Tensar Extends Partnership with GeoSolutions into Oklahoma
ATLANTA – Tensar International, the leader in geosynthetic soil reinforcement, recently extended its partnership with GeoSolutions, Inc. into the Oklahoma market.
GeoSolutions, a full-line distributor of geosynthetics that specializes in full-service roadway...
Update: 6th Geosynthetics Middle East
SKZ's Geosynthetics Middle East 2013 (6 GEOME) will be held under the patronage of the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City. The conference takes place 29 - 30 October 2013 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Conference Delegates will have...
Rockfall 2013 Seminar Travels Across Australia
Maccaferri Australia has announced multiple dates and speakers for the Rockfall 2013 seminar series. The seminar will be offered in five cities across Australia between November 26 and December...
Strata Acquires 50% Equity in Geo Solucões, Ltda.
Cumming, GA, USA – (Oct. 1, 2013) Today, Strata Systems, Inc., a Glen Raven company and manufacturer and marketer of soil reinforcement products, announced its acquisition of 50% of...
Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw to Feature GSE, October 1
Houston, TX – 30 September 2013 – GSE Environmental, a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement applications, is excited to be featured...
Mitigating Frost Heave in Alaska
How to mitigate frost heave and road degradation in cold climates? Tencate Geosynthetics writes on the beneficial impact of installing a woven reinforcing geosynthetic material--Mirafi® H2Ri--along an important stretch of...
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Pietro Rimoldi on 80m High Reinforced Wall
In a 9-minute interview with Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs, Maccaferri's Pietro Rimoldi discusses an extraordinary hybrid reinforced wall design utilized in Sikkim, India. The result is an 80m high structure...
CQA Training Week Events, November 6 – 8
TRI Environmental has announced the next dates and short courses for CQA Training Week. From 6 – 8 November 2013, events will be held at TRI’s Austin, Texas campus....
Heap Leach Solutions 2013 Short Courses
VANCOUVER - Two short courses will be offered on Sunday, September 22 prior to the Heap leach Solutions conference.
These short courses are specifically designed to help participants get the...
MSE Berm for Landfill Vertical Expansion
By Strata Systems - A high-pressure gas line running through a landfill site near Lewiston, New York presented a challenge to the landfill owner, Modern Landfill of Model City,...
IECA Staff Celebrates the Fifth Annual World Parks Day
Denver, Colo. – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) staff celebrated the fifth annual World Parks Day by participating in a park clean‐up project at Greenway Park...
PGI Increases Offer for Fiberweb
Reuters has reported that nonwovens giant Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) has gained stronger support from Fiberweb's Board of Directors in PGI's bid to acquire Fiberweb. Fiberweb is a major...
Mattex Starts Up Latest Facility; USA Expansion Next
Mattex Geosynthetics started successfully its new nonwoven geotextile line in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The newly created company is a vertically integrated ultra-modern production facility within the fast-growing Mattex...
Seismic Behavior of Hybrid Reinforced Soil High Walls and Slopes
By Pietro Rimoldi, A.D. Gharpure, and R.R. Mahajan - Reinforced soil walls offer economic advantages over conventional mass gravity wall systems as the height of the wall increases. The cost...
CETCO Offers Leachate Testing for Liner Selection
By CETCO - Wastes are evolving. Has your liner system? Send us your waste or leachate samples, we'll suggest the optimum geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) for your site.
While sodium...
GCLs: The Clay Minerals Society Marks 50 Years with October Event
From 6-10 October 2013, the Clay Minerals Society will gather at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and mark a significant milestone: their 50th anniversary. The October 9 barrier session...
Environment Minister to Open RemTech Expo 2013 in Ferrara (Italy)
The seventh edition of RemTech Expo 2013 (www.remtechexpo.com), the most prestigious event in Italy on the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites , will be inaugurated by the Minister...
Pullout Performance of Strip Reinforcements for MSE Walls
By John Sankey and Robert Lozano - For discrete reinforcing strips used in MSE walls, standards developed under the AASHTO codes have identified a method for evaluating pullout of...
Extemin 2013 Showcases Peru's Mining Industry
Varennes, QC – Solmax will be present at the Extemin 2013 convention held at the Cerro Juli Convention Center in Arequipa, Peru from 16-20 September 2013.
Extemin is one of the most prestigious mining event in Latin America and the...
VIDEO: Interview with Beth Chesson
During the last International Erosion Control Association (IECA) conference and exhibition, Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs sat down with Beth Chesson, Co-Chair of the IECA Committee on Standards & Practices. The...
WEBINAR – Coastal Applications with Polymeric Marine Mattresses
Polymeric Marine Mattresses (PMM) are compartmental structures composed of a high density, flexible, UV stabilized, extruded geogrid specifically developed for the demanding performance required in coastal and marine applications.
On...
Solmax at Heap Leach Solutions 2013 Conference
Varennes, QC – Solmax will present at the Heap Leach Solutions 2013 conference in Vancouver, Canada on September 24, 2013 at 1:50 pm. Robert Denis (Vice President – Product Engineering, Solmax) will present a technical paper written...
New Association to Provide Geohazards Leadership
In October 2009, a rock slide along Interstate 40 in Haywood County, North Carolina, was so severe that it closed this major stretch of road for more than...
Geosynthetics Middle East Preliminary Program
Held under the patronage of the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, the 6th Geosynthetics Middle East (GeoME 2013) conference from SKZ will take place 29-30 October 2013 in Abu...
Stormwater News – SWEMA STEPPs with WEF
ST. PAUL, Minn. - 10 September 2013 - The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association (SWEMA) is currently participating in the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) Stormwater Testing and Evaluation for Products and Practices (STEPP)...
