Soil Mechanics Video Series with Prof. John Burland
What is soil mechanics? That is the question that launches a series of short videos featuring the renowned geotechnical engineer Prof. John Burland (Imperial...
EXCLUSIVE: Video Interview with Solmax on Acquiring GSE Environmental
Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs sits down with Solmax Inc. President Jean-Louis Vangeluwe to discuss the company's bold move in acquiring GSE Environmental. The move brings...
United Concrete Canvas Russia Opened a Demo Park
Though Concrete Canvas opened a unique demo park near Moscow in Russia in 2016, it wasn’t until mid-way through this year that the company...
VIDEO: Chungsik Yoo and Erol Güler Discuss Underground Construction
At EuroGeo 6, the International Geosythetics Society recorded one of its “Two for a Few” installments, which brings together field experts for brief talk...
Defining Interaction Flexibility for Geogrid-Reinforced Structures
By HUESKER – Key properties in effective geosynthetic reinforcement are adequate tensile stiffness and tensile strength coupled with good interaction behavior. The relatively new...
VIDEO: Reduction Factor for Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics
In HUESKER’s May 2017 videocast, engineer Christoph Hessing discusses a highly important reduction factor that engineers must know to properly design with geosynthetics: creep...
Video: ILT Coal Ash Containment Installation at Reid Gardner
International Lining Technology began work on a coal ash containment project at the Reid Gardner Generating Station in late November 2016. The 557-MW plant...
Video: Pambula Merimbula Uses Polymeric Mats for Access Road
Diamond Grid has published a video story on the installation of its polymeric mat system to create an access road for Pambula Merimbula Golf...
SWANApalooza Includes Geosynthetics Panel on Failure and Value
At the open of promotional video for the March 28 geosynthetics panel discussion on failure and project value, the narrator quotes renowned investor Warren...
TxDOT Videos Highlight Zornberg’s Geosynthetics Research
The 96th Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference has just wrapped up in Washington, DC. The event saw a record 14,000+ transportation engineers, policymakers, researchers,...
Project Video: GRS Structure for Major Greek Cultural Center
One of the world’s leading architects, Pritzker Prize-winning visionary Renzo Piano, has led the development of Greece’s newest cultural treasure: the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...
Video: Conductive Geomembranes and Enhanced CQA
In November, Solmax provided the third of its high-level webinars on geomembranes with a session on “Enhancing Quality Assurance with Conductive Geomembranes.” The presentation...
Project Video: Geosynthetic Drainage Support for Athletic Facility
Varicore Technologies documented the extensive drainage installation work its geocomposite materials were utilized in performed for the Annandale Regional Athletic Facility in Minnesota. The...
Video Story: Waterway Restoration after Mining Activities
The waters of the Schurenbach, a stream near Essen, Germany, formerly ran underground from the foot of an old coal slag heap (the Schurenbachhalde)....
Project Video: Geosynthetic Tubes for Coastal Protection
This project video from HUESKER details a 1500m-long coastal protection installation of geosynthetic tubes along Lake Sedlitz in Germany’s Lusatian Lake District. The 1400...
VIDEO STORY: Solmax Cleans Up 150 Tons at an Illegal Dump
International geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has been undergoing a change in its identity from that of a commodity producer to a provider of value-added solutions....
How Cable Ties Can Cost a Geosynthetics Project Millions
Construction quality assurance expert Glen Toepfer (CQA Solutions) takes on the topic of cable ties in his latest video post from his Uncontained blog....
VIDEO: Performance of Geogrids in Track Ballast Applications
Tensar's "Keeping You in the Know" video series is a Q&A influenced campaign. Here in its third video, Stabilisation Systems expert Mike Horton (Tensar...
Additive Packages, Resins, and Geomembrane Performance
How do additive packages, resins, HPOIT and OIT testing, and other components and quality control measures to geomembranes affect material durability and performance? Solmax...
VIDEOCAST: Geotextile Encased Columns
Geotextile encased columns (GECs) were developed to provide efficient foundations for embankments on weak subsoils. These columns, characterized by geotextile sleeves filled with noncohesive...
VIDEO: Pumped Storage Plant Barrier Rehabilitation, Germany
The latest video from NAUE tells the story of the pumped storage plant barrier rehabilitation in Hohenwarte, Germany. The project provided an essential update...
VIDEO: Service Life Advantages of Road Building on Geosynthetics
In its latest animation, TenCate Geosynthetics profiles how road building with geosynthetics can extend service lives up to 10x. The 1 minute, 37 second...
Siamak Paulson Checks in with Kent von Maubeuge
Australia-based engineer Siamak Paulson (ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd) hosts a podcast on geosynthetics. In the latest episode, he interviews industry veteran Kent von...
Video: MSE Walls Lecture from AGERP
The lecture series on Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering: From Research to Practice (AGERP) has shared a recording of Chaido (Yuli) Doulala-Rigby's Koerner Lecture on...
ACIGS Video: Geosynthetics CQA with Barrier Systems
The Australasian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (ACIGS) is one of the most active IGS chapters in the world. It has been particularly...
