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  • Material specifications should conform to Ontario Provincial Standard Specification (OPSS) 1860 for Class II geotextile fabrics.
  • Fabrics should be woven monofilament or non-woven needle punched. Woven slit film and non-woven heat bonded fabrics should not be used as they are prone to clogging.

Primary considerations are:

  1. Suitable apparent opening size (AOS) for non-woven fabrics, or percent open area (POA) for woven fabrics, to maintain water flow even with sediment and microbial film build-up;
  2. Maximum forces that will be exerted on the fabric (i.e., what tensile, tear and puncture strength ratings are required?);
  3. Load bearing ratio of the underlying native soil (i.e., is geotextile needed to prevent downward migration of aggregate into the native soil?);
  4. Texture (i.e., grain size distribution) of the overlying aggregate material; and
  5. Permeability of the native soil