PODCAST: Robert Bowers on Geosynthetics in Segmental Concrete Pavements
The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute published its Tech Spec 22 this year. The document provides general guidelines on the use of geosynthetics within segmental concrete pavements. ICPI’s Director of...
Sprague Earns ASTM Award of Merit for Geosynthetics Work
ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics will present its highest honor, the ASTM Award of Merit, to C. Joel Sprague, senior engineer for TRI Environmental. The Award of Merit...
IGS Technical Committee Organizes November Hydraulics Events in NOLA
Two hydraulics events are coming to New Orleans, Louisiana in November 2017 thank to a technical committee of the International Geosynthetics Society. The engineering professional development gathering will consist...
Solmax USA Open and Manufacturing Geomembranes in Houston
Two months ago, the 35-year-old international geosynthetics company Solmax Inc. announced that would for the first time begin manufacturing geomembranes in the United States. The company had acquired the Houston, Texas...
Geosynthetics Education: A Case Study
By Preston Kendall – The International Geosynthetics Society has set a goal of getting geosynthetics engineering information into undergraduate civil engineering programs. This is being accomplished in part through...
Titan Environmental USA Opens Houston Office
After a string of product development and research updates, Titan Environmental has announced a new Texas-based office for its US division. Titan Environmental USA has established an office in...
Incomat Gets Raw and Potable Water Compatibility Certification
Geosynthetic barriers and systems provide essential containment of fluids in a wide variety of applications. One of the most important is for the protection and management of water resources....
A Geosynthetic Solution for Tehran Highway Wall
By Maccaferri – For a 33m-high, 300m-long retaining wall along the new Tehran North Highway, a composite geosynthetic solution from Maccaferri is being utilized. This geosynthetic approach has enabled the...
PODCAST: Craig Benson on Sedimentation, Dams, and Watershed Health
Geosynthetica opens its 2017 series of GeoTalk podcasts with a conversation about sedimentation, dams, and watershed health. Our guest is Craig Benson, an International Erosion Control Association Board Member...
Coal Seam Gas Site Uses Graphene-Enhanced Geotextiles
A coal seam gas facility in Australia has become the site of the world’s second commercial-scale use of graphene-enhanced geotextiles. The product utilizes Imagine Intelligent Materials’ imgne® X3 coating,...
NZ’s Central Plains Headrace Canal Update: 600,000 Sq M of HDPE Geomembrane
The ongoing infrastructure works in Canterbury, New Zealand’s ambitious Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme is centered around a 55m-high dam and affiliated storage and diversion canals. Up to 60,000...
Reinforcing India’s First Vertical Expansion of a Landfill
The city of Vapi in the state of Gujarat, India, has a deep industrial history, with chemicals, pesticides, dyes, textiles, and other sectors active in the municipal area. Though such...
ОБЗОР КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ: Геосинтетика в дорожном строительстве
Завершила работу II международная конференция «Геосинтетика в дорожном строительстве», которая прошла в Москве 19 мая 2017 года.
Партнер сессии «Способы оценки качества геосинтетических материалов при дорожном строительстве. Российский и зарубежный...
VIDEO: Reduction Factor for Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics
In HUESKER’s May 2017 videocast, engineer Christoph Hessing discusses a highly important reduction factor that engineers must know to properly design with geosynthetics: creep rupture. This is essential to...
REVIEW: 2nd International Geosynthetics in Road Construction
The 2nd international Geosynthetics in Road Construction conference was held May 19 in Moscow. Key sponsors for the event included Maccaferri, NAUE, Thrace Group, Bohnenkamp AG, and New Ground....
IGS Brasil to Celebrate 20 Years of Activity with Special Program
One of the world’s most active chapters of the International Geosynthetics Society was created 20 years ago. This year, when IGS Brasil members gather for the chapter’s annual meeting,...
Expert Geosynthetics Installation for Better Silver and Gold Mining ROI
The Coeur Rochester mine in Rochester, Nevada produced 4.6 million ounces of silver and 52,600 ounces of gold in 2016. One of the reasons for the success of the...
REMINDER: 2018 IECA Abstracts Due May 31
The International Erosion Control Association Region One reminds the engineering community that abstracts for the 2018 IECA Conference and Exhibition are due May 31. The 2018 IECA conference will be held...
Engineering Professors: Educate the Educators Applications Due June 1
The deadline for engineering professors to apply for a seat in the International Geosynthetics Societey’s non-commercial Educate the Educators program (4 - 5 December 2017, Kingston, Ontario) is approaching. All...
Waterproof Membranes 2017 Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities
Waterproof Membranes 2017 will be held November 14 - 16 in Cologne, Germany. The event is the 11th annual installment from AMI. The program will soon be released, with...
EurAsian Geotextiles Symposium 2017 Program Released
The international nonwovens association EDANA and the China Nonwovens and Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) have partnered to develop the EurAsian Geotextiles Symposium 7 - 8 June 2017 at the...
SOBRATEMA Summit 2017 Includes Geosynthetics Module
From June 7 to 9, professionals in construction, engineering, and equipment will gather in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the co-located events of BW Expo 2017, Construction Expo 2017 (International...
Installation of Asphalt Interlayers at High Ambient/Pavement Temperatures
By Ray Myers – The benefits of asphalt interlayers are documented going back over 40 years. Interlayers delay reflective cracking and form a moisture barrier when properly installed using...
СИБУР: о контроле качества геосинтетических материалов
Алексей Володиков, эксперт, направление «ТЭП и геосинтетика», СИБУР, расскажет о контроле качества геосинтетических материалов на II международной конференции «Геосинтетика в дорожном строительстве».
Мероприятие состоится 19 мая 2017 в Москве, Intercontinental...
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Slope Stability Short Course
Containment facilities require multiple geosynthetics, which creates a need to design with a strong understanding of the interface between soils and geosynthetics and between different geosynthetics. The new short...
