Engineers and contractors have long tried to reinforce soft soils with dissimilar materials. The field of geosynthetics has progressed at a pace even faster than envisioned by contractors and engineers.

• Waste containment liner and cover systems have developed in the type of geosynthetic materials being used and performance monitoring of these system positioning them as a major focal point for all types of geosynthetics.
• Geonets for the purpose of in plane drainage.
• The development, use, and design/deployment of high-strength geotextiles in applications dealing with very soft soils in areal and linear fills.