NAUE Asia Achieves SAMM Accreditation for Testing Geosynthetics
When the international geosynthetics manufacturer NAUE GmbH & Co. KG founded NAUE Asia Sdn. Bhd. (NASB) in Malaysia in 2011, it did so to serve infrastructure markets in Asia...
INTERVIEW: Augusto Alza on Geosynthetics in Peru
During the GeosPeru 2017 conference (March, Lima), the International Geosynthetics Society’s Peruvian Chapter president, Augusto Alza, sat down for an interview with Geosynthetica Latin America editor Natalia Rodado. They...
April’s GSI Webinars Tackle Landfill Expansion and Heap Leach Mining
The Geosynthetic Institute opened the year by increasing the number of webinars it offers in the calendar year. In April, this includes two very big topics: landfill expansion over...
Agru America Opens Large Diameter Pipe Facility in Charleston
One of the most eye-catching items in the exhibit hall at Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 (March, Orlando) was a large diameter pipe section. The product was stationed at...
Pumped Storage Facility Revitalized by GCL Barrier
By NAUE – After more than 50 years of operation, the Hohenwarte II pumped storage facility near Saalfeld/Thuringia had seen many changes both in the ways in which the...
IGS North America Selects Kingston for Educate the Educators Event
The International Geosynthetics Societey’s non-commercial Educate the Educators program was created in the 1990s to address the knowledge gap about geosynthetics in civil engineering practice. The program used a...
Stormwater Equipment Manufactures Association 2017-2018 Board
The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association (SWEMA) has announced its 2017 - 2018 Board of Directors.
President: Derek Berg (Contech Engineered Solutions)
Vice President: Fred Kraekel (Hydro International)
Treasurer: Dan Fajman (Fresh Creek...
New Coal Ash Pond Capping Series from TenCate
One of the fastest-growing markets for civil engineering in the United States is in capping coal combustion residuals. Tencate, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of geosynthetics, has...
Competitors to Partners: Western Excelsior Acquires North American Green
Western Excelsior is celebrating its 40th anniversary in dramatic fashion. The company has entered into an agreement to acquire the 32-year-old company North American Green as of March...
Video: ILT Coal Ash Containment Installation at Reid Gardner
International Lining Technology began work on a coal ash containment project at the Reid Gardner Generating Station in late November 2016. The 557-MW plant sits on 480 acres near...
Geosynthetics Apps for iPhone and Android Smartphones
Updated March 24: We've added a seventh geosynthetics app, the EPI Geomembrane Product Locator, which was released in March 2017 after this article had already been compiled.
Smartphones are ubiquitous,...
IECA Issues 2018 Call for Abstracts
The International Erosion Control Association Region One has issued the IECA 2018 Call for Abstracts for its annual conference and exhibition (Environmental Connection). The most recent edition was held...
Geosynthetica at GeosPeru 2017
Geosynthetica will be at GeosPeru 2017 in Lima, Peru, March 29 – 31. If you or your colleagues will be part of the event at the Hotel Los Delfines,...
Why Geosynthetics Matter for the Future of American Infrastructure
The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released the 2017 Report Card on American Infrastructure. As expected, the Society finds that the nation’s current infrastructure is grossly underfunded and...
IGS-NA General Assembly Issues Open Invite and Agenda to Geo Community
When Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 convenes in Orlando, Florida, it will bring together members of the geosynthetics and larger geotechnical engineering communities. The conference, which occurs every six years, combines...
David Zill Joins THRACE LINQ’s Geosynthetics Team
Thrace LINQ’s geosynthetics team is growing, this time with the addition of industry veteran David Zill. He brings more than two decades of experience in sales and management....
FHWA Limit Equilibrium Design Framework for MSE Structures
The innovative performance of geosynthetic reinforcement materials has led to mechanically stabilized earth walls and slopes becoming a mainstay of modern infrastructure—particularly with highways and commercial development. However, agreement...
Imagine IM to Present Graphene Solutions at Startup Booster Competition
Australia-based graphene solutions company Imagine Intelligent Materials (Imagine IM) has been selected to compete in the Startup Booster competition at JEC World 2017, the world’s largest composites show.
JEC World...
New ASTM D35 Subcommittee on Geosynthetic Product Specification
The influential ASTM D35 Committee on Geosynthetics has established a new subcommittee: D35.06, Subcommittee on Product Specifications. The first meeting of the subcommittee is schedule for ASTM Committee Week,...
Graphene Applications, Including with Geosynthetics, Draw Investment
Imagine IM (Imagine Intelligent Materials Pty Ltd) has been expanding the possibilities in graphene applications, work which has included new materials development in geosynthetics. The Sydney, Australia-based has just...
Design Frameworks for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls
During Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 in Orlando, the Technical Committee – Geosynthetics from ASCE’s Geo-Institute will hold a special working committee meeting on Design Frameworks for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls. The gathering...
IGS Landslides Workshop: Geosynthetics for Slope Stabilization
During the 4th World Landslide Forum, the Italian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (AIG-IGS) will hold a one-day workshop on 1 June 2017. Landslides workshop title: Geosynthetics for Slope Stabilization.
Daniele...
TenCate Geosynthetics Launches New High-Performance Turf Reinforcement Mats
Turf reinforcement mats are engineered to solve more difficult, longer-term erosion control situations on slopes and in channels. These materials retain bare soil and stabilize and nurture vegetation while...
Will Crawford to Speak on GCCMs and Erosion Control in Hong Kong
On February 21, Will Crawford of Concrete Canvas will be a featured speaker at an Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists (Hong Kong) engineering event. The lecture, “Introducing GCCMs...
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...
