On its YouTube channel, Geofabrics has published a video detailing the advantages of the Megaflo® subsoil drainage system. The rigid, high-flow velocity panel drain is utilized in improving roadway integrity and maintaining the playability of sports fields. The subsoil drainage solution is also quite strong. With its crush resistance, it is even used in mining operations to keep site roads...

When the International Nonwovens Symposium convenes 3-4 June 2015 in Prague, attendees will learn about polymer-enhanced geomembranes. Nnamdi Amatobi, a Product Development Chemist with H&R ChemPharm (UK) will deliver a paper at event. Super absorbent polymer geomembranes are gaining more attention now. SAP solutions enable a substrate carrier, like a nonwoven geotextile, to be impregnated with the polymer to form...

By Daniele Cazzuffi - Nicola Moraci, Ph.D., an IGS Council member, full professor of Geotechnical Engineering, and Head of Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICEAM) at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, has been named the new President of the Italian Geotechnical Society (AGI). The announcement has come after April's board council and auditor review. Professor Moraci was elected with 92%...

Geosynthetica’s partner publication in Brazil—Geosynthetica.net.br—has organized a two-day training session on geosynthetic installation. “Qualidade Na Instalação De Geomembranas” will take place 9 – 10 June 2015 in São Paulo and feature expert instruction from Luduik Rosales, Indiara Giugni, and Julio Ferreira. DOWNLOAD THE EVENT FLYER (PDF - Portuguese) The opportunity has already drawn numerous sponsors from the Brazilian market: Demtech, Leister, NeoPlastics,...

The Geosynthetic Insitute (GSI) has accomplished a lot internationally with its generic specifications, often filling a void in or setting the stage for ASTM or ISO standardization developments in geosynthetics. One of the most significant specifications released by GSI’s Geosynthetic Research Institute is the GRI-GM13 Specification for HDPE Geomembranes. GSI White Paper 32, released early this year, focuses directly on...

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA Region One) is accepting abstracts for Environmental Connection 2016 through May 29. Environmental Connection is the annual conference and exhibition of the association, and it’s one of the biggest events in the world for networking, education, and technology introduction and transfer at the intersection of construction, water quality, and infrastructure development. Environmental Connection 2016...

East Coast Erosion Blankets, LLC (dba East Coast Erosion Control) has grown substantially in recent years, earned multiple business honors and awards, and appointed a new president (long-time employee Diane M. Hitt). This week, the company another major change: the departure of former Managing Partner Rickey Geissler. Geissler had been with the company since its inception, and in stepping away...

Mining operations continue to scale up, achieving previously thought “impossible” designs  every few years. These engineering feats enable new impossibilities to be proposed. While heap leach engineering and technology is driving much of the escalation in mining scale, a rather simple solution is helping make these installations safer and more efficient—which is to say more profitable: raincoats. Raincoat liners are...

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has established multiple technical committees to facilitate even stronger exchange of information between its global members. The IGS Technical Committee on Filtration has issued its first report and set its leadership positions for 2015 – 2018. As standards change and technologies improve, TCs like the filtration group provide a forum for connecting experts more frequently...

Since 2008, the wind energy industry in the United States has attracted more than $100 billion in private investment. While the first three quarters of 2013 were slow amidst uncertain due to uncertainty around legislative support, the fourth quarter of 2013 added more capacity than the first three quarters combined; and in 2014, that growth continued. The April 2015-published...