Containment

The term "Film Tearing Bond (FTB)" for qualifying welded geomembrane seams essentially disappeared from the waste containment sector several years ago, but it still remains in the potable water sector. Ian Peggs, I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, authors a tech note proposing "that we forever banish FTB."

During the 7th Australian Landfill and Transfer Stations Conference, a one-day CQA workshop will be held with a focus on construction quality assurance (CQA) for geosynthetic liners. These barrier...

The Dow Chemical Company announced today the formation of Dow Construction Chemicals a new business within the Dow Advanced Materials portfolio that combines certain capabilities of legacy Rohm and Haas Company, acquired in April of 2009, and legacy Dow Wolff Cellulosics, formed in 2007, to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to manufacturers of building and construction products around the world. Dow Construction Chemicals offers deep, broad technology platforms and extensive application know-how in acrylic, redispersible latex powder, and cellulosic chemistries. The business is focused on providing additive and formulation solutions to manufacturers of construction products such as elastomeric roof coatings, external insulation and finish systems (EIFS), specialty cements, insulation, caulks and sealants.

Immediately following 2014's 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (September 2014, Berlin), a high-level, one-day workshop on exposed HDPE geomembranes convened at the headquarters of BAM, Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials...

Australia has been the center of a great deal of activity in geotechnical and geosynthetics-related events over the past few years. The Australian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society...

We've found that the 13-19 December 2008 issue of the UK-based newspaper The Economist is loaded with engineering-ready fodder, from an extensive report on India and China's needs (and what the world economy needs from those nations) to an editorial and coverage on President-elect Barack Obama's proposed massive spending on improving American infrastructure. Some articles are available free online. Learn more here.;

We have a few deadlines to remind you of this week: the early-bird registration deadline for Waterproof Membranes 2009; the abstracts deadline for the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) 2009 conference; and the Industrial Fabrics Association International's (IFAI) annual International Achievement Awards (IAA) competition entry deadline. Read about these opportunities in the weekly column.

The Australian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (ACIGS) is pleased to announce a series of national seminars on Basal Reinforced Embankments. The ACIGS run seminars will include International...

In March, two more "Designing and Constructing Lining Systems" workshops featuring expert insight from Dr. R. Kerry Rowe (and extensive research being carried out at Queen's University) have been announced. Pre-registration is required, as space is limited. Sponsorship from terrafix and Brock White has enabled these sessions to be offered for only a nominal registration fee of $20 per attendee. On March 20, a special session will be held in Saskatoon. On March 21, the session will be held in Edmonton. Topics include all aspects of barrier system design, including leachate collection, natural barriers, clay liners, geosynthetic clay liners, geomembranes, and composite liners. Additional instruction from Dave Fuerth and Bruno Herlin. Contact Yvette Kohlmann, ykohlmann@terrafixgeo.com, +1 416 674 0363 x 274 to register. LIMITED SPACE. Register by March 1. Sponsored by terrafix and Brock White.

Earlier this year, Dr. Gary Fowmes received a £125,000 (USD $190,000) grant to continue research into the use of 3D printing in the design and performance of geosynthetic materials....

EPA today announced draft allocations for nitrogen and phosphorus as part of a rigorous pollution diet for meeting water quality standards in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, and restoring local rivers and streams throughout the 64,000-square-mile watershed. EPA plans to issue a draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) or pollution diet for a 45-day public comment period on September 24. The final Phase 1 Watershed Implementation Plans are due November 29, and EPA will establish the Bay TMDL by December 31.

Geosynthetics 2017, the First International Conference on Technology and Application of Geosynthetics, took place in Santiago, Chile 18 – 20 October 2017. The event met all of its inaugural expectations,...

