Mining: Geosynthetic Ballast System Protects Primary Liners
HUESKER has announced the availability of its SoilTain® Protect geotextile system for the international mining community. The patent-pending geosynthetic ballast mattress is constructed of interwoven geotextile tubes to...
Geosynthetics Middle East Drawing Strong Interest
Now in its 7th edition, SKZ’s Geosynthetics Middle East (GeoME 2015) continues to develop as the region’s biggest conference dedicated to geosynthetic engineering. More than 400 participants attended...
Two More Canal Lining Webinars Added for October
After three successful education sessions in September, HUESKER has added two more dates in October for its canal lining webinar. Take part in this free education event October 21...
Project Story: Reinforcing Mine Crusher Walls
By Maccaferri - Serajuddin Mines wanted to build a central ore handling plant at its facility in Joda, Orissa, in India. Joda is a city in the Kendujhar district...
Raven Industries Adds Wide-Width Fabrication of Geomembranes
Raven Engineered Films (NASDAQ:RAVN) has announced the addition of wide-width capacity for fabrication of geomembranes at its Madison, South Dakota facility. The primary focus for the operation will...
GSE Environmental to Close Plant in Chile
Having determined it can more efficiently serve its South American market through its other international manufacturing operations, geosynthetics producer GSE Environmental has announced it will close its plant in...
Geosynthetics CQA Week Short Course Schedule
Geosynthetics CQA is a key component to the effectiveness of the materials and their role in long-term service lives and the economical performance of infrastructure. CQA, like manufacturing quality...
Plastic Pipe Training Courses Include PPI Experts
Pipe Week returns with two 1.5-day plastic pipe training courses. The events will be held at TRI Environmental's Austin, Texas campus. Both corrugated (October 6 - 7) and solid...
Waterproof Membranes 2015 Early Reg Deadline: September 25
Waterproof Membranes 2015 will be held 17 – 19 November 2015 at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. This annual event draws an international audience of manufacturers, welding...
Pre-Conference Courses at XV PCSMGE
The 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XV PCSMGE) takes place 15 – 18 November 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PCSMGE delivers one of the...
Geosintec 2 Program, October 7 – 8
The 2nd Geosintec Iberia conference from the International Geosynthetics Society Spanish Chapter (IGS Spain) will be held 7 – 8 October 2015 in Madrid. Geosintec 2 organizers have...
Coastal Engineering Workshop on Geosynthetics to Feature HUESKER
Geosynthetics & Coast 2015, the Third International Workshop on Geosynthetics and Modern Materials in Coastal Protection and Related Applications, will be held in Mérida, Yucatán, México, 2 –...
ASTM D35 Program for Seminar on Geosynthetics in India
ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics will hold a seminar on geosynthetics in India 2 – 4 December 2015. The event will be held at the Bombay Textile...
Capping the Farley Mine
Mining is a vital activity for modern life. The metals, minerals, and other raw materials extracted enable the production and success of many (if not most) of the goods...
Geosynthetics Middle East 2015 Extends Speaker Deadline
2015 until September 30. The event is the biggest geosynthetics conference in its region and this 7th edition will once again be held under the Patronage of Abu Dhabi City Municipality....
New Equipment Enables Transparent, 3D Soil-Geogrid Interaction Pullout Testing
The September 2015 issue of ASTM’s Geotechnical Testing Journal will feature a new article from Dr. Julio Ferreira and Dr. Jorge Zornberg. The focus of their work...
Burke Announces Strategic Partners for CSPE Geomembranes
Burke Industries has long been a leader in chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) geomembranes. The durability of the material has produced service lives in excess of 30 years in containment installations,...
Geosynthetic Institute Announces 2015 – 2016 Fellowship Awards
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has a long and successful record of promoting geosynthetics research in university engineering programs through is GSI Fellowship Awards program. The 2015 – 2016 Fellowship...
CLI Brands Hydro-Cap(TM) Floating Cover System
Colorado Lining International, Inc. (CLI) is giving its well-established floating cover system a new brand: Hydro-Cap™. The system has been used in a broad range of environmental conditions...
CQA Week Course Dates: November 2 – 6
CQA Week delivers courses on performing liner integrity surveys (electrical leak location), CQC/CQA of geosynthetic installation, and CQC/CQA of geosynthetic clay liner and compacted clay liner installation. The...
XV PCSMGE Pre-Conference Workshop on Geosynthetic Reinforcement
Argentina will host a very international gathering of engineers in November when the XV Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XV PCSMGE), the VIII South American Conference...
GSE’s Boyd Ramsey Relocates to China
The addition of carbon black-industry veteran Mark Leigh to GSE Environmental’s leadership in the Americas has garnered a lot of headlines; but another move within GSE is also worth...
In Memoriam: Benedito de Souza Bueno
Last month, one of Brazil's geosynthetics pioneers passed away. Professor Benedito de Souza Bueno, who led the International Geosynthetics Society’s Brazilian Chapter (IGS Brasil) from 2003 to 2007, passed...
IGS Educate the Educators Succeeds in Texas
More than 40 civil and geotechnical engineering professors from across the US and Canada gathered in Austin, Texas in late July to take part in the Educate the Educators™...
VIDEO: Geosynthetic Containers in Mining and Mineral Processing
A new video from TenCate profiles the utilization of geosynthetic containers in mining and mineral processing. TenCate Geotube® containers are being used in a large range of applications, such...
