Containment

Two years ago, when Mark Smith sold his renowned engineering firm Vector Engineering to Australia-based Ausenco, he did not want to put the proceeds, as he says, "solely in his back pocket." He founded the Smith International Foundation, a not-for-profit group with a mission dedicated to fostering dialogue between resource industries, such as mining companies, and the communities they impact. It's a natural extension of the work Smith encouraged and was a part of at Vector. Read more about this foundation and ways the geosynthetics industry might interact with it, resource industries, and communities around the world.

Newly published literature shows how the Tensartech Geocell Mattress Foundation Reinforcement System creates a 1m deep stiff foundation platform over poor ground and mitigates the effects of differential settlements, reduces lateral spread of foundation soils and can also increase their bearing capacity to improve stability enabling accelerated fill placement and project completion. Read more about this innovative system in the press release.

The extended abstracts call for the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG) closes February 28! Be sure to submit your project, research, and application abstracts on time. 12 ICG...

For three years, a patent dispute has played out between Concrete Canvas and Eurobent over the latter company's material Tiltex™. Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd. is the inventor of Concrete...

On March 3, renowned geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) expert Kent von Maubeuge (NAUE) will deliver a live webinar on “GCL Standard Specification GRI-GCL3: Background, Development, Limitations, and Latest Updates.”...

The long-running Geosynthetics Conference from IFAI and the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) was able to hold its event in person in 2020, with its early-year position. But in 2021,...

The long-running geosynthetics CQA Week training courses from TRI Environmental return 10 - 14 May 2021 in an online format. The live, online format has been a quick success,...

From 28 November - 2 December 2022, TRI Environmental will host the next Geosynthetics CQA Week Online Training. The live, digital format and half-day sessions are ideal for balancing...

Geosynthetica welcomes field experience stories. Contact the Content Director, Chris Kelsey, here. By Carl Charpentier – The use of Electrical Leak Location (ELL) technologies on geosynthetic containment installations is said to...

Today marks an important, new chapter for Concrete Canvas Ltd. The company has been very active globally in the geosynthetic barriers market, establishing offices, distributor relationships, and signature projects...

Many of the world’s best professional golfers will be in Augusta, Georgia, USA from 8 – 11 April 2021 for the 85th edition of the Masters, the historic tournament...

Tiger Woods is ready to take on remediation--via the undulating greens of Liberty National near the Statue of Liberty in New York. The course grounds, built over an old oil refining site, occupy 160 acres and offer an astonishing 4,000 feet of waterfront space and magnificent views of the Statue of Liberty, Manhattan skyline and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Bob Cupp and Tom Kite designed the course. Geosynthetic liners were used extensively to cap the old polluted soil and separate it from the clean, rolling hills of the very challenging links-style course that now characterizes the area. Learn more here.;

The Barclay's transcript archive, over at the PGA Tour website, includes an interview with veteran golfer Tom Kite and Bob Cupp on designing a golf course over a former industrial site. Kite addresses how the course is different from today's minimalist designs, in that converting a formerly polluted site to a beneficial reuse site requires intensive alteration of the land, including genuine containment measures (ie, geosynthetic caps). Learn more here.;

Geosynthetics have been used increasingly in recreational uses, such as for containment in golf course ponds and even down to drainage and lining beneath sand traps. In Greenwich, Connecticut the sand traps are being replaced and geosynthetics added ahead of the 2008 golf season. The 30-year-old traps are finally receiving a much-needed drainage upgrade. Learn more here.;

The International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) charitable fund, Save Our International Land (SOIL), will benefit from part of the proceeds during EC11's golf outing at the Orange County National's "Crooked Cat Course." EC11 will be held 20-23 February 2011 in Orlando, Florida. This highly rated course is only 15 minutes from the conference venue. To learn more about EC11, SOIL's work and the IECA, visit www.ieca.org. Learn more here.;

The Preserve on Rathbun Lake, a state park course in Moravia, Iowa, has been selected as the runner-up in the final judging for the "U.S. Courses" category of Golf Inc.'s 2009 Development of the Year Awards. In addition to assisting with repairs to flood-damaged areas on the course, Judd Duininck, a principal in Duininck Golf, noted that the construction team improved the fledgling layout's erosion control. The company's experience working in states like California, Minnesota and others with stringent erosion control standards enabled it to keep the Honey Creek State Park project in compliance with Iowa DNR regulations. Learn more here.;

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will offer "Constructing with Fabricated Geomembranes," its popular short course, on 23 October 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel. This course will be presented by many expert speakers from the industry. Course participants are eligible for 6 PDHs. Learn more and view an updated agenda here.

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will offer "Constructing with Fabricated Geomembranes," its popular short course, on 23 October 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel. This course will be presented by Timothy D. Stark, Stan Slifer, John Heap, Daren L. Laine, Bill Shehane, Stuart Lange, Andrew Mills, Gary Kolbasuk and other speakers. Course participants are eligible for 6 PDHs. Learn more and view an agenda here.

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has scheduled two infrastructure short courses for users (new and experienced) of geosynthetics. These much-needed educational opportunities couldn't have emerged at a better time. GSI's courses focus on public and private sector use of geosynthetics (with one course being dedicated to each). Each course will be offered twice during the spring. The dates for the one-day sessions are as follows: Infrastructure Development Using Geosynthetics: Public Sector Projects - March 23 and April 13; Infrastructure Development Using Geosynthetics: Private Sector Projects - March 24 and April 14. More information on the sessions is available here.

PROFILE Products LLC is pleased to announce that Patrick Holubetz, Midwest regional sales manager, recently achieved the prestigious designation as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC). Holubetz, who is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, joined Profile in 2008. He has more than 13 years of experience in the areas of erosion control/turf establishment materials, equipment, sports fields and golf course construction.

The 10th International Conferences on Geosynthetics (www.10icg-berlin.com) will be held at the ESTREL CONVENTION CENTRE in Berlin, 21 – 25 September 2014. And though it is only March as...

Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs is in Brazil, attending the 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics (9ICG) in Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil. Time-permitting, she's sending us updates from the event. On Sunday night--Day 1 of 9ICG--she posted her first notes. She writes, "[Day 1] was a huge success...A handful of great pre-conference short courses were offered during the day, including 'Geosynthetics in Mining and Dams.'" Read more.

In May, when participants from around the world arrive in Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil for the 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics (9ICG), they'll have many hotel beachfront hotel options. The conference organizers have announced that a local travel agency has arranged for special rates at more than just the conference hotel, the Sofitel Jequitimar Hotel. Attendees may also choose from several hotels located at the beaches of Enseada and Pernambuco. Read more and guarantee your best rate no matter where you stay during 9ICG.

This series of Technical Notes, authored by Concrete Canvas Ltd., consider the importance of using ASTM standards that are specific to Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCMs) when selecting GCCM...

Solmax continues its extraordinary growth, this time through expanding the manufacturing capabilities at its state-of-the-art geosynthetics plant in Rechlin, Germany. The line enhancements, recently announced by the company, will...