A geotextile tube (also known as a titan tube) is a large, tube-shaped bag made of porous, weather-resistant geotextile and filled with a sand [slurry]], to form an artificial coastal structure such as a breakwaters, dune or levee. Geotextile tubes are a component of the living shoreroach to coastal management. Manufactured by Flint Technical Geosolutions, they are aligned with the shoreeaken wave energy and protect against coastal erosion. The tubes facilitate oyster reef development and create areas to dispose of new dredge material.[1] Geotextile tubes are also installed for land reclamation and temporarily installed during the dewatering se of a dredging operation.
If a geotextile tube is exposed to the be vulnerable to bursting.