A Review on Geotextiles Regarding Soil and Water Conservation Issues

Soil erosion and its impacts have led to a growing need for a better understanding of different soil and water conservation measures. To deal with this issue, implementing diverse products including various kinds of geotextiles with distinctive properties would be a proper alternative to gain the conservation goal. Geotextile is one of the geosynthetic products that in addition to its synthetic form can be manually produced from natural materials and used in geotechnical projects. Despite the widespread application of this product and the compatibility of its biological type to the environment, fewer researches have addressed them in Iran. Therefore, this study tries to review the geotextiles and their application in slope stabilization and reduction of runoff and soil loss. Hope to use this alternative measure for soil and water resources management in Iran by understanding its properties and conservation mechanisms.