Soil Reinforcement

The 3rd Annual Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference will be held 16 – 18 May 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, organized by the International Erosion Control Association (IECA)...

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has been a globally influential organization in geosynthetics-related research, specification, and education. This year, Dr. Robert Koerner has launched a webinar series. The sessions are...

Thousands of Minot, N.D., residents were told to leave their homes as the Souris River swelled and threatened severe flooding. The water is expected to breach a dike system built in 1969 after severe flooding that year. New dikes are being built and others are being reinforced. Learn more here.;

Organizers for the Canadian Geotechnical Society's (CGS) 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference have extended the abstract submission window to January 31. GeoRegina 2014 (www.georegina2014.ca) will be held 28 September -...

Geosynthetics 2015 will be held 15 - 18 February 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Today (April 15) is the final day to submit abstracts to the conference's technical sessions. Ian...

The 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11ICG) will be held 16 – 21 September 2018 in Seoul, Korea at the new COEX (Conference and Exhibition Center) in the...

Coulby Pond in Wickliffe, Ohio is getting so full of sediment that the aquatic life is declining. City officials are to debate tonight, Monday, whether to move forth with dredging. But dredging operations may not be enough. Bank reinforcement may be needed, and a liner may need to be installed to prevent further erosion. Learn more here.;

The United Kingdom-based Institution of Civil Engineers is an extremely active professional body with a rich history of high-quality lectures and professional development offerings. On October 17, ICE...

SKZ's 2nd International Conference on Geosynthetics Middle East is being held in Dubai, UAE, 10-11 November 2009 with geomembrane and geogrid technologies guiding most of the discussions. A special one-day seminar will follow on November 12 on HDPE liner issues. Ian Peggs of I-CORP has sent along a write-up from day one of the conference. Read his synopsis of the presentations and companies present at the event, and see images from this region of ever-increasing importance to the geosynthetics field.

Land and Water Magazine's Erosion and Sediment Control Network (ESCN.tv) if hosting a webinar on 3 December 2009: "Online Marketing Webinar for Erosion and Sediment Control Industry." The webinar will show you how ESCN.tv can help you communicate one-to-one with your target audience. They note, "We will review how we measure engagement and demonstrate how this medium enhances branding, communication, and lead generation." Learn more. Email Kim Kline at kimlandandwater@gmail.com. Learn more here.;

The Indian geosynthetics manufacturing industry has grown substantially in recent years, both for domestic projects and exports. Strata, which is well-known internationally for its reinforcement and load support geosynthetics,...

This will be the 10th in a series of conferences organized every four years by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) that focus on recent findings concerning low volume roads. Papers are sought which offer a pragmatic perspective that can be applied by practitioners. Case studies, best practice reviews, and experience-based reports of innovative practices that may not be research, per se, are welcome at this conference. Download the call in PDF.

Tensartech TW1 structural and retaining walls are being installed in a new raised dual carriageway to bypass the historic City of Wroclaw in South East Poland. The road will give access to the new Miejski Stadium in time for its role in the UEFA Euro 2012 football finals. Wroclaw Municipality and its main contractor, Skanska, chose the Tensar solution for the 5km bypass project because of its low material costs and rapid construction, as well as its aesthetic appearance and versatility in adapting to site requirements.

GeoAsia 2012 is the a quadrennial geosynthetics conference dedicated to engineering and construction in the Asian region. To be held 10-14 December 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand under the auspices of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and with the support and leadership of IGS Thailand, GeoAsia will provide an essential regional educational and networking opportunity. This 5th edition to the GeoAsia series will operate under the theme "Geosynthetics for Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change." Learn more here.;

In September, Geofabrics Australasia is hosting a series of seminars across Australia on "Use of Geosynthetics in Flexible Pavement Design." The sessions will feature the expertise of guest speaker...

Sports stadiums generate significant media attention, for their cultural place in a city, their economic impact, their importance to the competitiveness of a team, their fairness of play, and...

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...

Access to or from construction sites often involves crossing over very weak or variable ground conditions. Thus, before work can begin on site, engineers are often first challenged with the problem of how they actually get to site. With a couple notes from recent wind farm contructions, Nigel Wrigley of NewGrids Ltd. writes on how geosynthetic reinforcement solutions provide the answer.

This year, the Indian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) is celebrating its Silver Jubilee: 25 years of service to the Indian Geosynthetics Community! To mark the Silver...

The rise of the Jobs 1st Alliance, a US West Coast ports advocacy group, highlights how the expansion of the Panama Canal has created a highly competitive environment between American ports on opposing coasts. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California are the most active shipping ports in the United States and serve as the integral link between Asian goods and the America marketplace; but as the Panama Canal expands with a 2014 target to open to wider, deeper container ships (the so-called Super Post Panamax Megaships), the West Coast might be bypassed in favor of direct delivery to Gulf of Mexico and East Coast US ports. Infrastructure investment is needed.

In addition to their own chapter/national events, chapters of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) support quadrennial regional conferences. In 2016, multiple events will take place, bringing together the Americas,...

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has published its latest edition of IGS News. The semi-annual publication contains reports from some of the IGS' 30+ international chapters, event recaps from around the world, short course announcements, and much more. This issue is particularly interesting for its IGS Chapter-centered pieces. John Cowland gives a review of IGS Asia, Jorge Zornberg discusses Chapter growth and communication, and Joanna Borkowska announces IGS Poland. Read more about this issue and link to its PDF version on line.

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...

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has just release Volume 31, Issue 1 of its IGS News. Published three times per year in support of the often-updated news on its...

Register today and join your colleagues in the variety of activities that the Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) offers: educational sessions, table top exhibits, landfill tour, receptions, networking functions, and the GWMS golf outing. This year's Keynote Presenter is Thomas Christensen. He'll provide an international perspective on waste disposal trends. New Technical Session topics this year include: Waste-based energy; Recycling and Waste Diversion; Solar Cell applications. Learn more about the October 2010 conference.