• Materials

  • Geotextiles are protecting pipelines

    Steel transmission pipelines installed in mountainous regions often face significant risks during their construction and service life.

  • TenCate describes large geotextile tube order for Malaysia project

    TenCate Geosynthetics Asia secured an order at Huntsman Tioxide in Teluk Kalong (Malaysia) for the supply of 105 TenCate Geotube systems, according to a press release from the company.

• Case studies

  • New wall repairs erosion damage, widens road

    The main objectives of this project were to build a retaining wall to support a road and to create more room for the width of the road, especially at the turn.

• Technical

  • Updating specs: ASTM D4833 replaced by D6241

    Neither Mullen Burst Strength ASTM D3786 nor Puncture Strength ASTM D4833 is recognized by ASTM Committee D35 on geosynthetics as an acceptable geotextile test method.

• News

  • Call for papers GRI-24: “Enhancing Sustainability Using Geosynthetics”

    The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) hosts its 24th annual conference in Dallas March 16, 2011.

  • New training video available

    Cadwallader Technical Services (CTS) has announced the release of a new 80-minute geosynthetics training video ”How to Heat Seam and Field Test Geomembranes“ as an updated, menu-driven DVD.

  • Mackey named chair of ASTM International Geosynthetics Committee

    ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has named Robert E. Mackey, a partner and senior design engineer at S2L Inc. in Maitland, Fla., as its new chair.

  • Number of ‘ready-to-go’ projects approaches five figures as states await new jobs bill

    As states continue to wait for action on a jobs bill, the list of ‘ready-to-go’ state infrastructure projects has surpassed the 9,800 mark, based on a December 2009 survey by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

Geosynthetic Engineering Solutions

• This Issue

  Feb 10: New turf system, award-winning projects, wall widens road, and more.

• Geo blog

  Geosynthetic Materials Association: Report from D.C.

• GMA techline

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• Geo-Frontiers 2011

  Join us for Geo-Frontiers 2011, in Dallas, Texas, March 13-16.

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