Raven’s New 7-Layer Extrusion Line Enhances VOC Barriers
Raven Industries boasts a strong track record of manufacturing innovations and especially in regard to multi-layer barrier materials for geotechnical applications. The company has announced...
Flood Protection – Rehabilitation of a Dike in Germany
The flood disaster of 1997 made a deep impression on many Germans. The Oder and Morava river basins flooded, and the waters spread through...
Rowe and Benson Lead PFAS Containment Webinar
Professors Kerry Rowe (Queen's University, Canada) and Craig Benson (University of Virginia) will lead a live, online discussion with short presentations and significant audience...
October Preview: GeoAmericas, Sustainability, Geosynthetics
The month of October offers plenty of playoff baseball for Geosynthetica's editor to obsess over in his free time (while his wife rolls her...
New Website from Solmax Highlights an Expanding Field
The saying goes that “hindsight is 20/20.” The year 2020, however, is shaping up to be one of significant foresight. Solmax’s new website is...
Webinar: Piled Embankments and Geogrids
The NAUE Academy puts engineering knowledge at your fingertips through its series of webinars on geotechnical solutions. The free, live webinars address a wide-range...
The Benefits of Accelerated Pavement Testing on Infrastructure
Testing plays a vital role in the design and performance of transportation projects. Testing and monitoring improve infrastructure by providing valuable data before and...
Harbor Maintenance Dredging and Geosynthetic Dewatering Tubes
An extraordinary volume of sediment must be removed from waterways each year to enable safe navigation and effective port operations. Maintenance dredging and environmental...
Buyers' Guide
Nonwovens Industry's 37th Annual Guide lists suppliers and producers of nonwovens around the globe in one comprehensive listing.
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ERDC’s Wildfire Response and Debris Flow Modeling Has Enormous Potential
Two years ago, the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) held its annual conference and exhibition in Long Beach, California. The gathering occurred just after...
Permanent and Resilient Deformation Behavior of Geogrid-Stabilized and Unstabilized Pavement Bases
Prajwol Tamrakar, Mark H. Wayne, and David J. White present field tests and results with Automated Plate Load Testing (APLT) to determine the permanent...
PODCAST: Fully Biodegradable Materials Mimic Geosynthetics
Geosynthetic materials are renowned for their sustainability qualities. One of the ways in which the geosynthetics field really excels here is through constant innovation in...
Evaluation of Geocell Reinforced Backfill for Airfield Pavement Repair
In this latest sharing of work from the GAP 2019 conference--Geosynthetica published GAP's proceedings--Lyan Garcia and Jeb Tingle of the U.S. Army Engineer Research...
REMINDER: Register Now for GeoVirtual 2020
"Resilience and Innovation" is the perfect theme for this year's annual conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. Originally scheduled for Winnipeg, the organizers moved...
Nanotechnology and Geosynthetics Evolve Together
Industries around the world have danced with nanotechnology for years, trying to create commercially scalable materials, such as with the addition of graphene to...
Solmax Unveils Leak Location Suite
International geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax is well known for its barrier technologies, including with conductive lining systems that can enhance site quality assurance. The company...
Underwriters Featured
The forthcoming issue of Land & Water will feature a generic article on canal lining geosynthetics. The article, "Smarter Infrastructures" by Chris Kelsey, offers a general introduction to types of liner materials.
VIDEO: Sludge Lagoon Remediation with Geosynthetics
Sludge lagoons can develop naturally along waterways, but many of the most sensitive ones are a byproduct of and a challenge to numerous man-made...
Advancing Pit Thermal Energy Storage
By Solmax - What does the next generation of Pit Thermal Energy Storage (PTES) look like? This question is the focus of the Efficient...
Benson Headlines Geosynthetic Clay Liner Webinar Series
Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) have a tremendous record as hydraulic barriers in engineered lining and capping systems. Still, they are not necessarily well understood...
Video: ACIGS and Bouazza on PFAS and Geosynthetics
The movement for greater open sharing of engineering technical information, particularly in geosynthetics, continues to grow. One of the champions has been the Australasian...
TRI/I-CORP Short Course
3-Part Accreditation for the Performance of Liner Integrity Surveys. Photos and review at the link below.
Verifying the Carbon Footprint of a Turf Reinforcement Mat
Propex GeoSolutions has opened July with some welcomed sustainability news. The company became the first High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) manufacturer to verify the...
Coated GCLs Growing in Australian Landfill Designs
The City of Townsville in northern Queensland is Australia’s largest urban center north of the Sunshine Coast. The local Waste Services Department serves nearly...
Podcast: Jean-Louis Vangeluwe on the Future of Geosynthetics
Season 3, Episode 3 of Geosynthetica's GeoTalk Podcast finds Tamara Tuttle (Atlas International Consulting) interviewing Jean-Louis Vangeluwe, CEO of Solmax, the world's largest producer...
