Geofabrics Australasia has developed a suite of videos that explain various standardized tests on geosynthetics. While these videos focus specifically on Australian standards, they are highly applicable to testing conducted elsewhere in the world (e.g., ASTM, ISO) and provide an excellent bit of insight into how the stringency of testing behind geosynthetic product manufacturing and specification relates to practical field...

Tensar International Corporation has published its latest issue of GeoTalk, a regular geosynthetic technology and project stories publication. This issue adds seven stories to the series: Building Public Transportation over a Capped Landfill Key Gateway Construction between Major Roads near Fort Collins, Colorado Railbed Performance of Tensar® TriAx® Geogrids Haul Road Reinforcement in Mining Operations Louisiana Shoreline Revetment Restoration of a New York Spillway after...

Tensar North American Green is releasing more information on the latest addition to the VMax® turf reinforcement mat (TRM) product line: VMax® W3000™. Billed as a high performance turf reinforcement mat (HPTRM), the product has been designed to accommodate vegetated shear stress of 16 psf and vegetated velocity of 25 fps. The initial campaign email from the company notes that...

Austin, Texas – The performance, durability and regulatory compliance of LiteEarth has been proven through a full spectrum of testing applicable to long-term closure of municipal solid waste (MSW), coal combustion residuals (CCR), mining and more. LiteEarth is a synthetic grass and EPDM geomembrane liner designed to close landfills, coal ash sites and other land reclamation projects. Each of the...

Consórcio vencedor do Trecho 1 escolhe a Geo Soluções para executar serviços geotécnicos da maior obra de infraestrutura da América Latina. A Geo Soluções foi a empresa escolhida pelo consórcio vencedor do Trecho 1 - Construtoras Mendes Junior e Isolux-Corsan – para a execução dos serviços geotécnicos e de fundações especiais. Considerado um projeto de elevado padrão técnico, o Rodoanel...

Editor's Note: The biomass market has developed steadily, both through government incentives and through alternative energy innovation. Geosynthetic materials have been utilized in affiliated dewatering applications, containment, floating covers, algalculture, and other issues in biomass. The EU biomass market is perhaps the world's most advanced, and Germany, with one of the most integrated sustainable energy networks and strong environmental...

Bogotá – Colombia. La marca PAVCO mediante su línea de negocio Geosistemas presenta: Geosoft® Versión 3.0, un software inspirado en la Ingeniería Civil Latinoamericana -al ser el único disponible en español-, ideal para aplicar Geosintéticos a los diseños de obras civiles. Esta versión, incluye nuevos módulos de diseño, reportes más efectivos y nuevas opciones para obtener más velocidad, productividad...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has openly published the presentations from the 7th AgSTAR National Conference, which was held 10-12 June 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The presentations are available for download, along with event reports, here: http://www.epa.gov/agstar/news-events/events/conference13.html Key presentations include: Status and Trends of the U.S. Agricultural AD Market Biogas to Compressed Natural Gas Opportunities Strategy, Profitability and Follow Up of AD on...

Colombia 2013 - We present Geosoft® Version 3.0, software inspired by American civil engineering, as the only software available in Spanish ideal to design geosynthetics solutions for civil works. This version includes new modules for design, more effective reports and new options to get faster, real and high-quality designs using geosynthetics. With a new interface, Geosoft® includes innovating design tools,...

TOLEDO, Ohio – CQA Solutions, Ltd., an expert construction quality assurance (CQA), geosynthetics, earthworks consulting firm, recently led the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in a day-long professional development seminar. Key topics included the changing role of the CQA technician, common CQA misconceptions, and the importance of not diminishing the role of CQA as technology advances. CQA’s team has...