An Arctic Project: QC and Leak Location of a Bituminous Liner
In the latest addition to our GeoAmericas series of stories, we look back at the GeoAmericas 2016 project story of how Groupe Alphard utilized electrical leak location (ELL) surveys...
Runway Reinforcement for National Airport in Minsk, Belarus
August 19 is National Aviation Day in the United States. The day marks the impact and wonder of flight on the world. Here, we revisit a runway reinforcement story...
Stabilizing Soft Soils at a Dredge Disposal Facility
The Manitowoc Containment Facility is an engineered structure designed to hold materials excavated during dredging activities in Manitowoc Harbor (Wisconsin). Confined Disposal Facilities (CDFs) like this one are one...
Bernardi to Lead Reinforced Soil Structures Course
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...
Three Companies’ Geosynthetics Combined for CCR Capping Systems
Geosynthetics are playing an enormous role in updating how coal combustion residuals (CCRs) are managed and stored, both in the near term and for long-term environmental security. INOVA...
Geosynthetic Coastal Protection in England
From the arrival of the Romans to the Saxons and Normans clashing upon the shore, and from the Spanish Armada to Napolean and two World Wars, England has a...
Hanes Geo Components Opens Saint Louis Branch
Hanes Geo Components opened 2017 by officially announcing its acquisition of Canada-based Terrafix Geosynthetics (which will continue to operate under that name). The company is not letting its foot...
ACIGS Bringing IGS Educate the Educators to Australia
The International Geosynthetics Society’s Educate the Educators program has had a substantial and beneficial impact on college-level geotechnical and civil engineering programs. EtE workshops provide high-caliber professional development and...
Asphalt Pavement Interlayer Webinar – June 28
On June 28, HUESKER will present a free asphalt pavement interlayer webinar. The session will begin at 2:00 pm (EDT), will include 20 minutes of engineering information, and roughly...
Mine Haul Roads on Composite Geogrids in Northern Ontario
Mines depend on consistent access for site safety, operational efficiency, and profitability. Delays in access can quickly cost active mines millions of dollars in lost production, and that can...
Geofabrics’ Engineer’s Paper Selected for Special IGS Session
Geofabrics Australasia's (www.geofabrics.co) engineer Preston Kendall has been selected to present at the forthcoming 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG). Kendall's paper has been selected by the International...
PODCAST: Coal Combustion Residuals and GCLs
Geosynthetica’s Director, Elizabeth Peggs, interviewed Dr. Craig Benson (University of Virginia) and engineer John Allen (CETCO) about coal combustion residuals (CCRs) and new barrier system regulations governing CCR handling...
China Looks to India
An interesting first in the construction market: a Chinese firm has opened the first China-owned construction manufacturing facility in India. Both countries have breathless construction markets, and both are well-known for hosting foreign investment, but never one another's. China's economy has advanced to the point it can now leave its borders and open facilities elsewhere, as Liugong's plant shows.
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12 ICG Extends the Call for Abstracts through February
The 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG) will be held 18 – 22 September 2022 in Rome, Italy at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. As the quadrennial, global...
GSE to Expand Geonet and Geocomposite Manufacturing Capacity
The Kingstree, South Carolina manufacturing facility of GSE Environmental is about to get even busier. The company announced on August 22 that it is adding a new geonent and...
Update: Geosynthetics Mining Solutions 2014
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada - ConferenceMine, the conference division of InfoMine, is proud to announce the Geosynthetics Mining Solutions 2014 conference (www.geosyntheticssolutions.com), to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from...
FHWA GRS-IBS Video
This 19-minute video demonstrates the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) approach. It includes an explanation of GRS and its history of development; interviews with designers, owners and construction personnel; narrated video footage to explain the construction of the three main components (reinforced soil foundation, abutment, and integrated approach); and time lapse photography to show the speed of construction.
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Reinforcing Scotland's Strathy North Wind Farm
Nearly 100,000m2 of geogrids have been utilized in the wide-scale stabilization of site access roads for the North Strathy Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands. Situated near Strathy on...
RPM Business Acquires UK-based Provider of Drainage Systems
RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its RPM Performance Coatings Group has acquired Pipeline & Drainage Systems Ltd. (PDS), a leading supplier of curb, bridge and channel drainage products for construction and infrastructure markets, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Based in Wakefield, England, PDS has annual sales of approximately $8 million. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be accretive to earnings within one year, were not disclosed.
Sneak Peek: GWMS 2014 Publishes Extended Abstracts
The biennial Global Waste Management Symposium will be held 22 – 24 June 2014 in Orlando Florida. GWMS 2014, organized by Penton, offers a strong international perspective on waste...
In Memoriam: TENAX Group Founder Gianmario Beretta
By Dr. Piergiorgio Recalcati - On Wednesday, 28 May 2014, Gianmario Beretta was killed in lightweight aircraft crash in Northern Italy. Mr. Beretta was the founder of TENAX Group,...
Updated MSE Design Software for FHWA, BS 8006, and EuroCode 7
NAUE, the international geosynthetics manufacturer and engineering services provider, has released SecuSlope 3.0 for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) applications. The latest version of this MSE design software has been updated for...
CLI Hires New Production/Fabrication Manager
Colorado Lining International, Inc. is proud to announce and welcome Tim Haran as the new Production and Fabrication Manager to oversee our Colorado Plant production. Tim brings with him over seventeen years of experience in the manufacturing industry. He comes to us from Protecto Wrap, where he served as Manufacturing Director of Operations for four years. He also served 13 years as a Maintenance/Reliability Leader for Owens-Corning.
Geocell Slope Protection for Commercial Reservoir Update
The L&T Knowledge City at Vadodara in Gujarat is the hub of several key businesses for the corporation, which controls a broad portfolio of hydrocarbon and power-related businesses. The...
NC DOT Cleaning Up Mud After Slope/Wall Failure
A slope that had a geogrid-wrapped earth retaining structure installed a couple years ago has failed, in part involving the previous reconstruction. A 30-foot-high wall of mud and debris traveled 3,000 feet down the mountain, damaging four homes and cutting off 37 from road access.
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