IGS Journals Announce Best Papers of 2019
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) supports two official geotechnical publications: Geosynthetics International and Geotextiles and Geomembranes. Both IGS Journals are among the most highly ranked, peer-reviewed geotechnical publications in...
Webinar: Piled Embankments and Geogrids
The NAUE Academy puts engineering knowledge at your fingertips through its series of webinars on geotechnical solutions. The free, live webinars address a wide-range of topics in which geosynthetics...
IGS Sustainability eBook Expands to Six Languages
The International Geosynthetics Society released an eBook for Earth Day 2020, which also marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day celebrations. The succinct, digital publication (Preparing the Ground for...
JOBS – Design Engineer, Presto Geosystems
Presto Geosystems has served as a leader in the geosynthetics field for nearly 40 years, including being an innovator in the truest sense: the company invented geocellular confinement technology...
Last Chance! Register NOW for GeoAmericas 2020 ONLINE
GeoAmericas 2020, the 4th Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, has nearly arrived! From 26 - 31 October 2020, an international community of hundreds geotechnical engineers will gather ONLINE for technical...
Sustainable Geotextiles to Be Showcased in October 22 Webinar
The field of geosynthetics was created in many respects by manufacturers. It was manufacturers that put forth many of the engineering ideas, funded early research, supported pilot projects, innovated...
Stabilizing Soft Soils at a Dredge Disposal Facility
The Manitowoc Containment Facility is an engineered structure designed to hold materials excavated during dredging activities in Manitowoc Harbor (Wisconsin). Confined Disposal Facilities (CDFs) like this one are one...
GSI Fellowships for 2020 – 2021 Academic Year
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) invests tens of thousands of dollars in engineering research, both in-house and with its GSI Fellowships program. The latter endeavor has supported Master’s and Doctoral...
The GeoWire for the Week of September 28
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of September 28. WORK SMARTER.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Himanshu Gupta argues that one thing that...
The GeoWire for the Week of September 21
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of September 21. WORK SMARTER.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
It's Climate Week in New York!
European...
Big Topics & Big Names in GeoAmericas 2020 ONLINE Lectures
GeoAmericas 2020 will be the first major geosynthetics conference to be held entirely online. The new format has been welcomed by the global community and a very noteworthy series...
Jorge Zornberg on Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast
Our good friend Siamak Paulson, an Australia-based engineer, continues his series of interviews with not just Australian geosynthetics experts but luminaries from around the world. The latest video podcast...
10 Phobias That Make Engineering Careers More Difficult
Phobias make for interesting “rabbit hole” reading. Once you find a classical-looking, not-easily-pronounced, gigantic word—apologies to speakers of Greek—it becomes pretty easy to just keep clicking in search of...
Geotextile Dewatering Bags for Desludging Wastewater Ponds
For #ThrowbackThursday, we revisit the most popular project story on Geosynthetica from 2018. The story was originally published 29 January 2018, which gave Oriokot's article on the use of...
REMINDER: Register Now for GeoVirtual 2020
"Resilience and Innovation" is the perfect theme for this year's annual conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. Originally scheduled for Winnipeg, the organizers moved the conference online to provide...
Geosynthetics in Airport Runway Design
Geosynthetics provide a number of engineering solutions for airports, such as secondary containment for fuel depots, containment for deicing runoff, stormwater management, and runway and taxiway reinforcement.
For runways and...
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...
Avoiding Whales in Anaerobic Digesters
By Ian D. Peggs – Six years ago, shortly after being placed into service, one of two geomembrane-lined and covered anaerobic digesters generated extensive whales (bubbles) in the geosynthetic lining...
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...
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...
Flood Protection Strategies with Geosynthetics
Geosynthetics have provided a wide range of flood defense solutions around the world. They are used to halt erosion, strength coast lines and riverbanks. They support dunes and prevent...
Geocells Create Sloped Greenroof in India
Much of the international development dialogue is now centered around the idea of a Green Recovery. Cities around the world are using Covid-related lockdowns and quieter economies to experiment...
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 GeoWire for the Week of August 3
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 3. WORK SMARTER.
BIG PROJECTS
The 6.5-mile-long rainwater drainage tunnel in Hong...
The GeoWire for the Week of July 27
Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of July 27. WORK SMARTER.
BIG PROJECTS
In the battle of Salmon vs. Gold,...
