TenCate Geosynthetics
TenCate Geosynthetics
Reliable Soil Separation with Mirafi N-Series Geotextiles
Mirafi N-Series nonwoven polypropylene geotextiles deliver superior drainage, strength, and soil retention for lasting roadway and infrastructure performance.
Mirafi N-Series geotextiles provide controlled separation and filtration in roadway, embankment, and drainage conditions where soil migration and water movement must remain predictable. The engineered nonwoven structure maintains high permittivity and consistent retention, allowing water to pass while keeping fine soils in place. This stability helps prevent rutting, subgrade pumping, and differential settlement, preserving base integrity from construction through long-term service.
Core Performance Advantages
The N-Series is formulated for environments where separation and drainage must hold under construction traffic, moisture variation, and long-duration loading. The engineered fiber matrix delivers tensile capacity and controlled pore openings that sustain filtration without restricting hydraulic flow.
- Uniform fiber distribution retains fine soils while maintaining unrestricted water movement, preventing subgrade pumping under load.
- High puncture and tear resistance protects the separation layer during installation and aggregate placement, preserving integrity from the first lift forward.
- Stable performance through wet-dry and freeze-thaw cycles prevents material degradation across seasonal changes.
- Proven filtration behavior eliminates fine migration at the interface, reducing maintenance and extending pavement and foundation life.
- Chemical durability ensures dependable behavior across varied soil compositions and water quality environments.
This performance profile supports consistent results across transportation corridors, site development platforms, and water infrastructure systems. N-Series installs cleanly, seats securely, and maintains behavior long after surface operations are complete.
Application Alignment
Separation layers must keep fine soils from migrating into structural aggregates while maintaining clear drainage pathways. Controlled permeability and retention allow the N-Series to perform reliably across differing soil conditions, construction sequencing, and traffic stresses.
- Roadway and highway subgrades maintain separation and base stability, preventing contamination and early pavement distress.
- Building pads and industrial platforms establish a compacted, load-bearing work surface capable of supporting heavy equipment and repeated trafficking.
- Drainage trenches and interceptor systems retain clean aggregate envelopes that preserve flow efficiency and prevent clogging.
- Landfill leachate fields and embankment zones maintain filtration under sustained hydraulic pressure, protecting liner systems and drainage performance.
- Shoreline and channel banks retain soil structure under fluctuating water levels and flow velocities while supporting armoring or vegetation systems.
Reliable separation and controlled drainage keep aggregate layers performing the way they were designed, even as loading, moisture, and grading conditions shift over time. The result is a foundation profile that stays stable, drains cleanly, and supports long-term structural performance without rework or premature failure.
Upstream Subgrade Interface Stability
A true separation layer locks fines in place and keeps section thickness where it belongs. With N-Series installed at the subgrade, the platform stays firm, compaction holds, and load transfer remains consistent under real equipment traffic. The result is a working surface that does not shove, rut, or pump, and a finished pavement section that performs as designed without rework, failures, or callbacks.
Downstream Long-Term Performance Reliability
Lasting performance comes from a separation layer that keeps water moving without letting fines migrate. The N-Series maintains consistent permeability and soil retention under traffic, moisture change, and seasonal loading, preventing subgrade weakening and structural loss. Pavement sections stay open, stable, and uniform instead of tightening, silting over, or breaking down as cycles accumulate.
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