Soil Reinforcement

Conwed Plastics has announced that it is returning to its historical headquarters at 2810 Weeks Ave SE, Minneapolis MN 55414. Renovations of the old facility are underway, and as...

Geofabrics Australasia's Albury facility has reached an exceptional milestone in workplace safety. The company has surpassed 500 days without a workplace injury. This is a significant mark and continues...

Download the April-June 2013 issue of TechTex India here in PDF  

A familiar name is returning to the geosynthetics expert consulting ranks. After a short stint with an international geosynthetics manufacturer, Dhani Narejo, P.E., Ph.D., is now available without restrictions...

The American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) has announced a number of short course opportunities during the Low Impact Development (LID) Symposium. The...

There's still time to register for GSE Environmental's one-day Geosynthetics for Success Technical Seminar on 6 June in Johannesburg, South Africa. This ongoing international series features expert speakers (GSE...

GeoMontreal 2013 will be held 29 September - 3 October, 2013 at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is organized by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)...

TenCate Geosynthetics Americas has developed a third patent pending geosynthetic for road and railway reinforcement, called TenCate Mirafi® RS280i. This woven product completes the RSi series of geosynthetics for...

When the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) gathers for its 66th annual conference and exhibition, and the 11th in conjunction with the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH/CNC) Groundwater Conference, it...

Geofabrics Australasia has developed a suite of videos that explain various standardized tests on geosynthetics. While these videos focus specifically on Australian standards, they are highly applicable to testing...

$60 million facility will have capability to produce geotextiles and agrotextiles too Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Mattex, a Dubai and Saudi Arabian carpet backings producer, will expand its...

The Australian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (ACIGS) is pleased to announce a series of national seminars on Basal Reinforced Embankments. The ACIGS run seminars will include International...

The first 2013 issue of the International Geosynthetics Society's IGS News has been published. This issue features a look ahead to this year's GeoAfrica 2013 (Accra, Ghana, 18-20 November 2013),...

The Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa (GIGSA), which is a chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), has published its April 2013 GIGSA Newsletter. This edition continues the...

There are two ASTM International standards updates to report for 8 April 2013 from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics: * Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has published a new standard, D7853 -...

27 March 2013 - TYPAR Geosynthetics, one of the world's largest and leading suppliers of high-performance geotextiles, is proud to announce the latest addition to 40 years of innovation...

25 March 2013 – The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) is proud to announce the launch of its new website: www.igs-na.org. Featuring new graphics and navigation, cleaner display, and deeper content,...

ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has announced work item, WK41425 - Standard Test Method for Strength of Sewn or Thermally Bonded Seams of Geotextiles. This work item is a...

TenCate launched its MiraSpec Design Solutions Software in September 2010 to provide flexible pavement design assistance and demonstrate the benefits woven reinforcement and stabilization geotextiles in roadway structures. Now, the company has unveiled a flexible pavement design app for the iPad.

The newly constructed Arkun Dam hydropower facility on the Çoruh River (Turkey) would have been considerably more expensive if conventional concrete walls were used along the edges of the power station. NAUE Geosynthetics profiles the project and the reinforced earth option that was selected and which saved 40% on the cost for this portion of the project.

GeoNews is a regular publication of project stories, event updates, and geosynthetic materials information. It's the corporate newsletter of Australia-based Global Synthetics. The current issue looks at utilization of geotextile tubes to restore a freshwater lagoon, geogrid-gextile composite reinforcement for crane pads at Maroochydore, revitalizing Adelaide's railway network, Bentofix® GCL containment for a lake, and more. Read the latest issue here (PDF).

This instructional webinar will provide attendees with knowledge on the use of geotextile containers and polymeric marine mattresses for island breakwater creation. On-site project experience from the City of Ft. Pierce Marina in Florida will be shared. This project features a permanent wave barrier, configured as a carefully sculpted, but naturally appearing, artificial island breakwater. This solution was proposed to protect the marina from a 100-year storm event, as mandated by FEMA regulations. Learn more here.;

This instructional webinar will provide attendees with knowledge on the use of geotextile containers and polymeric marine mattresses for island breakwater creation. On-site project experience from the City of Ft. Pierce Marina in Florida will be shared. This project features a permanent wave barrier, configured as a carefully sculpted, but naturally appearing, artificial island breakwater. This solution was proposed to protect the marina from a 100-year storm event, as mandated by FEMA regulations.

In response to a Nor'easter that hit the coast of Staten Island in March of 2010, a gabion retaining wall was installed along the oceanfront property to protect upland infrastructure from storm damage and wave action. The original wall design consisted of PVC coated galvanized steel gabions, spanning 100' parallel to the shore direction with a 9 ft. vertical height and two 30 ft. return walls at either end. During Super Storm Sandy in October 2012, the storm surge had pushed a large volume of sand and debris upland against the existing wall. While minimal damage was observed in confined places, the wall structure remained intact and fully functional.

Maccaferri's coastal structures are designed, produced, and installed to stand against the forces of Mother Nature. This was apparent after Super Storm Sandy hit the Northeastern United States in October 2012. Maccaferri's existing coastal structures protected homes and natural shorelines from storm surge damage and erosion. Links are provided here to fuller stories on each project, one of which involves revisiting how a 2010 installation held up to Sandy.