Soil Reinforcement

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We would like to thank all of our viewers for your patience with gsa regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Frances. Power was restored to our offices on Wednesday, Sept 15, and we are very pleased to be able to update the site for you as of today. Feel free to contact us with items of interest - specifications (material, installation), employment opportunities, technical articles, products, projects, news, etc. for inclusion on geosynthetica.

Does the possibility exists for nanotechnology to enter the geosynthetics industry? CETCO thinks that geomembranes with significantly improved diffusion characteristics, higher strength geogrids, high-compression geonets, and even stronger plastic pipe products are possible with nanotechnology. They are wondering who agrees?

geosynthetica is pleased to announce two new additions to our Underwriter family. Please go to https://www.geosynthetica.net/Underwriters/Aplix.asp to learn about hook and tape suppliers APLIX (headquartered in Charlotte, NC) and https://www.geosynthetica.net/Underwriters/rawell.asp to learn about bentonite based waterproofing materials manufacturers Rawell (headquartered in Merseyside, U.K.).

Downley Consultants has merged with the Jason Consultants Group. James C. Thomson, Chairman of Jason Consultants International, announced today the sale of the Jason Consultants business to a group of Jason Consultants engineers and associates.

A new fibre technology that enhances seedlings' emergence over traditional round or oval fibres used in conventional stitch-bonded turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) has been developed by SI Geosolutions.

The Secugrid® reinforcement CD was presented to the public during the 8th European conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering in Prague. The CD shows advantages and fields of application as well as the product variety of the Secugrid geogrid ranging from the technical advantages to the cost-saving and simple installation.

SI Geosolutions has developed a new fiber technology that enhances seedling emergence over traditional round or oval fibers used in conventional stitch-bonded turf reinforcement mats (TRMs).

7IGC 22-27 September 2002 in Nice was a fantastic success! Over 1,200 attendees, all booths sold out(and a few extras), elections, four unique educational tracks (300+ papers), dining, dancing, footballand so much more.

EPI lauches the Liner Letter designed to keep you informed of ongoing developments in PVC geomembranes and current activities at EPI.

Polyfelt manufactures reinforcement geosynthetics in Asia

All six winners of the US nonwovens industry's Achievement Awards presented at the recent IDEA01 exhibition won with products associated either directly or indirectly with industrial applications. Derek Ward reports from Miami Beach, Florida. Two European companies were among the six which won Achievement Awards at IDEA01. The Hyperpunch needleloom, which employs an elliptical needle beam movement in manufacturing synthetic leathers, spunbonds, papermakers felts and various types of fleece fabrics, brought an award for Dilo Systems Group, Germany. Colbond of the Netherlands, an international suppliers of geotextiles was granted an award for its recently introduced Enkagrid soil reinforcement materials.

The officers of the IGS elected until '02 are Richard J. Bathurst, President (Canada), Daniele Cazzuffi, Vice President (Italy), Colin J.F.P. Jones, Past President (UK), Wim Voskamp, Treasurer (The Netherlands) and Peter E. Stevenson, Secretary (USA). The Council members elected until '02 are J. Collin (USA), S.P. Corbet (UK), P. Delmas (France), J.P. Gourc (France), G. Heerten (Germany), E. Palmeira (Brazil), P. Rimoldi (Italy), and F. Tatsuoka (Japan)

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