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and its 34 country/regional chapters provide exceptional opportunities for networking and knowledge exchange in the greater civil engineering and construction fields. Those opportunities are only increasing as in 2011 the IGS was invited to join the Federation of the International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS). This union is providing fantastic links and information resource developments with the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), the International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM), the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), and the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). Geosynthetica strongly encourages its readers to renew their IGS memberships and applicable chapter memberships. If you have never joined, we strongly encourage you to now. Learn more about membership and chapters, including online registration/renewal, at the IGS Membership page. Learn more here.;

Shri Satyaprakash Singh, a regional manager (Polymer Business unit) at Reliance Industries Ltd., delivered an address on "Geosynthetics: Opportunities Ahead" during the mid-November Texcellence 2009 event in Ahmedabad, India. His presentation from the event is available for download to registered users of India-based textile website Fibre2Fashion. Learn more here. Learn more here.;

On the first full day of technical sessions at EuroGeo 5, Daniele Cazzuffi (CESI SpA, Italy), José María González (TRAGSATEC; ATEBA, Spain), and Ian Peggs (I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, Inc., USA) will chair a major session on Hydraulic Structures. This is also the IV International Symposium on Water Reservoirs.

Firestone has added another date to its successful series of PondGard EPDM Geomembrane Installation Training sessions. A Tucker, Georgia session will be offered on October 21. Some seats are still available for the September 10 session in Uniontown, Ohio. Register online today. Learn more here.;

1 November 2013 – Varennes, QC – Solmax will be present at the GeoAfrica 2013 convention held in Accra, Ghana from 18-20 November 2013. GeoAfrica 2013  is the 2nd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics and will...

According to the Philippines' newspaper Tempo, the Belgium-based company Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon (BDC), which had spent four years trying to bring a proposed P18.7-billion (USD$435 million) lake rehabilitation project to life, has announced the project has been canceled. The government scrapped the Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP) without further comment. BDC had planned to dredge the lake and store the silt/sand in a newly created, geotextile-lined wetland. Learn more here.;

In the landfilling arena, geosynthetic lining systems have become standard not just for their performance over traditional clay liner layers but because even multi-layer systems are significantly thinner. This allows for highly valued capacity increases for the landfill. In Porter, New York, a new proposal would allow for extending a hazardous waste landfill site and construction of a new cell. Learn more here.;

At the absentee meeting of shareholders of SIBUR Holding JSC it was decided to issue additional common shares in the total amount up to RUR 9 billion for shareholders SIBUR Holding JSC intends to issue up to 3,469,545 additional common shares. The estimated charter capital of the Company upon issue of the above number of additional common shares is supposed to increase to RUR 43,569.58 million. "Shareholders supported the current plans of the Company's organic growth through creation of new and upgrade of existing facilities", Alexander Dyukov, the Chairman of SIBUR Holding JSC said. "The owners of SIBUR find investing in petrochemical projects very promising".

GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA – For its use of ClosureTurf™, an innovative alternative cover system, the Saufley Field Landfill in Pensacola, Florida recently received a national award from the Solid...

The Board of Directors of Sika AG has elected Paul Hälg to succeed current Chairman Walter Grüebler. Paul Hälg will assume office following the next Annual General Meeting on April 17, 2012. Jan Jenisch has been appointed new CEO of Sika AG. Jan Jenisch, who is to take up his new position on January 1, 2012, will be replacing Ernst Bärtschi.

The International Geosynthetics Society has published its latest issue of IGS News (Volume 33, Issue #2), and with the email announcement of the PDF issue’s availability is word of...

Writing for the UK-based Rail Engineer, Douglas Ayres recalls his time in the Western Region’s New Works Laboratory. His history includes many notes on firsts in the use of geosynthetics in track construction: geotextile, geomembranes and geogrids. Learn more here.;

Barrick Gold has had installed what it believes to be the first geomembrane cap over a leach pad in mine closure operations. The cap has been installed to prevent cyanide washout from the zone due to snow melt. Roughly 430,000 square feet of geomembrane from Agru America have been installed. Work will be completed on the site in the next few weeks. Sierra Geosynthetics is conducting the installation. Learn more here.;