Design Frameworks for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls
During Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 in Orlando, the Technical Committee – Geosynthetics from ASCE’s Geo-Institute will hold a special working committee meeting on Design Frameworks for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls. The gathering...
IGS Landslides Workshop: Geosynthetics for Slope Stabilization
During the 4th World Landslide Forum, the Italian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (AIG-IGS) will hold a one-day workshop on 1 June 2017. Landslides workshop title: Geosynthetics for Slope Stabilization.
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Hanes Geo Components Opens Saint Louis Branch
Hanes Geo Components opened 2017 by officially announcing its acquisition of Canada-based Terrafix Geosynthetics (which will continue to operate under that name). The company is not letting its foot...
Lime-Stabilized Backfill in MSE Retaining Structures
By Giulia Lugli and Sachin Mandavkar – Soil can be stabilized by using a wide range of materials, such as cement, lime, and fly ash. When lime...
GSI Issues Graduate Student RFP for 2017-2018 Fellowships
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has a long history of supporting student research and development projects with geosynthetics. The investment helps spur the next generation of understanding with geosynthetics. GSI...
New Geocomposite Drainage System for Roadways
Roadway integrity can be undermined by poor drainage on the surface and in the subgrade of the road. The new GSE RoaDrain™ geocomposite drainage system has been engineered...
IGS North America Photo Contest 2017 Opens
The International Geosynthetics Society's North American Chapter has opened its 2017 IGS North America Photo Contest. The contest is open to all IGS-NA members and runs January 24 –...
GEOSPERU 2017 Speakers, Topics, and Exhibitors
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...
Presto's New Website Highlights Geocells, Video, Construction Resources
Presto Geosystems® has launched a new website (www.prestogeo.com) with a large range of construction resources for its soil stabilization and stormwater products. Much like the company’s successful international app...
HUESKER Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
In mid-December, HUESKER Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open its state-of-the-art, new manufacturing facility in Shelby, North Carolina. The 150,000 sq. ft. facility was built on the...
New Appointments for Andreas Lake and Brian Sparks with Thrace
The Thrace Group continues its development through optimizing the roles for key personnel. Andreas Lake has been appointed to a newly created position as Group Development Director for...
Geosynthetics Events: 11ICG Abstracts Extended to Feb 28
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...
Hanes Geo Acquires Terrafix in Geosynthetics Growth Move
As 2017 opens, the first acquisition announced in the industry is that of Terrafix by Hans Geo Components. The geosynthetics growth move combines the Hanes Companies’ distribution network for...
Geosynthetics, Secretary Foxx, and More at TRB 2017
From January 8 – 12, more than 13,000 transportation professionals will gather in Washington DC for the Transportation Research Board’s 96th annual meeting (TRB 2017). There, they will discuss...
Geotextiles Seminar at INDEX 17 Features Geosynthetics Leaders
International nonwovens association Edana will again hold a geotextiles seminar at its triennial INDEX™ conference. The event is one of the world’s largest gatherings for nonwoven material presentations and...
Top Stories in Geosynthetics for 2016
As promised, we reveal here today (December 29) the top stories in geosynthetics for 2016 on Geosynthetica. The stories have been ranked by most read, with the further caveat...
IGS North America Elections Loom Larger in 2017
The International Geosynthetics Society North America Chapter will hold its next round of leadership elections 3 – 27 January 2017. IGS North America members in good standing will be...
IGS News Volume 32, Issue 3 Published
The International Geosynthetics Society has published IGS News Volume 32, Issue. Here, in its conclusive issue for the 2016 year, the IGS promotes its new website, connects...
Geosynthetica Organizing Geosynthetics Pavilion for BW Expo
By Bruno Pedroni and Chris Kelsey – When BW Expo 2017 takes place in São Paulo 7 – 9 June 2017, it will do so with a first for...
GeoAfrica 2017 Extends Abstracts Deadline to January 15
GeoAfrica 2017 will be held 8 - 11 October 2017 in Marrakech, Morocco. The conference, which is centered on the theme of "Geosynthetics in Sustainable Development in Africa", has...
What Will Be Geosynthetica’s Most-Read Articles for 2016?
As the year comes to a close, we take a closer look at the analytics to see how users have interacted with the site and to gauge our most-read...
A Primer on Soil and Geotextile Filter Design for MSE Walls
Drs. Robert and George Koerner of the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) are no strangers to tackling challenging topics—subjects which are either difficult to motivate discussion on (e.g., failures) or difficult...
Revisiting the Fundão Tailings Dam Failure One Year Later
On 5 November 2015, a catastrophic tailings dam failure occurred at an iron ore mine in Brazil. The reported death toll from the event was 17 and...
2016 Geosynthetics Manufacturing Year in Review
The year 2016 has seen considerable activity in geosynthetics manufacturing, despite a slow start for many producers. As has often occurred, conditions such as resin supply fluctuations,...
Live and On-Demand Engineering Webinars in December
As the calendar year winds down, professional development opportunities such as engineering webinars are utilized more. For some, these sessions provide needed PDHs. For others, it is simply...
