EuroGeo 4 Update
The organizers of EuroGeo 4--the 4th European Conference on Geosynthetics--would like to remind readers of the early registration deadline (31 July 2008) and of the three technical courses that will be held in conjunction with the event. The technical course subjects are geosynthetics in reinforcement, waste containment and hydraulic applications. Read more.
Feature Box: Now in Biz Voice
Indiana Chamber's Biz Voice magazine casts its "Indiana Ingenuity" column on Evansville-base North American Green, a leader in the erosion control industry. Matt Ottinger's piece in the July/August 2008 issue touches upon the company's key product lines, their importance in certain applications, and the green awards the products have won. Includes interviews with Tim Lancaster and Lynne Finney.
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Article: Selfish Reason
When Mike McDonald wanted to get into more sustainable construction, he made his own home the prototype. Among the many impressive features his team designed into this (first in the country) LEED-H certified and GreenPoint-Rated home is a green roof system that uses Huesker's TGS nonwoven fabric. Read the article here.
Deadline: Urban Water Management
The deadline for abstract submission to Urban Water Management 2009 has been extended to 1 August 2008. This inaugural event from PennWell will be an annual conference focusing on stormwater BMPs, sustainable design, public works, NPDES, construction and more. The first gathering will be held in Overland Park, Kansas from 23-26 March 2009.
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Key Wind Farm Approved
South Lanarkshire will be the home of Europe’s largest on-shore wind farm. Scottish ministers have just signed off on the Clyde Wind Farm deal. Access to wind farms is often dependent on geogrid reinforcement and/or geotextile separation in the road bed, as the access roads must withstand long-term heavy vehicle traffic. More about this project as it develops.
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TenCate Launches New Website
TenCate Geosynthetics has launched a new website. The new section focuses on Industrial Fabrics. Read about the site's redesign, its new resources, and more.
Technical Textiles in India
Commodity Online has published an interview with Dr. Ramkumar Seshadri of Texas Tech University. Seshadri spoke at the recent ATNT 2008 event in Coimbatore, India, and detailed the growth potential for the Indian technical textiles market. India's massive infrastructure growth needs is creating a huge demand for more highly engineered support.
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Googling Geosynthetics
geosynthetica is proud to announce that it has cleared the application process to begin supplying original content to Google News. This platform will help extend the reach of geosynthetic engineering information to users, potential users, journalists, and many others. For information on how your work could be part of a story, contact Chris Kelsey.
Second Speaker Announced for GWMS
The Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) has announced a second keynote speaker: Håkan Rylander, CEO of the South Scania Waste Company, Sweden (part of SYSAV). Read more about Mr. Rylander and the first keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Walsh of Chicago Climate Exchange.
Civil Connection: Wall-Top Design
The current installment of CE News' Civil Connection e-newsletter includes a segmental retaining wall (SRW) design on shipping giant DHL's new, 72-acre site in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Strata Systems' Sleeve-It product enabled the project team to establish a key security fence on what would normally be a difficult site: the top of the wall. The article shows how the installation succeeded.
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New GeoTalk Available
Tensar International has released the latest issue of GeoTalk. This 18th volume of the company's geosynthetics applications newsletter includes a field study on geogrid performance in roads, new paving reinforcement materials, use of geogrids by the US Army Corp of Engineers for border zone installations, slope retention and dewatering. Download the issue in PDF.
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L&W Article: Geotextile Tubes
The latest issue of Land and Water includes a piece on the Pineda Ocean Club's shoreline restoration in Satellite Beach, Florida. Sand-filled geotextile tubes provide dune stabilization support. The design mirrored a similar installation from 1989--one which helped withstand two hurricanes 15 years later. Read the article online.
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MECA Update
The Minnesota Erosion Control Association's (MECA) annual Low Impact Development (LID) tour will be held August 12. The PDF brochure with registration and tour information is now available. Sites include porous asphalt and grass parking lots; rain garden maintenance presentation; sand filter and permeable lime barriers for soluble phosphorus removal; porous concrete; and more.
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Calls for Papers Update
Our bi-weekly update on calls for papers, abstracts and proposals is posted. This issue includes Cooperation for Waste Issues, a Kharkiv, Ukraine event for which geosynthetica is a media partner. Events are listed in ordered of closest deadlines.
Now in Biz Voice
Indiana Chamber's Biz Voice magazine casts its Indiana Ingenuity column on Evansville-base North American Green, a leader in the erosion control industry. Matt Ottinger's piece touches upon the company's key product lines, their importance in certain applications, and the green awards the products have won. Includes interviews with Tim Lancaster and Lynne Finney.
Learn more here.;
SKZ in China
The CE Mark on products allows companies to distribute those products throughout the European Union. It's vital to be competitive in Europe. Süddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum (SKZ) recently brought CE information to representatives in China. Read a short report in English.
GERMAN VERSION: SKZ in China
A German version of SKZ's report from China is available. SKZ visited the Geosynthetics Asia 2008 event to discuss CE Marking of products with companies. Read the German version of the report.
Preserving Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario has experienced erosion from flooding for years. Now, with estimates of up to 50 feet of erosion striking some beaches that are only 66 feet wide, and with homeowners stricken by oft-flooded basements, the city is installing a large drainage scheme that ultimately comes down to clean stone wrapped in geotextile. A well-tested approached is applied on a larger scale.
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Dorset's Surf Underway
The BBC reports that construction of Europe's first artificial surf reef is finally set to go in Dorset. The 55 sand-filled geotextile bags will vary in length from 15 to 70 m (50 to 250 ft.) and are expected to create waves of up to 4 m (13 ft.). Funding for the project stems from the sale of seaside land to a developer. Construction begins later this month.
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Leaching through Canal Walls
The walls of the historic Erie Canal are tainted. Coal tar in the soil from an old gas-manufacturing plant is leaching through the walls of the canal. A public meeting will be held on July 15 to solicit public views on possible remediation solutions.
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Thrace Acquires Yonah Plant
Lumite Inc., a geotextile-manufacturing subsidiary of Thrace Plastics, has acquired a plant from Propex. The 226,000-sq-ft facility in Alto, Georgia will increase Thrace's geotextile production capacity, a welcomed advent as the company seeks to expand within the domestic market.
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Geotextiles Seminar in Mumbai
The Indian economy is developing at an incredible pace, and to sustain this growth requires significant infrastructure investment and new technologies. Constru India 2008 addresses this. Organizers have added an October 17, one-day symposium--"Geotextiles: What, Where and Why"--for the country's young geotextiles market. A symposium brochure is available.
Keep Current on Deadlines
We've seen a great many Calls for Papers, Abstracts and Proposals come out recently. It can be difficult to track all this during your busy work season. Keep up-to-date on the calls with our update column that may identify particular sessions of interest, such as the Geotechnical Risk portion of the 2009 DBIA Water/Wastewater event. Read more about these forthcoming deadlines.
Emergency Levee Repair
The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has announced that it is preparing to meet with members of the U.S. Congress who have an interest in levee safety. GMA seeks examples of geosynthetic products that can be employed for emergency levee repair and levee heightening to prevent overtopping. For information on the meeting and GMA, contact Andrew Aho.
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Determining Separation Factors
TenCate Geosynthetics' engineers have released a document detailing the importance and use of separation factors in selecting geotextiles for roadway design. Key to selection is retention, permeability and survivability characteristics. View a copy of the document today.
