• 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.

• 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.

• Case studies

  • A young engineer, molasses, and failed sand drains

    Prior to 1959, the chemical industry used sugar cane (mainly from Cuba) for its source of the carbohydrate sucrose used to produce ethyl alcohol for the manufacture of munitions and alcohol.

• News

  • First GSI-Asia Geosynthetics Conference set for November

    The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) have announced the 1st GSI-Asia Geosynthetics Conference.

  • 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics, May 23-27, 2010

    The 9ICG is organized by the Brazilian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS Brasil) and the Brazilian Association for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS), under the auspices of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and supported by the Brazilian Association of Nonwoven and Technical Textiles Industries (ABINT).

  • Authors agree with letter writer regarding spark testing

    Response to comment from Dr. [Ian] Peggs regarding spark testing on page 8 in the October/November 2009 issue of Geosynthetics, which was in response to “Geosynthetics in the construction of a Southern California subsurface biofilter cell system,” published in the August/September 2009 issue.

  • Geosynthetics wins Silver Award

    Geosynthetics magazine received a second-place Silver Award for Best Technical Article at the 2009 Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association’s annual awards event Nov. 5 in Minneapolis.

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