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....
Raven Shares Palos Verdes Reservoir Article Series
The Palos Verdes Reservoir has been part of Los Angeles County’s extensive water service network since the late 1930s. The avocado-shaped facility, with a...
Bunch Brings Utilities Expertise to ESI's Project Management
The largest contracted installer of geosynthetic lining materials in the United States, Environmental Specialties International, has added Ryan Bunch to its team as Project...
Bunch Brings Utilities Expertise to ESI’s Project Management
The largest contracted installer of geosynthetic lining materials in the United States, Environmental Specialties International, has added Ryan Bunch to its team as Project...
Protecting EPS Geofoam in Transportation with Geomembranes
Raven Engineered Films has issued a new technical paper: Advanced Geomembrane Technology for Enhanced Protection of EPS Geofoam in Transportation Systems. The publication is...
Solmax Enhances Oil and Gas Pipeline Protection
Through a partnership with Rock Armour LLC, Solmax is furthering its presence in the oil and gas market. The company has unveiled an innovative...
Register Now for Essential Containment Systems Courses
When CQA Week attendees gather in Austin, Texas 7 - 12 April 2019, they'll have four high-end courses to choose from and two key...
Geosynthetics CQA Training and Certification Events – April 2019
TRI Environmental will host four geosynthetics CQA training courses and two certification opportunities 7 - 12 April 2019 in Austin, Texas. The events are part...
Solmax Unifies Its Global Brand under One Name
When Solmax announced its acquisition of GSE Environmental in December 2017, the geosynthetics field and containment market professionals were unsure of how to interpret...
10 Years Ago, Watershed Geo Significantly Changed Closure Applications
A decade ago, options in closure applications changed dramatically with the debut of two unique systems: one was an exposed membrane with thin-film photovoltaic...
How to Reduce Stormwater Infrastructure with Porous Pavers
Porous pavement solutions have drawn considerable interest in communities for the green engineering benefits they provide. Grass and gravel porous pavers can greatly reduce...
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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...
GAP 2019 Reset the Transportation Dialogue
How do overloaded trucks impact the near- and long-term performance of roadways? How should we manage runways in karst environments? What is the impact...
Reducing Well Pad Construction and Maintenance Costs
By John D. Herrmann; Bruce A. Lacina, P.E.; and Monte Madsen – Oil and gas producers have uncovered many challenges when constructing well pads...
