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Stalk: Geotextiles & Construction

Geotextiles

Geotextiles are soil reinforcements used in environmental engineering
and construction projects to prevent erosion, aid in drainage, separate
structural layers, and improve vegetation establishment. Due to their
long fiber length and strength, hemp fibers can be used in geotextiles
in the form of fabric, fiber mats, and nets. In contrast to synthetic
plastic geotextiles, hemp is renewably sourced and biodegradable, so
it does not contaminate the environment at the end of its useful life.
Shimadzu’s AGS-X Series Universal Electromechanical Test Frames are
ideal for testing the strength of geotextiles.

Worker laying geotextile in preparation for new
building used for separation and reinforcement

Shimadzu’s AGS-X Series Universal Electromechanical
Test Frames for geotextiles testing

Construction Materials

Hemp hurd and fibers have found use in several construction materials, including
concrete, insulation, and particle board. When hemp hurds are incorporated to lime-
based cement, they create a renewably sourced, lightweight, and insulating building
material that can replace concrete and synthetic insulation in some applications.
Hemp stalk materials are also possible replacements for wood chips in fiberboard and
particleboard materials. Typical tests for construction materials include compression and
bending tests, and evaluation of changes in physical properties due to environmental
exposure. Shimadzu’s UH-X hydraulic test frames can achieve the forces required for
testing high-strength construction materials, and the software includes the concrete
test control software standard.
Shimadzu’s UH-X hydraulic test
frames compression for concrete as
well as hempcrete

Shimadzu’s HyperVision HVP-X2 high- Compression testing of
speed video camera enables recording at explosion proof cement
up to 10 million frames/second for visual
compression and tensile monitoring.

Watch a video of cement exploding at
10,000 frames/second:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZY6vyP0b8

Download our brochure for concrete,
Compression testing of non- also useful for hempcrete, or request a
8 www.GrowYourLab.com explosion proof cement printed copy using code C221-E012.