FGI Video Podcast on MSW Slope Failure
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) continues to expand its technical and educational offerings, highlighting not just fabricated geomembranes but larger engineering concerns in applications that commonly incorporate these materials...
Reinforcing Zophia, Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
Ukraine has become a rising star in renewable energy, having opened to significant investment in solar and wind energy. Wind farms show particular promise. The EUR 1 billion+ Zophia...
VIDEO: Geosynthetics in Geothermal Heat Exchange Applications
International Geosynthetics Society - North America (IGS-NA) president Dr. John McCartney delivered an hour-long lecture on "Geosynthetics in Geothermal Heat Exchange Applications." The talk was streamed live on YouTube...
The GeoWire for the Week of July 20
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of July 20. WORK SMARTER.
BIG PROJECTS
We talk a lot about how 2020...
VIDEO: Designing Sustainable Landfills with Geocells
Presto Geosystems has hosted an on-going series of live webinars on a wide range of civil and geotechnical topics, such as mining, slope stabilization, load support, sustainable landfills, etc....
GeoAmericas 2020 Goes Entirely Online
With COVID-19 concerns impacting travel around the world, large and small events alike have rescheduled to protect their participants. Some events move on the calendar; others, like GeoAmericas 2020,...
The CGS GeoVirtual 2020 Event Opens Registration
The Canadian Geotechnical Society’s annual conference is always a highlight on the international geotechnical calendar. This year, however, the organizers in Calgary had to cancel the plan for an in-person...
Revisiting Temporary Landfill Caps and Their Benefits
A July 15, 2020 post on the SCS Engineers website provided some nicely experienced perspective on why temporary landfill caps are increasingly welcomed on landfill sites. Dr. Ali Khatami,...
The GeoWire for the Week of July 27
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BIG PROJECTS
In the battle of Salmon vs. Gold,...
VIDEO: Sludge Lagoon Remediation with Geosynthetics
Sludge lagoons can develop naturally along waterways, but many of the most sensitive ones are a byproduct of and a challenge to numerous man-made activities and industries: large-scale dredging...
Quality Assurance & Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Systems
Dr. George Koerner, P.E. (Director, Geosynthetic Institute) has never shied away from big challenges in research and leadership in the geosynthetics field. The IGS Brasil Em Rede network, which...
GSE Environmental Plan Confirmed, Chapter 11 Ending Shortly
HOUSTON — GSE Environmental, Inc. ("GSE") (OTCQB: GSEHQ), the leading global manufacturer and marketer of geosynthetic lining solutions, announced that it has received confirmation of its Plan of Reorganization...
IECA Honors Chapters for Outstanding Achievements
Located throughout the U.S. and in 6 other regions of the world, the Chapters of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) are instrumental in providing the erosion and sediment control community with education and networking opportunities through regional conferences, workshops, field days, newsletters, websites and other services. Read the release.
KC Conference Targets Stormwater Management in Transportation
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Great Rivers Chapter serves professionals in the erosion and sediment control industry throughout Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. The Chapter’s Fall Conference will...
Dewatering Tubes Solve Stormwater Blockage in Brisbane River
Geotextile tubes are used in a wide variety of applications, such as coastal protection, flood defense, industrial processing, wastewater treatment, and dewatering. The use of dewatering tubes is quite...
The GeoWire for the Week of August 3
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BIG PROJECTS
The 6.5-mile-long rainwater drainage tunnel in Hong...
Benson Headlines Geosynthetic Clay Liner Webinar Series
Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) have a tremendous record as hydraulic barriers in engineered lining and capping systems. Still, they are not necessarily well understood by the larger geotechnical design...
Warren Hornsey on Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast
Australia-based engineer Siamak Paulson (ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd) has published the latest episode of his eponymously named podcast series: Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast. This time out, he checks in...
Geosynthetics Leadership: The 19th IGS Council
In June, the results of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Council elections were announced. Since that announcement, the IGS Council has officially passed tasks and responsibilities from the 18th...
The GeoWire for the Week of August 10
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 10. WORK SMARTER.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Northern Illinois University and Argonne have engineered...
Video: ACIGS and Bouazza on PFAS and Geosynthetics
The movement for greater open sharing of engineering technical information, particularly in geosynthetics, continues to grow. One of the champions has been the Australasian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics...
The GeoWire for the Week of August 17
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...
The GeoWire for the Week of August 24
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 24. WORK SMARTER.
BIG PROJECTS
Wow. After what seemed to be a...
The GeoWire for the Week of August 31
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 31. WORK SMARTER.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Whoa: Researchers in Sweden have discovered a...
GeoAmericas 2020 Online Agenda Lives Up to the Hype
The 4th Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics is also the first major geosynthetics conference to be held entirely online. The organizes have released the GeoAmericas 2020 agenda. It is, as...
