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The preliminary schedule for Sardinia 2017 has been released. The Sardinia Symposium is a long-running international series of waste management and affiliated landfill-related. The biennial event is, in fact,...

Australia-based Imagine Intelligent Materials has quickly scaled up production of its innovative imgne® X3 coating. The product has enabled the manufacture of the world’s first graphene-enhanced geotextiles, which are...

Solmax, positioned among the top three worldwide leaders in the manufacturing of geomembranes offering both containment and fluid transportation solutions, will be present at the Geosynthetics 2013 trade show held in Long Beach, California 1–4 April 2013. Find Solmax in Booth #423. On April 3, don’t miss the Geosynthetics and Liners Session hosted by Tarik Hadj-Hamou in which Solmax's Technical Director Daniel Tan will present his new research paper, "Lifetime Prediction of Thin HDPE Geomembranes for the Shrimp Aquaculture Industry." Learn more.

Propex GeoSolutions is increasing its profile in the coal combustion residuals market. The company announced the addition of Wesley Michael as its CCR Market Segment Manager. Michael is an...

Machina-TST is one of the fastest-growing geosynthetics companies in Europe. The company has expanded its production space for geogrids, geotextiles, geocomposite reinforcement materials, and turf reinforcement mats. Part of...

When the Georgia Geo-Institute Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gathers for its January 2020 meeting, Geosyntec’s Dr. Robert Bachus, P.E., D.GE (Georgia) will be the...

Bonar Technical Fabrics NV (a Belgium-based producer of woven and nonwoven fabrics for geotextile and agrotextile applications) and and National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET) have purchased a nonwoven production line from France-based NSC Nonwoven for their fast-tracked joint venture (JV) company in Saudi Arabia. Bonar is a subsidiary of Low and Bonar and NATPET is a producer of polypropylene (PP) resin and a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia-based investment company Alujain Corp.

This article has been UPDATED (12 March 2020) to reflect the event’s new dates. The organizers of GeoU 2020's reinforcement course have announced the additions of Dr. Jorge Zornberg, P.E....

Professors Kerry Rowe (Queen's University, Canada) and Craig Benson (University of Virginia) will lead a live, online discussion with short presentations and significant audience interaction on January 13 at...

In a November 15 release, the Erosion Control Technology Council has marked its 25 years of industry collaboration towards better erosion and sediment control practices. “Through leadership, standardization and educational...

Chattanooga-based Propex Operating Company, LLC, announced today that its Geotextile Laboratory at its Ringgold, GA, manufacturing facility has achieved the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) lab accreditation for Quality Control Mechanical Testing. A2LA accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and operation of a laboratory quality management system. It is in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

The forum, Geosynthetics in Engineering : Moving Towards New Application Practices, was held in Quebec City, Canada, on February 11-12, 2004, and gathered about 150 participants. Cont'd 2/16/04 The 2-day conference was about geosynthetics applications to road construction & rehabilitation and environmental applications - Barry Christopher, Dave Suits, George Koerner, Andre Rollin, Bob Denis, Eric Blond and others presented excellent papers. Abstracts to follow shortly. A short report from Terrafix's Bruno Herlin follows: "Being in attendance for only one day of a two day event at the Forum Geosynthetics 2004 Conference in Quebec City organized by Sageos, my observations and comments as a delegate to this forum was that organizers at Sageos put together a list of speakers, papers, and information which would rival any industry related conference on geosynthetics. The quality of the presentations provided at this forum was very informative and top notch. It offered all those in attendance an added update on the industry and provided everyone with items to add to their own personal bag of tricks to use for upcoming projects requiring geosynthetic solutions. As per George Koerner's comment during his presentation 'Geosynthetics…they can do the job, they have shown that they work, we as engineers and designers would have to be negligent not to use them'. This statement got everyone's blood flowing in the room. The forum was presented in both official languages. A complete package of the forum can be purchased from Sageos, however a package doesn't replace the added information which was supplied from a list of highly educated presenters put together for this forum. The added benefit of this forum in particular is the small venue atmosphere, an atmosphere which other geosynthetics conferences should follow. The small venue offered an atmosphere where all can communicate to exchange information, something which is lacking when conferences are held in large venues. Not to be missed, are future forums to be presented by Sageos later this year. From Quebec City signed, Bruno Herlin, P.Eng. Project Engineer, Terrafix Geosynthetics Inc."

For three years, a patent dispute has played out between Concrete Canvas and Eurobent over the latter company's material Tiltex™. Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd. is the inventor of Concrete...

The Early Bird Registration Discount deadline is today, March 19, for the next T-CLIC courses on Liner Integrity Surveys, Electrical Resistivity Testing CQC/CQA Training, and for the Geosynthetic Certification Institute CQA Certification Exam. The events take place March 31 - April 4 in Austin, Texas. A demonstration of new (and more economical) electrical resistivity testing equipment will take place on April 1.

Geosynthetics are used frequently to support roads that are built specifically for temporary or limited exposure to very heavy loads. This petrochemical installation project, first presented at GeoAmericas 2016...

Geosynthetic reinforced soil structures (GRSS) have had a highly beneficial impact on infrastructure throughout the world. GRSS strategies, materials, and designs enable more sustainable projects, steeper slopes, safer retaining...

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...

Time is running out to secure a seat at the one-day liner seminars being held across Australia, January 29 - February 7. Featuring geosynthetics veteran Dr. Ian D. Peggs...

By Chris Kelsey – The Bakken Oil Boom has been great for America as a whole. The boom has employed thousands with good paying jobs, revitalized towns with new...

International nonwovens association Edana will again hold a geotextiles seminar at its triennial INDEX™ conference. The event is one of the world’s largest gatherings for nonwoven material presentations and...

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.;

The International Erosion Control Association Region One will offer a number of field tours at Environmental Connection 2017, the annual conference and exhibition from the association. Learn-in-the-field opportunities include: ...

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 threat of rising sea levels and more intense hurricanes through climate change makes South Florida a perfect location for a coastal protection keynote address. At GeoAmericas 2016 (10...

The Geosynthetic Institute’s Drs. Bob Koerner and George Koerner will lead a special online short course 3 – 5 October 2017 on QA/QC of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities. Worth...