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 with Warren Hornsey (TRI Australasia). Hornsey shares his experience in geosynthetics, highlights the value of independent testing and how it has improved Australian engineering, and emphasizes the importance of including...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of July 27. WORK SMARTER. BIG PROJECTS In the battle of Salmon vs. Gold, gold wins. The Pebble Mine near Bristol Bay in Alaska has cleared nearly all hurdles to development. The square-mile mine will require massive tailings ponds, 80 miles of road, and...

Geotextile tubes are used in a wide variety of applications, such as coastal protection, flood defense, industrial processing, wastewater treatment, and dewatering. The use of dewatering tubes is quite interesting in how easily it scales up while providing a low maintenance option for dewatering sludges and sediments in diverse engineering sectors. Here, we publish the first of two projects that...

Dr. George Koerner, P.E. (Director, Geosynthetic Institute) has never shied away from big challenges in research and leadership in the geosynthetics field. The IGS Brasil Em Rede network, which includes the Brazilian Association of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS) and Geotecnia Brasil, certainly issued him a challenge when it invited him to deliver a 90-minute talk on quality...

A July 15, 2020 post on the SCS Engineers website provided some nicely experienced perspective on why temporary landfill caps are increasingly welcomed on landfill sites. Dr. Ali Khatami, PE referred to capping systems as a “no brainer,” and we agree. Eight years ago, I drove out to walk a couple landfill caps in the northern Midwest. One site was...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of July 20. WORK SMARTER. BIG PROJECTS We talk a lot about how 2020 has been a difficult and wildly unpredictable year. Extraordinary wildfires. Pandemic. "Murder hornets." But could any of us have predicted that the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport would finally open? They've picked Halloween...

Presto Geosystems has hosted an on-going series of live webinars on a wide range of civil and geotechnical topics, such as mining, slope stabilization, load support, sustainable landfills, etc. These presentations have been shared by the company on an on-demand basis as well. Here, we share the presentation on Designing Sustainable Landfills Using the GEOWEB® Geocells. See more presentations and...

The Canadian Geotechnical Society’s annual conference is always a highlight on the international geotechnical calendar. This year, however, the organizers in Calgary had to cancel the plan for an in-person gathering in September, due to Covid concerns and travel restrictions. We don't have to miss the high-quality lectures, presentations, and papers, though. The CGS is hosting GeoVirtual 2020 from September...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of July 13. WORK SMARTER. BIG PROJECTS Europe's largest onshore wind farm is rapidly development in Ukraine. The EUR 1 billion project, which will produce 800 MW, will be one of the 15 largest sites in the world. Significant geosynthetics are being used across...

Ukraine has become a rising star in renewable energy, having opened to significant investment in solar and wind energy. Wind farms show particular promise. The EUR 1 billion+ Zophia Wind Farm in the south of the country exemplifies Ukraine’s vision for renewables. When it’s complete, it will be the largest onshore wind farm installation in Europe. The site, which will...