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...
Geomembranes in Mining: the State of Research
An interview with Dr. Fady Abdelaal, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, by Chris Kelsey
The first conference dedicated exclusively to geosynthetics in mining was held in Vancouver,...
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...
IECA Courses at Environmental Connection 2015
Each year at the International Erosion Control Association's (IECA Region One) annual conference, Environmental Connection, there is an option to come a day early and take one of many...
JOBS: Technical Services Manager, Erosion Control
An industry leading manufacturer of rolled erosion control products is seeking a dynamic, high-energy and results-driven technical services manager who is looking for a position with a continually growing...
A Hydrostatic Pressure-Resistant Tunnel Lining in Bavaria
By NAUE Geosynthetics - As part of the Deutsche Einheit (German Unification) Traffic Project 8.1, the Deutsche Bahn Netz AG (German Railways) ordered the construction of the Höhnberg and...
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...
Alternative Approaches to Channel Lining Systems
Councils often turn to rock-lined or concrete channel lining systems for open channels and to regulate flow to prevent flooding and property damage.
Last year Geofabrics Australasia launched the SmartDitch®...
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...
Report from the Berlin 2 Workshop on Exposed, HDPE Geomembranes
By Chris Kelsey - On September 26, immediately following the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG), a high-level, one-day workshop on HDPE geomembranes convened at the headquarters of BAM,...
IECA Extends Nomination Period for Environmental Awards
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One will honor winners of its Awards of Environmental Excellence during a special program at Environmental Connection 2015, which will be held...
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...
