

19. The geotextile tube as set forth in claim 14 , further comprising a transverse seam contacting and attaching one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said bottom of said geotextile tube to one of said sheets that forms at least a portion of said first end of said geotextile tube, wherein said transverse seam is located on the bottom of said geotextile tube, wherein said first end and said second end do not have any transverse seams located thereon.