Ground Improvement

With a combined population of 440,000, the communities of Santa Maria da Feira and Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, produce 175,000 tons of solid waste annually. Waste management is...

By Elizabeth Peggs - I confess that when I heard "February in Portland" I quietly questioned a few things about the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA Region One) 2015...

One of the behind-the-scenes luminaries of geosynthetics has passed. Dr. Joseph Scott Thornton, Jr. died peacefully at his home on 23 November 2014 in Austin, Texas at the age...

A Soil Stabilization Story from Strata Systems - Exploration and development company, Continental Gold, established a mining operation in the mountains of Antioquia, Colombia. Situated 940m (3,084 ft.) above...

Access to or from construction sites often involves crossing over very weak or variable ground conditions. Thus, before work can begin on site, engineers are often first challenged with the problem of how they actually get to site. With a couple notes from recent wind farm contructions, Nigel Wrigley of NewGrids Ltd. writes on how geosynthetic reinforcement solutions provide the answer.

Geosindex.com is a new geosynthetic data website with sortable product data tables on geomembranes, geogrids, geotextiles, other geosynthetics. The website continues to evolve with more international manufacturers adding products and updating data and linked specifications. Learn more.

The mission of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Awards Program is to recognize outstanding achievements in the erosion and sediment control industry in the following categories: Environmental Achievement; Sustained Contributor; Young Professional; Professional of the Year; Contractor of the Year; Organization of the Year; Technological Innovation; and Educational Achievement. Only current IECA members may nominate an individual, project or program for an award. Nominations must be submitted electronically and are due by November 1. Learn more here.;

After years of research and field observations, Agru America Inc. has developed and released ClosureTurf, an innovative capping system that combines the outstanding barrier characteristics of structured geomembranes and the natural look and long-term exposure performance of today's artificial turf. ClosureTurf is ideal for the immediate closure operations and potential beneficial reuse of mining, industrial and municipal solid waste (MSW) burial sites.

geosindex.com lists geosynthetic data and it's free to access. Registration is never requested. For a sample of what the site provides, check out the geotextile data. The interactive table is sortable and users can choose what criteria fields they would like to see, such as CBR Puncture, NTPEP, and tensile strength. Questions on how to use the site or how to list your products? Contact us. Learn more here.;