Sergei Terzaghi to Present Geohazard Analysis Webinar for AGHP
The Association of Geohazard Professionals has announced its next AGHP webinar: "Geohazard Analysis: Past, Current, and Future." The session will be led by renowned geotechnical engineer Sergei Terzaghi, the...
Australia Geosynthetics CQA Training Week, May 15 – 18
TRI Australasia will host the next Australia Geosynthetics CQA Training Week 15 - 18 May 2018. Register now! The multi-short course event will take place in Burleigh Heads, Queensland. Short courses...
Volume 34 of IGS News: Elections, Workshops, Young Members
The International Geosynthetics Society has published the first of 2018’s three issues of IGS News, which tracks the on-going contributions of the IGS to the global geotechnical engineering field...
GCCM Market Growth Leads to Patent-Related Preliminary Injunction and Lawsuit
The development of the market for geosynthetic cementitious composite mat materials has occurred swiftly, with this unique barrier market’s innovator Concrete Canvas leading the way. The company has achieved...
Slope Stability and Leak Location Highlight Early May Short Courses
In the United States, geotechnical engineering short courses often take place just ahead of the warmer months during which so much work takes place. This gives engineering firms and...
REMINDER: Register Now for IGS June Workshops in Munich
The International Geosynthetics Society has two exceptional, standalone events being held back-to-back in Munich. The June workshops kick off with the 1st GeoReinforcement Workshop, June 4 - 5. Then, on June...
ELL Seminar Series Continues with Dipole Method Webinar on April 24
IGS North America’s webinar series has become a strong draw for the field. The International Geosynthetics Society chapter’s next offering lands April 24, when Abigail Gilson, M.S., P.E. delivers...
Andy Durham to Chair Environmental Focus Group
Owens Corning’s Senior Geosynthetics Engineer, Andy Durham, has been appointed as the Environmental Focus Group Chairman for the Geosynthetic Materials Association. GMA is a division of the Industrial Fabrics...
Bund Lining at a Petroleum Tank Farm in Athens, Greece
Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) materials have grown quickly in adoption around the world in a large variety of containment applications. Bund lining has been one of the most...
GeoMEast 2018 Abstracts Call Closes April 15
The GeoMEast 2018 International Congress and Exhibition is one of the leading Geosynthetics and Geotechnical Congresses in the Middle East. The event will be held to be held 24 –...
70 Years of Strong Economic Performance, Innovation, and Growth
AGRU’s 2018 first quarter is off to a strong start. The company’s XXL Pipe Production Facility in South Carolina equipped to extrude the world’s largest high-density polyethylene pipe. The...
1st GeoBarrier Workshop – Munich, June 6 – 7
The International Geosynthetics Society Technical Committee on Barriers (TC-B) will host the 1st GeoBarrier Workshop 6 – 7 June 2018 in Munich, Germany. This highly anticipated gathering combines presentations...
Slope Stability Short Course Added to May 7 – 11 Training Week Offerings
Short Course Training Week (May 7 – 11) is coming to Austin, Texas, where TRI Environmental will host four courses and two certification opportunities for professionals involved in CQA,...
Join INTERMAS at 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics
The 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11 ICG) will be held 16 - 21 September 2018 in Seoul, Korea. This event is not to be missed! Held once every four years, it...
Elizabeth Peggs Retires from Minerva, Geosynthetics Field
After nearly 18 years in geosynthetics, Elizabeth Peggs has announced her retirement from the field. Her roles have involved key positions with ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics, the International...
VIDEO: Asperity Concentration or Asperity Height for Geomembranes?
In November, Solmax provided a technical webinar presentation on an important question for geomembranes: Does asperity height or asperity concentration matter more for increasing interface shear resistance along a geomembrane...
GSI Webinar: Wave Management for Proper Deployment of Geomembranes
The Geosynthetic Institute will host a webinar on “Wave (or Wrinkle) Management for Proper Deployment of Geomembranes” on February 14 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm EST.
GSI Webinars offer...
Geoelectric Liner Survey Equipment and Expertise in Australia
After performing geoelectric liner leak location and integrity surveys worldwide since about 1985 and teaching others how to do so since 2004, Dr. Ian D. Peggs, P.E., P.Eng. (I-CORP...
Waterproof Membranes 2018 Call for Presentations
AMI has announced the dates of Waterproof Membranes 2018, the 12th installment in the annual series. The call for presentations has been issued. The international conference focuses on the market dynamics,...
Safety and Geosynthetics Installation
Over the past 22 years, Environmental Specialties International, Inc. (ESI) has built itself into a top-tier installer of geosynthetic liner materials for environmental containment applications in the United States. The...
Lining a South African Mine’s Gravity Thickener Tank Floor
The gravity thickener infrastructure at Exxaro’s Grootegeluk mine in Lephalale, South Africa plays a pivotal role in the recycling of water used for settlement of fines generated through fragmentation...
WEBINAR: Pond Liner System Design and Operation
Though pond lining applications are common, the proper design and operation of a pond liner system requires great care. A large number of facilities in need of liquid containment...
Geosynthetics in Colombia – An Interview with Carlos Moreno
Geosynthetica’s Spanish-language publication editor, Natalia Rodado Bernal, had the opportunity to interview engineer Carlos Moreno, who heads up the Geosystems Engineering Department of PAVCO. His group is focused on...
Geosynthetica's 2017 Top 10 Stories
Each year we look back at the most-popular reads on Geosynthetica to gauge trends in the field and international reader interests. It also provides us another piece to add...
PODCAST: Disturbed Land Reclamation with Tom Williams
In this episode of GeoTalk, we check in with Tom Williams, a 40-year veteran of disturbed land reclamation work, much of which has been in connection with mining.
Mining activities...
