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During EuroGeo 6, Dr. Ian D. Peggs, P.E., P.Eng chaired a special panel discussion on geomembrane wrinkles, bridging, uplift, and ballasting.  We publish here, with permission of the EuroGeo...

Subsidies and federal energy policies get most of the headlines, but with the increasing size of wind turbines and the scale of wind farms, few sites can be developed...

Presto Geosystems® has launched a new website (www.prestogeo.com) with a large range of construction resources for its soil stabilization and stormwater products. Much like the company’s successful international app...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 17. WORK SMARTER. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The Trump administration has rolled back methane...

Cartagena 2016 (VIII CICES - Congreso Iberoamericano de Control de Erosion) will be held 14 – 17 August 2016 in Cartagena, Colombia. It is the 8th IberoAmerican Congress...

The International Conferences on Geosynthetics are of particular importance. Every four years these conferences provide a remarkable forum for geosynthetic knowledge. The 10th ICG (www.10icg-berlin.com), taking place at the ESTREL CONVENTION CENTRE...

The Young Professionals Program at GeoAmericas 2016 has announced its GeoPrediction Competition. This team-based event will focus on predicting the face displacement of an MSE wall constructed with poorly...

The triennial INDEXTM global nonwoven event from Edana will be held 20 - 23 October 2020 in Geneva Switzerland. (NOTE: These represent new dates since this story was published.)...

Trelleborg invites analysts, investors and media to a Capital Markets Day on November 24, 2010, at Berns Salonger Berzelii Park (Näckströmsgatan 8), in Stockholm, Sweden. If you have questions, contact Trelleborg Corporate Communications at the following e-mail address marie.linse@trelleborg.com or telephone Marie Linse at +46 410 670 38. Learn more.

A deadline extension has been announced for the International Erosion Control Association (IECA Region One) Environmental Conneciton 2017 conference. Presentation proposals are invited through June 15. NOTE: THIS DEADLINE HAS...

The Middle East is one of the world’s real growth zones in polymeric materials production right now. The region has been a traditional, key supply point for raw materials, but now a number of manufacturers have made end products, such as geomembranes, their focus. Kangaroo Plastics LLC, based in the United Arab Emirates, is one of these firms. But unlike the many new manufacturers in the region, Kangaroo has been active in polymeric materials production since the mid-1970s. Learn more about the company. Learn more here.;

Thrace-LINQ, a global supplier of woven and nonwoven polypropylene-based fabrics for a wide variety of textile applications, invited the best players in Geosynthetics and Industrial Fabrics to its key customer event held August 6–12 in conjunction with the 94th PGA Championship at The Ocean Course located in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, which earned its "stripes" for unpredictable challenges since its debut 21 years ago and hosted the strongest and deepest all-professional field of the year. The 156-player roster included the top 108 players on the current Official World Golf Rankings. The field featured 32 major champions, 71 international players representing 21 countries, and all three of the year's major winners competed for the Wanamaker Trophy in the first major golf championship to visit South Carolina.

October 2014 - ACE Geosynthetics has published a new brochure focusing on its main products – geogrid (ACEGrid®), geotextile (ACETex®), and geotextile tube (ACETube®). The design concept of the brochure...

GSE Environmental is enjoying a very active year. In February, the company was awarded a patent for its CoalDrain geocomposite, which is designed specifically for work with coal...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of October 19. WORK SMARTER. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT A new study suggests people do NOT...

Annually, Geofabrics Australasia brings a top-tier geosynthetics lecture series to Australia and New Zealand. This year's series, which will be held on multiple dates in September, will be...

By Terre Armée – In order to support the significant production increase at the Cerro Verde copper mine, Tierra Armada Perú was requested by the owner, Sociedad Minera...

More than 40 countries are represented in the early registrations for GeoAmericas 2016, the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics. The event organizers remind attendees that the best rate for rooms...

Waterproof Membranes 2011 will be the 5th in AMI's annual series and will take place at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany from 15-17 November 2011. On the first evening there is a welcome reception and registration, followed by a 2-day program of presentations. A specialist exhibition runs alongside the conference. Waterproof Membranes 2011 provides a global forum for all companies involved in waterproofing, including end-users, specifiers, architects, expert installers, manufacturers, researchers, and suppliers to the industry. The conference aims to debate the latest technology in membranes and the extensive potential on offer to the building and construction industry. Abstracts are accepted through 16 May 2011. Learn more. Learn more here.;

By HUESKER – Key properties in effective geosynthetic reinforcement are adequate tensile stiffness and tensile strength coupled with good interaction behavior. The relatively new technical term interaction flexibility introduces...

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works program is to receive $4.8 billion for the fiscal year 2008, according to the USACE publication Engineer Update. The money will primarily go towards the Corps' major water resources project planning, design and construction. Learn more here.;

On Danfoss PolyPower's website, they have profiled the flexible membrane "energy storage membrane" being developed by Denmark-based GO Development. The membrane stores excess wind turbine energy in flexible bladders underground. (Sensors from PolyPower have been used to monitor the strain of the membrane system.) Learn more here.;

Rapid City, South Dakota has been growing, and with it has come the pollution and runoff problems associated with development. The city council passed on Thursday three new ordinances to address stormwater and construction site runoff. Permits and ready solutions are now needed and the public works department has agreed to respond in a week to applications. The city recently authored a sediment control manual. Learn more here.;

When the international nonwovens association Edana convenes its 2018 MENA Nonwovens Symposium and Exhibition, it will do so with a prominent geotextiles program. The event, to be held at the...

On December 5, Switzerland-based Sika AG (VTX:SIK), a chemicals specialty company, was surprised by a rival’s takeover bid. France-based Saint-Gobain (EPA:SGO), which has substantial holdings in construction, announced plans...