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Mechanical damage caused by repeated loading or abrasion are examples of agents that may induce undesirable changes in the properties of geosynthetics. The research conducted in this work complemented previous studies and consisted of submitting a geocomposite, isolated and successively, to two degradation tests: mechanical damage under repeated loading and abrasion. The geocomposite (a nonwoven geotextile reinforced with polyethylene terephthalate filaments) was tested on both sides (with or without filaments) and directions (machine and cross-machine). The impact of the degradation tests on the geocomposite was quantified by monitoring changes in its tensile and tearing behaviour. The results showed that, in most cases, the degradation tests caused the deterioration of the tensile and tearing behaviour of the geocomposite, affecting its reinforcement function. The decline in tensile strength correlated reasonably well with the decline in tearing strength. Changing the side and direction tested influenced, in some cases (those involving abrasion), the degradation experienced by the geocomposite. The reduction factors (referring to tensile and tearing strength) for the combined effect of the degradation agents tended to be lower when determined by using the common method (compared to those resulting directly from the successive exposure to both agents).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma16217047","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,5]],"date-time":"2023-11-05T07:35:06Z","timestamp":1699169706000},"page":"7047","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Tensile and Tearing Properties of a Geocomposite Mechanically Damaged by Repeated Loading and Abrasion"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0552-4076","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Ricardo","family":"Carneiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0437-1314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Filipe","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Filipa","family":"Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Maria de Lurdes","family":"Lopes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Shukla, S.K., and Yin, J.-H. 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