MSE Walls Engineered for Oil Drilling Operations
Molisht is an underground resource-rich area in Berat, Albania. Numerous important oil and gas wells are found there. For an energy plant, Maccaferri engineered retaining wall solutions...
Embankments on Soft Soils Webinar – September 22
Lilma Schimmel, MSCE, P.E., will lead a September 22 webinar on Embankments on Soft Soils. This free event—pre-registration required—is sponsored by HUESKER.
Date: September 22
Time: 2:00 pm (EDT)
Cost: Free
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Watch Your Language? Geosynthetics vs Traditional Materials
During GeoAmericas 2016, Dr. Neil Dixon’s sustainability keynote touched upon many topics for the future of geosynthetics. While sustainability drove most of the lecture, a few of his ideas...
EuroGeo 6 Preview
EuroGeo 6 is nearly here! The quadrennial European Geosynthetics Conference, which was last convened in Spain (2012), will be held 25 - 28 September 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana...
VIDEO: Designing with TriAx® Geogrids
Video number two in Tensar's Keeping You in the Know" series looks at how TriAx® geogrids are used from a design perspective. This includes how software is used by...
Gourc and Vidal on Geosynthetics in Landfill Applications
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Brazilian Chapter (IGS Brazil) will hold a special course on "Geosynthetics in Landfill Applications" on September 14. The education will be led by Profs....
Geocellular System Supports a Mountain Road
Dashu Mountain in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, is a well-known tourist destination for people throughout South Asia. The area’s beauty is a particularly popular draw for hikers....
VIDEOCAST: Geotextile Encased Columns
Geotextile encased columns (GECs) were developed to provide efficient foundations for embankments on weak subsoils. These columns, characterized by geotextile sleeves filled with noncohesive material, transmit loads through weak...
Geosynthetics Prove Key to GeoChicago 2016 Success
Geosynthetics were a prominent part of ASCE Geo-Institute's GeoChicago 2016 conference, which was held August 14 – 18 at the Sheraton Grand in downtown Chicago. The riverfront location, just...
Geosynthetics Events: 11ICG Call for Abstracts
The 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11ICG) will be held 16 – 21 September 2016 in Seoul, Korea at the new COEX (Conference and Exhibition Center) in the...
Successful Field Trial for Graphene-Enhanced Geotextiles
The first field trial in Australia for conductive geotextiles enhanced with graphene have been a success, Imagine IM reports. The company, which built Australia’s first commercial scale graphene production...
IGS Educate the Educators Brings Geosynthetics to Brazilian Universities
By Bruno Pedroni – During the last days of July, when many in Brazil are typically on vacation, more than 50 people gathered for the IGS Educate the...
Update on South African Geosynthetics Activities
The South African geosynthetics community continues to grow, in no small part due to relationships its participants have established with affiliated groups in construction and engineering. The latest...
GeoChicago 2016: Koerner Symposium Speakers
ASCE Geo-Institute's GeoChicago 2016 conference opens next week. Program co-chairs Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Dr. Nazli Yesiller, A.M.ASCE (Global Waste...
Chapter Activities Lead IGS News 32-2
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) had trouble fitting all of its content into IGS News, Volume 32, Issue 2. The 62-page, just-released digital publication includes chapter updates, event...
IGS India Ready for GeoAsia 6 in New Delhi
Nearly 20 years ago, the GeoAsia conference series kicked off with an International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) conference in Bangalore. The event was hosted by IGS India. In 2016, GeoAsia...
Webinar: An Owner's Perspective on Geohazard Slope Assessment
On August 17, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT, Caltrans’ Thomas Whitman will present a webinar on “An Owner’s Perspective of Slope Assessment: the Value and Use.”
Whitman is a...
Cartagena 2016: Changing Infrastructure, Changing Soils
Changing infrastructure changes soils, and our responses to the geotechnical challenges of our soils—the solutions we choose—determine the sustainability and long-term economics and successful performance of our infrastructure. This...
The AGHP 2016 Geohazards Photo Contest Winners
During July's Highway Geology Symposium (HGS) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) revealed its 2016 Geohazards Photo Contest winners. The annual contest captures geohazard technologies and challenges, such...
WINFAB Earns GAI-LAP Accreditation
Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics (WINFAB), a manufacturer of geotextiles and erosion control materials, has earned accreditation from the Geosynthetic Accreditation Institute – Laboratory Accreditation Program (GAI-LAP). The program is highly...
Geosynthetic Institute Announces 2016 – 2017 Fellowships
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has announced the winners of the 2016 – 2017 GSI Fellowships. The annually awarded research grants are giving out, in consultation with the GSI...
VIDEO: Service Life Advantages of Road Building on Geosynthetics
In its latest animation, TenCate Geosynthetics profiles how road building with geosynthetics can extend service lives up to 10x. The 1 minute, 37 second video shows design with TenCate...
VIDEO: Geosynthetic-Reinforced Embankments on Vertical Columns
HUESKER's videocast series delivers geosynthetic product and application details in succinct video spots. The material is developed by the company's international personnel, and the videos in the series that...
Geosynthetic Coastal Protection in England
From the arrival of the Romans to the Saxons and Normans clashing upon the shore, and from the Spanish Armada to Napolean and two World Wars, England has a...
VIDEO: Tensar on Tensile Strength Relevance in Certain Designs
Tensar’s "Keeping You in the Know" video series is a Q&A influenced campaign. In the first video, Senior Product Manager Jonathan Cook (Tensar International Limited) addresses questions on tensile...
