GSE Updates Online Drainage Design Manual
Five years ago, the first online edition of the Drainage Design Manual was released was released by GSE Environmental. The interactive, digital version built upon the previous print editions (2004,...
Upcoming GSI Webinars on MSE Walls – Remediation/Monitoring and Inspection
The Geosynthetic Institute has a strong background in providing education and resources on all geosynthetic applications and particularly on MSE walls. The next GSI Webinars exemplify the quality offered in...
Halting Reflective Cracking: Machina Adds to Roadway Geosynthetics Line
Pavement durability is always of concern in roadway projects, for safety, cost control, and responsible future planning. Geosynthetics offer a number of solutions to improve roadway performance, including prevention...
Oman’s Enormous Geogrid Basal Reinforcement Project
Maccaferri has an active global network and a very long history of success in geosynthetic and affiliated geotechnical engineering projects, but it continues to find new benchmarks. In Oman,...
Maccaferri’s Young Engineer Program Targets Recent Graduates
Now in its third edition, the Young Engineer Program from Maccaferri helps identify and develop young engineering talent. The company, which is well known internationally for its geosynthetics, geohazard,...
Geocells Excel in Track Ballast Research Study
Oregon State University’s Dr. Ben Leshchinsky, P.E. and the University of Kansas’s Dr. Jin Han, P.E. recently combined their wealth of geosynthetics knowledge in a track ballast research study....
TenCate Seeks Technical Manager for Engineered Structures
One of the largest geosynthetics companies in the world, TenCate Geosynthetics, is adding a technical manager to its engineered structures team. In this position, the Technical Manager focuses on...
Runways and Reinforced Structures for Tana Toraja
Every year in the South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, thousands of tourists visit to admire the breathtaking landscape and places of rituals and ceremonies of the Toraja ethnic group....
5 Ways Today to Improve Civil Engineering Tomorrow
In his latest post from the Uncontained series, construction quality assurance (CQA) expert Glen Toepfer writes on 5 things we in the geosynthetics and affiliated geotechnical and civil engineering...
Greenroofs and Geocomposites Webinar, March 4
On March 4, HUESKER will host a free greenroofs and geocomposites webinar. The core focus will be on the use of Ultimat® TGS geocomposites and how these geosynthetic materials...
Customized Geomembranes and a New Website for Solmax
The energy continues to flow from Solmax’s international headquarters near Montreal. The company acquired the Houston-based assets of the former Brawler Industries, providing even more efficient service to key...
Solmax Establishes Solmax USA in Houston
One of the world’s biggest manufacturers of geomembranes, Solmax Inc., is after 35 years of cross-border work establishing a physical presence in the United States. The company has...
Solmax Adds Doyin Adesokan as Technical Manager
International geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has announced the addition of Doyin Adesokan, B. Eng. MSc. as its new Technical Manager. She brings to the company deep global experience in civil...
Solmax Unveils Conductive Geomembrane Training Program
A new training program from international barrier system manufacturer Solmax aims to increase user understanding of conductive geomembrane. The three-day training will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
Solmax Reflects on the 2015 Geosynthetics Market
In 2015, there was little time for rest. Solmax launched four new products and filed two patents. We summarize some of the biggest developments here. These highlights...
Solmax Names Jean-Louis Vangeluwe New CEO
International geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has announced the appointment of company veteran Mr. Jean-Louis Vangeluwe as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vangeluwe has spent nearly two full decades with...
Updated MSE Design Software for FHWA, BS 8006, and EuroCode 7
NAUE, the international geosynthetics manufacturer and engineering services provider, has released SecuSlope 3.0 for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) applications. The latest version of this MSE design software has been updated for...
10 Geomembrane Questions
Questioning the practice of engineering has long been part of the geosynthetics field. It is this on-going dialogue and re-evaluation that leads to new manufacturing innovations, better CQA, more...
13-Year Study of Exposed, Green Geomembrane Cover
By Boyd Ramsey – In the summer of 2001, a 60- mil high-density polyethylene (HDPE) green geomembrane was installed as a cap at the Polk County Florida solid waste...
20 Landfill Failures in Next GSI Live Webinar
On Wednesday, March 9, the Geosynthetic Institute will hold a live webinar on "Behavior and Analysis of 20 Solid Waste Landfill Failures." The session will begin at 11:30 am (EST)...
2017 IAGI Installation Awards Winners
During Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, the International Association of Geosynthetic Installers announced the winners of its 2017 IAGI Installation Awards. The not-for-profit geotechnical organization is dedicated to bettering geosynthetic installation and construction...
270m-Long Reinforced Soil Structure for a South African Highway
By Maccaferri – When the improvement works to the main road P728 in the Umgababa area were approved by the eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, a mechanically stabilized...
34m High MSE Walls for Cerro Verde Copper Mine Crushers
By Terre Armée – In order to support the significant production increase at the Cerro Verde copper mine, Tierra Armada Perú was requested by the owner, Sociedad Minera...
6 Reasons to Attend IECA Environmental Connection 2016
The International Erosion Control Association's (IECA Region One) Environmental Connection 2016 will be held February 16 – 19 in San Antonio, Texas. This is the world's largest water and...
6-Year Update: Frost Heave Mitigation for Alaskan Highway
A woven geosynthetic was installed on the Dalton Highway in northern Alaska. The work was part of a research project being conducted by the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. The heavily...
