Last month, one of Brazil's geosynthetics pioneers passed away. Professor Benedito de Souza Bueno, who led the International Geosynthetics Society’s Brazilian Chapter (IGS Brasil) from 2003 to 2007, passed away on 1 August 2015 in São Paulo. Prof. Bueno contributed many papers to the international geotechnical engineering field, beginning in 1979, and was long a promoter of geosynthetic technologies....

More than 40 civil and geotechnical engineering professors from across the US and Canada gathered in Austin, Texas in late July to take part in the Educate the Educators™ (EtE) event. Following the mission of the original EtE from the 1990s, the International Geosynthetics Society's (IGS) two-day program in Austin sought to increase geosynthetics education in university engineering curricula. The...

SKZ is holding open its call for speakers for the 7th edition of Geosynthetics Middle East (GEOME 2015) for one more week. The event is the biggest geosynthetics conference in its region. It has steadily attracted support and will once again be held under the Patronage of Abu Dhabi City Municipality. The international conference will take place 16-17...

GSE Environmental has announced the addition of Mark Leigh as the company’s President of the Americas, as of August 24. Leigh brings more than three decades of experience, including 10+ years in P&L leadership in manufacturing. In a release, the company writes, "This completes a strategic reorganization and realignment of each global region that began last year with the appointments...

The registration deadline for a seat in the International Geosynthetics Society’s (IGS) reinforcement workshop at the 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI ECSMGE) is August 31. On-site registration for this special workshop is not available. All participants must pre-register. REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE WORKSHOP The IGS reinforcement workshop fee is just £40. The preeminent event in...

A new video from TenCate profiles the utilization of geosynthetic containers in mining and mineral processing. TenCate Geotube® containers are being used in a large range of applications, such as pond and lagoon maintenance, tailings management, water resource management, precious metals recovery, acid mine drainage, beneficial reuse, emergency and disaster management, and specialty applications. The versatility across applications, dependable performance,...

Annually, Geofabrics Australasia brings a top-tier geosynthetics lecture series to Australia and New Zealand. This year's series, which will be held on multiple dates in September, will be led by internationally renowned, independent expert Dr. Jie Han. His topic will be "Understanding and Harnessing the Stabilisation Effect of Geogrids in Pavement Designs." DOWNLOAD THE SEMINAR FLYER (PDF) In announcing the...

 Attendees at the highly anticipated XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI ECSMGE) in Edinburgh, 13 – 17 September 2015, will be able to attend a special geosynthetic barriers workshop. The technical content for the half-day session has been developed by the International Geosynthetics Society’s (IGS) Technical Committee on Barriers (TC-Barriers). The topics for the session...

ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has announced a special geosynthetics seminar and associated committee meetings to held in Mumbia, India 2 - 4 December 2015 at the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) headquarters. VISIT THE D35 EVENT PAGE The move is welcomed. India is home to the world's fastest growing population and one of the most ambitious and dynamic...

By Ian D. Peggs – Geosynthetic materials and products continue their steady development, as additive packages and manufacturing technologies evolve. Today, however, is different. Today, we are truly on the verge of a significant leap in geosynthetic performance. The enabler? Graphene. That single layer of carbon atoms has a specific strength higher than steel. It is self-repairing and...