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Innovations with additive packages and coatings have driven  many of the new product additions to the geosynthetics field in recent years. This has been especially true with...

"Resilience and Innovation" is the perfect theme for this year's annual conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. Originally scheduled for Winnipeg, the organizers moved the conference online to provide...

GeoU 2022 co-locates five high-level, geosynthetics short courses and multiple engineering networking events, 5 – 8 April 2022 in Austin, Texas. Certification exams for each of the two-day short courses will be offered...

The International Geosynthetics Society is dedicated to promoting the awareness and proper utilization of geosynthetic technologies in infrastructure. In support of its mission and backed by its 4000+ global...

The Palos Verdes Reservoir has been part of Los Angeles County’s extensive water service network since the late 1930s. The avocado-shaped facility, with a depth of 75 feet, provides...

By Abigail Beck, P.E. – Electrical Leak Location (ELL) survey success is directly related to the sensitivity that can be achieved by the method employed.  Method sensitivity is one...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of September 7. WORK SMARTER. -- REMINDER -- Register Now for GeoVirtual 2020, September...

By Angel Diaz and Chris Timpson – Geotextile tubes help to prevent storm damage and protect the environment through the building of custom marine structures. The installation of geotextile...

In North America, the field of geohazard mitigation is quite young. Around the world, however, it is a strong field of geotechnical design. Geohazard experts also utilize or their...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment has approved Phase I plans for the restoration of Central City Park in Westland. Bids are about to be released. The park has been closed since November 2006 after lead contamination levels in the soils were deemed too great. The site's transformation will include a geotextile cover over contaminated zones. Thirty-three of the park's 64 acres will be involved in the creation of new fields, paths, and a pavilion. Learn more here.;

Sioux Falls, SD (June 9, 2014)— Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN) was recently recognized by NASA for its contribution to the highly successful 2012/2013 Antarctic Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Campaign....

The mining disasters at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia, Canada and at the Samarco Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil were both dramatic examples of containment failures. Each...

The T-CLIC (TRI/I-CORP Liner Integrity Center) spring geoelectric LISA (liner integrity survey and assessment) course will be held on 16-17 April at the TRI Environmental campus in Austin, Texas. The two-day course consists of one day in the classroom and one day performing hands-on testing in three test cells; water-covered, soil-covered, and exposed liners, the last incorporating conductive geomembrane, conductive geotextile, and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs). These two days provide a general educational background to geoelectric liner surveys, but are also the first phase of a surveyor certification program. Phase 2 of the certification program includes a field audit of a production survey and a 90 minute written test.

Mammoth Cave, appropriately named, is the longest known cave system in the world. This 365-mile natural underground phenomenon draws more than two million curious visitors each year. In 1984, the National Park Service installed two wastewater stabilization ponds to treat domestic wastewater. Those ponds, lined with Seaman Corporation's XR-5 geomembrane, are still performing well.

ATLANTA - Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, has announced an expanded partnership with G & O Supply Co., Inc., which will increase Tensar 's product...

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) continues to push geosynthetics education and professional development in forward-thinking ways. In 2012, GSI Director Emeritus Dr. Robert Koerner acquired full publishing rights to his seminal...

ACE Geosynthetics uploaded a video to YouTube (12 March 2014) showing its international utilization of geotextile tubes, its secondary containment system, and its geotextile-based, concrete-filled revetment and scour protection...

Demtech Services, Inc. has announced an expansion of its innovative, direct-to-the-jobsite service "Demtech On The Move." The service began in January 2011 with Wayne Leger visiting sites directly, where he trained more than 300 liner installers across 20 states and visited more than 50 companies. Now, Demtech has added veteran Marty Schuler too. Leger and Schuler will continue working in the field to bring equipment, demonstration, service, support and expertise right to the site. Learn more.

Annually, Geofabrics Australasia brings a top-tier geosynthetics lecture series to Australia and New Zealand. This year's series, which will be held on multiple dates in September, will be...

By Nilex – For the Lac La Biche community, located 220 km north of Edmonton, Alberta, the surge in oil sands development has been accompanied by a more disciplined approach...

The International Geosynthetics Societey’s non-commercial Educate the Educators program was created in the 1990s to address the knowledge gap about geosynthetics in civil engineering practice. The program used a...

The Russian geosynthetics market has attracted a lot of interest, but its intricacies require, like many international markets, a real, local presence. The international geosynthetics manufacturing group HUESKER is...

Maccaferri has an active global network and a very long history of success in geosynthetic and affiliated geotechnical engineering projects, but it continues to find new benchmarks. In Oman,...

Geosynthetica's ASTM page charts relevant standards and work item announcements from ASTM International's Committee D35 on Geosynthetics and other relevant committees impacting specficiation and standardization today.

For 15+ years, engineers have come to Austin, Texas in April to attend geosynthetics CQA training courses hosted by TRI Environmental. This year, some are wondering where this well-respected...