GeoU Event Rescheduled to April 2021 Due to COVID-19
The global spread of the COVID-19 virus has caused events around the world to be rescheduled. The organizers of GeoU, which co-locates multiple geosynthetics short courses, are following suit....
Geo-U 2020 Offers 5 High-Level Geosynthetics Courses
The inaugural Geo-U gathering has been announced with Austin, Texas selected as the destination. With Geo-U 2020, four high-level, two-day geosynthetics short courses will be held currently. One the...
Characterizing Sediment Retention Devices with ASTM Methods
By Joel Sprague and Jay Sprague – Sediment retention devices include silt fence, wattles, filter logs, compost socks, and various types of stormwater inlet protectors. They are a widely...
The Benefits of Accelerated Pavement Testing on Infrastructure
Testing plays a vital role in the design and performance of transportation projects. Testing and monitoring improve infrastructure by providing valuable data before and after construction, allowing the designer...
Warren Hornsey on Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast
Australia-based engineer Siamak Paulson (ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd) has published the latest episode of his eponymously named podcast series: Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast. This time out, he checks in...
Video: Soil-Covered Geomembrane Surveys
TRI Environmental Senior Engineer Abigail Gilson is one of the world’s foremost practitioners in electrical leak location (ELL) technologies. As part of the on-going ELL webinar series supported by...
Slope Stability and Leak Location Highlight Early May Short Courses
In the United States, geotechnical engineering short courses often take place just ahead of the warmer months during which so much work takes place. This gives engineering firms and...
Register Now for June’s Geosynthetics QA Online Training
REMINDER: TRI Environmental's renowned classes on geosynthetics QA / QC in containment installations and with compacted clay liners and geosynthetic clay liners will be offered for the first time...
GeoCreatives – Abigail Gilson and Carl Charpentier
Engineering work generally requires long hours in the field, in the lab, or simply chained to a computer inputting data, translating data, and assembling reports. To some, the concentration...
Online Geosynthetics CQA Week Training, May 10 – 14
The long-running geosynthetics CQA Week training courses from TRI Environmental return 10 - 14 May 2021 in an online format. The live, online format has been a quick success,...
Development of a 3/4-Inch Minus Crushed Base Course Specification
In the latest addition to our continuing series of articles developed out of the GAP 2019 transportation engineering conference proceedings, we follow Eli Cuelho, a senior engineer with TRI...
Geosynthetics CQA Week Training Online in December
The long-running geosynthetics CQA Week training courses from TRI Environmental return 7 - 11 December 2020 in an online format. This marks the second time this year that the...
Geosynthetics CQA Training and Certification Events – April 2019
TRI Environmental will host four geosynthetics CQA training courses and two certification opportunities 7 – 12 April 2019 in Austin, Texas. The events are part of the next CQA Week. Construction Quality...
The Spring Geosynthetics CQA Training Is Now Part of GeoU 2020
For 15+ years, engineers have come to Austin, Texas in April to attend geosynthetics CQA training courses hosted by TRI Environmental. This year, some are wondering where this well-respected...
How Reinforced Soil Is Transforming India’s Infrastructure
Geosynthetic reinforced soil structures (GRSS) are transforming India’s transportation networks, commercial construction options, and much more. These reinforcement materials and designs enable more sustainable projects, steeper slopes, safer retaining...
TRI Expands Testing Capabilities and Enhances Services for 2018
The annual letter from TRI Environmental to its clients and the general geosynthetics community merits review for a number of its highlights. The company notes the considerable expansion testing...
Register Now for the Online Electrical Leak Location Course
TRI Environmental’s Senior Engineer Abigail Gilson is one of the world’s foremost practitioners in electrical leak location (ELL) technologies. On May 10, as part of the online Geosynthetics CQA Week training...
The Fall Geosynthetics CQA Training Is Now Part of GeoU 2020
This article has been UPDATED (12 March 2020) to reflect the event’s new dates.
For 15+ years, engineers have come to Austin, Texas to attend geosynthetics CQA training courses hosted...
The Importance of Large-Scale Testing in Erosion and Sediment Control
By Joel Sprague and Jay Sprague - Controlling the migration of sediment is essential to the health of our waterways. Anywhere land is disturbed, such as in agricultural operations...
TRI Africa Provides COVID Support to Kamcare Orphanage
Though TRI Africa Environmental Services is one of the newest members of TRI’s international group of independent, third-party engineering services providers, it has quickly become South Africa’s leading CQA...
Geosynthetics in Stormwater Controls and Hydraulic Engineering
The inaugural GeoU 2020 co-locates five high-level short courses. Four of the courses are concurrently held engineering classes and the fifth is a half-day marketing course for sales and...
Slope Stability Short Course Added to May 7 – 11 Training Week Offerings
Short Course Training Week (May 7 – 11) is coming to Austin, Texas, where TRI Environmental will host four courses and two certification opportunities for professionals involved in CQA, waste management,...
