An Arctic Project: QC and Leak Location of a Bituminous Liner
In the latest addition to our GeoAmericas series of stories, we look back at the GeoAmericas 2016 project story of how Groupe Alphard utilized...
5 Ways GeoU 2020 Is Different and Enhances Professional Value
GeoU 2020 combines expert geosynthetics instruction with exceptional networking. The dynamic community of attendees includes leading practitioners, companies, and agencies in waste management, environmental...
Cold Weather Watch: Rapid Crack Propagation in Geomembranes
By Ian D. Peggs and Chris Kelsey – Low temperatures, fast-dropping temperatures, and strong winds can provide the ideal conditions for rapid crack...
Preventing HDPE Geomembrane Whales – A Primer
Following news that Ian Peggs, founder of Geosynthetica, is retiring from I-CORP International (though not retiring completely from geosynthetics), we thought we'd look back...
Geosynthetica Founder Ian Peggs Retires from I-CORP
After 40+ years of geosynthetic materials performance consulting work, Dr. Ian D. Peggs has made a strategic decision to close I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, Inc. for...
Raven Adds Geosynthetic Fabrication Services Facility in Virginia
Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAVN) is expanding its fabrication services eastward. The company has announced a site in Waynesboro, Virginia. The new location supports Raven’s Engineered...
Landfill Design in the Age of Sustainable Development
In April, the inaugural Geo-U training and networking event will be held in Austin, Texas. Four concurrent engineering courses will take place 8 –...
Geo-U 2020 Offers 5 High-Level Geosynthetics Courses
The inaugural Geo-U gathering has been announced with Austin, Texas selected as the destination. With Geo-U 2020, four high-level, two-day geosynthetics short courses will...
Coated GCLs Growing in Australian Landfill Designs
The City of Townsville in northern Queensland is Australia’s largest urban center north of the Sunshine Coast. The local Waste Services Department serves nearly...
Solving Urban Waste Struggles in Spain with Geosynthetics
Traditionally, waste management in the southern regions of Castellón and north of Valencia has depended heavily on external treatment services. This made waste management,...
Barcelona Workshops Focus on Soil Reinforcement and Barrier Systems
The International Geosynthetics Society's Technical Committees on Soil Reinforcement (TC-R) and Barrier Systems (TC-B) will gather IGS members and affiliated geotechnical professionals in Barcelona...
Post-Closure Care of MSW Landfills – GSI White Paper 42
Nearly a decade ago, the Geosynthetic Institute published results of its first survey on Regulatory Status of Post-Closure Care of MSW Landfills in the United...
Lining a Nevada Tailings Storage Facility Pond
AGRU’s latest video story focuses on a tailings storage facility in northern Nevada. The site utilized a textured geomembrane (AGRU MicroSpike) in a three-phase...
The Greening of Bali’s Largest Landfill
The Indonesian island of Bali is one of the world’s most well-known tourist destinations. It provides critical economic vitality to the province, with tourism...
ESI Acquires Patriot Environmental, Enhances Oil and Gas Expertise
Environmental Specialties International (ESI), the largest contracted installer and provider of geosynthetic lining materials in the United States, is getting bigger. The company announced...
A Composite Gabion–Reinforced Soil Wall for New Mumbai International Airport
By Namrata Bichewar - As India has grown in population and economic influence, the country’s airport infrastructure has been strained. The existing Mumbai Airport,...
Eric Blond Joins Solmax as Global Technical Director
Solmax continues a trend of big moves, this time announcing that industry veteran Eric Blond is the company’s new Global Technical Director. Blond brings...
GeoAmericas 2020 Extends Abstracts Deadline to June 26
GeoAmericas 2020 will be the 4th Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. The quadrennial event will be held 26 – 29 April 2020 in historic...
Raven’s New 7-Layer Extrusion Line Enhances VOC Barriers
Raven Industries boasts a strong track record of manufacturing innovations and especially in regard to multi-layer barrier materials for geotechnical applications. The company has announced...
GeoAmericas 2020 Extends Abstracts Deadline to May 26
GeoAmericas 2020 will be the 4th Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. The quadrennial event will be held 26 – 29 April 2020 in historic...
Concrete Protection Liners Prepare Vancouver’s Wastewater Infrastructure
By 2041, the City of Vancouver is expected to grow by another million residents to a total population of 3.4 million. The increased population...
The Importance of Packaging Systems in Geosynthetic Quality
Frequently, articles, brochures, podcasts, and other communications highlight the importance of various quality control and quality assurance steps in geosynthetics. These steps take place...
Geocell Slope Protection for Commercial Reservoir Update
The L&T Knowledge City at Vadodara in Gujarat is the hub of several key businesses for the corporation, which controls a broad portfolio of...
Anchoring Alternative Closure Systems
Artificial turf barrier systems combine the well-documented high performance of a geosynthetic capping design with an aesthetic synthetic grass surface. These systems have become...
Titan Becomes Exclusive Distributor for Concrete Canvas in Canada
Titan Environmental Containment has been on a sharp growth trajectory in geosynthetics over the past few years through product development and facility expansion initiatives....
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Wilke Joins GeoU 2020 Stormwater Course as Instructor
The GeoU 2020 engineering short courses event has added another world-class instructor to its line up: Markus Wilke. He joins Joel Sprague, P.E., in...
Petrochemical Site Requires Unconventional Road Design on Soft Soils
Geosynthetics are used frequently to support roads that are built specifically for temporary or limited exposure to very heavy loads. This petrochemical installation project,...
Implementing Pavement Preservation in Pavement Management Systems
During the GAP 2019 transportation engineering conference, W. Jeremy Robinson, P.E. of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) presented on work...
