VIDEO: Construction Mats for Haul Roads on Soft Soils
In this video from Presto Geosystems, Joe Karbon of the Manitowoc County Highway Department (Wisconsin) discusses the challenge of haul roads on soft soils and how construction mats are...
Seeking Employment: Sr. Sales, Business Development, and Marketing Executive
CLASSIFIED: Seeking Employment. Charles Hall, an executive with 20+ years of experience and strong performance, is seeking a new position. His experience includes significant sales growth and marketing and...
ACE Geosynthetics Adds Construction Videos to its EcoPark Website
The official website of the ACE Geosynthetics EcoPark has been online since October 2014. Users can explore the park virtually and learn about geosynthetics. Applications profiled on the website...
Australia: New Business Development Manager for Layfield
Layfield Environmental Containment is pleased to announce the employment of Mr. Alex Gersch as Business Development Manager based out of Adelaide, South Australia. Alex brings a wealth of experience...
In Memoriam: Dr. Joseph Scott Thornton, Jr.
One of the behind-the-scenes luminaries of geosynthetics has passed. Dr. Joseph Scott Thornton, Jr. died peacefully at his home on 23 November 2014 in Austin, Texas at the age...
Layfield Impresses with New Production Line
Layfield has commissioned the world's largest combined geotextile sewing and geomembrane welding production line. With this line, dubbed the GeoFab 5X, Layfield has significantly scaled up its plant conversion capabilities...
Tensar Appoints Americas Executive Vice President
ATLANTA – Nov. 24, 2014 – Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic construction technology, recently appointed Mike Lawrence as Executive Vice President of the Americas. Lawrence will spearhead...
What's Old Is New: Geosynthetics International Adds Volumes 1 – 9 Online
Geosynthetics International, which has become one of the most respected geotechnical engineering journals in the world, is finally making its first nine volumes (1994 - 2002) available for online...
Strata Wins Milton Vargas Award for Innovative Use of Geosynthetics
Cumming, Georgia – Strata Systems, Inc.'s sister company Geo Soluções Ltd., recently won a Milton Vargas Award for the article, "StrataSlope," which was published in the November 2013 issue...
GEOSPERU 2015 Update
GEOSPERU 2015 will be held 4 – 6 March 2015 in Lima. Hosted by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Peruvian Chapter, the event will analyze the rapid growth of...
HUESKER inc. Adds Regional Manager for LA, MS, TX, AR and OK Markets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – HUESKER inc., an international manufacturer of geosynthetics, is proud to announce the addition of Shandie Gautreaux, to its US-based staff. Gautreaux’s hiring will strengthen the sales...
DEADLINE: GeoAmericas 2016 Call for Proposals
GeoAmericas 2016—the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics—will be held at the Loews Hotel on South Beach in Miami, Florida 10 – 13 April 2016. The event will continue the...
NAUE Seeks Sales Engineer for Malaysian and Affiliated Regional Markets
NAUE, a leading international manufacturer of geosynthetics and engineering services provider, seeks to add a sales engineer to its expanding Malaysia and Southeast Asia operations. The company has a...
In Memoriam: Professor Michele Maugeri
On 1 November 2014, after a long battle with illness, Professor Michele Maugeri passed away. Prof. Maugeri was a long-time member of the Italian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics...
RFID Smart Geosynthetics Enable a Talking Road
By Rainer Lugmayr – Passive RFID tags embedded in an asphalt geosynthetic interlayer may be coming to a road near you. The geosynthetic reduces reflective cracking while the uniquely...
Riding the Rails: Track Extension on Composite, Biaxial Geogrids
By Sam Bhat – The Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) wanted to build an additional 6-track extension at the Transcona yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Heavy rail cars were expected...
Press Release: Strata Systems Adds Midwest Regional Sales Manager
CUMMING, Georgia – 14 October 2014 – Soil reinforcement product manufacturer and distributor, Strata Systems, Inc., has recently selected Scott Czewski, P.E. as its new Midwest Regional Sales Manager.
Czewski joins Strata...
New MSE Wall Software for Geocell and Geogrid Designs
Mechanically stabilized earth constructions, such as MSE walls, have enabled economical, safe, more vertical constructions. Often, these designs have yielded shorter construction windows, offered vegetated faces, and reduced the...
Press Release: PRESTO GEOSYSTEMS® Offers MSE Retaining Wall Software
APPLETON, Wisconsin - PRESTO GEOSYSTEMS®, a leading manufacturer of soil stabilization and stormwater products, introduces their new GEOWEB® MSE design freeware for GEOWEB geocell wall applications. The software creates...
New Brochure from ACE Geosynthetics
October 2014 - ACE Geosynthetics has published a new brochure focusing on its main products – geogrid (ACEGrid®), geotextile (ACETex®), and geotextile tube (ACETube®).
The design concept of the brochure...
Geosynthetics International Names Best Paper 2013
By Chris Kelsey - Annually, Geosynthetics International names a best paper from the journal's previous volume. This allows the judging to take place carefully with the full year's published...
On-Demand: A Trilogy of Giroud and Han Reinforcement Presentations
The geotechnical engineering professional development website Geo-U (www.geo-u.com) has added two presentations from Drs. JP Giroud and Jie Han to its roster of high-quality, on-demand education. A third presentation...
Techtextil North America 2015 Taking Shape
The 2015 edition of Techtextil North America marks the event’s 12th installment. This annual conference, which is a sister event of the biennial Techtextil in Germany, is dedicated to...
Press Release: Techtextil North America Prepares World-Class Symposium
The twelfth edition of Techtextil North America takes place June 2-4, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas where industry experts will present the most...
PRESS RELEASE: Tensar Files Patent Lawsuit in Canada over Geogrid
ATLANTA – 7 October 2014 – Tensar International has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Canada against Enviro-Pro Geosynthetics Ltd, a reseller of geogrid manufactured in China by Taian...
