JUPITER, FL – The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has announced that the IGS French Chapter has translated the engineering document “Recommended Descriptions of Geosynthetics Functions, Geosynthetics Terminology, Mathematical and Graphical Symbols." Originally drafted in English, this internationally unifying publication has been translated completely by French Chapter Members Dr.
Nathalie Touze-Foltz (IGS Council Member) and Dr. Camille Barral.
The purpose of the document is to provide a standardized vocabulary/symbols guide for engineers, academics, students, designers and manufacturers working with geosynthetics. It provides a resource for the international geosynthetics community to communicate with confidence of understanding.
It’s a standard expectation that the nomenclature and symbols as identified in this document should be used for all papers and presentations submitted to the IGS journals and conferences. By executing this translation, Dr. Touze-Foltz and Dr. Camille Barral have made a valuable contribution toward fulfilling the purpose of this document: standardization of communications throughout the international
geosynthetics community.
To encourage its use, the document is publicly available in the “resources” segment of the IGS website:
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/Resources.aspx
Select “Education” and “French,” or download the document directly in PDF here:
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/Resources/Documents/IGS_Symbols_5th_Edition_September_V2009-03_FR2011_NTF.pdf
In May 2012, with the confirmation of three new chapters, the Society reached a record 38 National Chapters, all of which are actively engaged in the development of educational and technical materials. Many translated documents are available on the IGS website. These documents include information in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish. These resources are added to regularly, and more languages are anticipated. Visit the IGS Chapter websites (each of which may be found via the Chapters segment of the IGS website) to discover the outstanding offerings of the chapter in your country or region.
For more information on the International Geosynthetics Society and its educational and technical efforts, please contact the IGS Secretary, IGSsec@GeosyntheticsSociety.org or visit www.GeosyntheticsSociety.org.
