Bridge Approach Embankment with MSE Walls and Pulverized Fuel Ash
By Chaido (Yuli) Doulala-Rigby and Martin Black - For a new major road construction (the Tinsley Link) in the North of England, a bridge approach embankment needed to be...
PanAm-UNSAT 2017 Call for Abstracts
The Geo-Institute (G-I) of ASCE has issued the call for abstracts for PanAm-UNSAT 2017, the Second Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils (Unsaturated Soil Mechanics for Sustainable Geotechnics). The conference...
IGS Appoints Terry-Ann Paulo New Secretariat Manager
When International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) members gathered in Delhi, India this month for the 6th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, they met the IGS’s new Secretariat Manager: Terry-Ann Paulo. She takes over the...
IGS North America Opens Call for Next Board
Quick upon its announcement of a new Board-appointed Secretary and the addition of an outside management company’s services, IGS North America has issued the call for its next board....
Geosynthetics Asia 2016 Makes Last-Minute Venue Change
Only days away, the 6th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics (Geosynthetics Asia 2016) has had to make a venue change due to unresolvable logistical contraints with the original site....
GSI Webinar: MSE Wall Remediation and Monitoring
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has a strong background in providing education and resources on all types of geosynthetics; but GSI is particularly versed in retaining wall-related education. The monthly...
Thrace Group Adds Lothspeich as Director of Engineering – Geosynthetics
Steve Lothspeich has been announced as the new Director of Engineering – Geosynthetics for Thrace Group companies Thrace Linq, Thrace NG, and Lumite. Lothspeich is a veteran of the...
South African Geosynthetics: GIGSA Extends Photo Contest
The South African geosynthetics industry has steadily grown, in no small part due to the activities of the country’s International Geosynthetics Society Chapter: GIGSA. On the technical side...
Geosynthetics International Gives Free Access to Best Papers
Annual, editor-selected “Best Of” papers from Geosynthetics International are available for free access online. Thomas Telford Ltd’s division ICE Publishing—part of the UK-based Institution of Civil Engineers—has published...
GEOSPERU 2017 – 4th Peruvian National Conference on Geosynthetics
GEOSPERU 2017 will be held 29 – 31 March 2017 at the Hotel Los Delfines in Lima, Peru. Hosted by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Peruvian Chapter, the event...
GeoAfrica 2017 Targets Sustainable Development
GeoAfrica 2017 will be held between 08-11 October 2017 in Marrakech, Morocco. This major event marks the 3rd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. To be held under the auspices of...
Highlights from Cobramseg 2016
Cobramseg 2016 is underway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Geosynthetica.net.br Editor Bruno Pedroni and Geosynthetica Director Elizabeth Peggs are in attendance. This major Latin American geotechnical engineering...
ECTC Updates Charts for Temporary RECPs
The Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) has published revised charts for Temporary Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs). The documentation identifies product characteristics, such as material thickness, tensile strength, ground...
IGS-NA/NCMA Segmental Retaining Wall Best Practices Webinar
IGS North America (The North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society: IGS-NA) and the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) are co-hosting an October 26 webinar. The topic:...
October 12 Webinar: MSE Wall Back Drainage Design
The Geosynthetic Institute will host its next GSI Webinar on 12 October 2016. The topic is MSE Wall Back Drainage Design. GSI offers these 75-minute sessions (with Q&A...
COBRAMSEG 2016 Short Courses
The Organizing Committee of Cobramseg and the the 7th Brazilian Symposium on Rock Mechanics (SBMR) have assembled a strong short course program. These courses will be held on October...
Three Companies’ Geosynthetics Combined for CCR Capping Systems
Geosynthetics are playing an enormous role in updating how coal combustion residuals (CCRs) are managed and stored, both in the near term and for long-term environmental security. INOVA...
Imagine IM Wins Innovation Award, Signs MOU with TenCate
October is turning out to be a month of substantially good news for Imagine IM. The Australia-based producer of graphene has just been recognized with an Australian Engineering Excellence...
Brazil’s First Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structure
By Bruno Pedroni – When the Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Technological Institute of Aeronautics geosynthetics group (GGGAITA) celebrated its 30th anniversary, one of the highlights was Bidim’s presentation on a...
A New, Expanded Geosynthetics Headquarters for HUESKER Brazil
International geosynthetics manufacturer and engineering services provider HUESKER Group has had a lot to celebrate. In recent years, the historical German headquarters marked the company’s 150th anniversary. This...
Reinforced Soil at Underground Storage Facilities
By Low & Bonar – CEPRO a.s., a government-owned major distributor of crude oil in the Czech Republic chose to build a large-capacity underground storage facility in Loukov to...
ITA Geosynthetics Group Celebrates 30th Anniversary
By Bruno Pedroni – The Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) is one of the most prestigious engineering institute’s in Brazil. The Institute's geosynthetics group (GGGAITA) is celebrating its...
VIDEO: Performance of Geogrids in Track Ballast Applications
Tensar's "Keeping You in the Know" video series is a Q&A influenced campaign. Here in its third video, Stabilisation Systems expert Mike Horton (Tensar International Limited) tackles the question:...
COBRAMSEG 2016 Will Draw Geotechs to Belo Horizonte in October
COBRAMSEG 2016 and the 7th Brazilian Symposium on Rock Mechanics (SBMR) will be be held in Belo Horizonte 19 – 22 October 2016. This is the most important event...
Reinforced Seawall Construction under 3m Tide
By Terre Armée –Situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in eastern Canada, where the Gulf of St Lawrence opens onto the Atlantic Ocean, the town...
