Summary:

In the article results of laboratory tests of a puncture resistance with a pyramid carried out on chosen needle punched non-woven geotextiles of basic weight from 150 do 1200 g • m-2 are presented. Values of the puncture strength were compared for geotextiles placed on a rigid and soft support. According to PN-EN 14574:2006P a rigid support was an aluminum plate. Ash-slag mixture, compacted in a cylinder at compaction indexes of Is=0.90, 0.95 and 1.00 was used as a soft support.It was observed that the puncture strength values on the rigid support are increasing proportionally to the basic weight. The value of the strength needed to puncture tested sample on the soil ground is decreasing along with the increase in the compaction index. Puncture of the geotextiles placed on the soft support required higher strengths in comparison to the rigid support and caused large deformations of the geotextiles.