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While geohazards mitigation and response is large topic around the word, it is only now gaining real traction in North America. Canada has a more developed geohazards market (systems,...

Raven Industries Engineered Films Division (Nasdaq:RAVN) announces the VaporBlock® Spec3 Showcase, a select under-concrete-slab barrier series. The Spec3 Showcase contains three major categories with key products for superior gas and moisture protection. The showcase includes signature VaporBlock® 15 mil with enhanced low-permeability, eco-friendly VaporBlock® G™ with recycled post-consumer content, and advanced VaporBlock® Plus™ providing the latest in gas barrier technology. The official VaporBlock Spec3 Showcase product launch is February 5–8 in conjunction with the World of Concrete® show in Las Vegas, NV at Raven booth #S12510. All VaporBlock Spec3 Showcase products exceed Class "A" standards, and include independent supporting test data as required under ASTM E1745-11.

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has organized a one-day short course on Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering Applications. The event will take place 27 October 2017 in Columbus, Ohio at...

AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) today announced it has exercised its option to purchase the remaining 47% interest in a holding company that owns a chromite mine in the Republic of South Africa from Chrome Corporation for US$12.4 million. AMCOL is required to transfer a 26% interest in the mine to a South African Black Economic Empowerment Enterprise, after which AMCOL will hold a 74% interest in the mine. Chromite ore is a feedstock used to produce chrome sand. AMCOL currently markets chrome sand to the metalcasting industry. AMCOL is the parent of CETCO, an expert company in geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) and other containment and remediation technologies.

The M1 Highway is a major European route, connecting Moscow and Warsaw. Along the way, the trunk road passes through Smolensk and crosses into Belarus to connect the major...

With COVID-19 concerns impacting travel around the world, large and small events alike have rescheduled to protect their participants. Some events move on the calendar; others, like GeoAmericas 2020,...

The Portland City Council has approved a plan to request bids for the Grape Street reconstruction project. Construction may start as early as April. Paul Galdes of Fleis and VandenBrink Engineering has proposed putting in a geotextile separator between the poor material and the base material. Learn more here.;

TRI and I-CORP's joint venture, TRI-CORP Liner Integrity Center (T-CLIC), offers two days of electrical liner integrity survey (LIS) courses in Austin, March 31 and April 1. The two-day event provides both classroom and hands-on field training for contractors, engineers, and other construction quality assurance (CQA) professionals. Download the course PDF today. Space is limited. Also: the event includes a demonstration with new leak detection equipment.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is actively soliciting its industry's input on the proposed permit modifications to construction site stormwater management by the US Environmental Protection Agency. AGC invites all chapters and members to participate in a free members-only webinar on June 1, 1:00 to 3:00 pm (EDT), to discuss the real-world, practical implications of the proposed permit modifications and to gather information from construction professionals. Learn more here.;

By Chris Kelsey – The engineering community is mourning the loss of two of its most influential champions: Dr. Robert M. Koerner and Pauline W. Koerner. The couple, who...

Geomembrane fabrication can provide significant cost savings for geosynthetic barrier installations. EPI shares a video from a wastewater treatment plant project. GEOMEMBRANE FABRICATION ADVANTAGES Prefabrication of geomembrane panels can provide significant cost...

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has invested tens of thousands of dollars in its engineering research over the years, both in-house and with its GSI Fellowships program. The latter endeavor...

On 14 October 2010, Ian D. Peggs, PhD, PE of I-CORP International will conduct a one-day seminar and workshop on geoelectric liner leak location and liner integrity surveys in Laramie, Wyoming. The workshop, "Leaks in Geomembrane Liners: Their Significance and Methods for Locating Them," is co-sponsored by Solid Waste Professionals of Wyoming, Peak GeoSolutions, and Trihydro Corporation. Learn more and register online.

Maccaferri has released a new white paper on the use of geosynthetics in roadworks. The document was released at the 79th Annual Session of Indian Road Congress and includes...

Oscar Wilde often gets credit for the phrase “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” though Wilde was merely building upon an aphorism popularized earlier in the 19th century...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of June 8. WORK SMARTER. BIG PROJECTS Nevada might soon host the largest solar...

 Attendees at the highly anticipated XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI ECSMGE) in Edinburgh, 13 – 17 September 2015, will be able to attend...

A slideshow of whales in geomembrane lining systems. When gas gets under a geomembrane, bubbles--or, "whales"--can form. A number of reasons may be responsible, such as installation damage, poor...

By Layfield Environmental Containment - The Lee Lake Water District was required by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) to tender the design and construction of a containment...

CQA Solutions’ Glen Toepfer has made a name in the field through elevating construction quality assurance not just on site but in conference discussions and in publications. On Uncontained,...

PITTSBURGH – Nicholson Construction was recently named the Prime Contractor for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) slope stabilization project, located alongside Trunk Highway 2 (TH 2). The goal...

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2 JULY 2014 — ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has honored Gary Kolbasuk, director of innovation and technology at Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,...

As the “First Choice Globally”, Miller Weldmaster strives to serve customers in the industrial fabrics industry with state-of-the-art fabric welding equipment and world-class customer service and support. Among the...

By Catrin Tarnowski –  Geomembrane wrinkling occurs, but it can be minimized. “Lay flat” geomembrane installations are quite possible, as they are documented all over the world. Truly, we...

Prajwol Tamrakar, Mark H. Wayne, and David J. White present field tests and results with Automated Plate Load Testing (APLT) to determine the permanent and resilient deformation behavior of...