October 2006 Issue

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News

  • Credit where credit is due

    While Ian D. Peggs is honored to receive credit for the development of the geocomposite temporary parking surface (TemPark), that honor rightly and unquestionably belongs with Basil Polivka Jr. of American Parking Solutions, Warren, Ohio.

  • Good job, Dov!

    Readers praise Dov Leshchinsky’s article from the August/September 2006 issue of Geosynthetics.

  • Kudos to Barrett also!

    A reader responds to Bob Barrett’s letter to the editor from the August/September 2006 issue of Geosynthetics.

  • GSE cited by IGS

    The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Awards Committee, at its meeting held in June in Cardiff, Wales, voted unanimously to award GSE Lining Technology with an IGS Award for the submission: “Comprehensive design guidance for geosynthetic materials.”

  • Firestone MultiLiner RPP Geomembrane is formulated for long-term performance in both subsurface and exposed geomembrane applications.

    New Firestone RPP geomembrane

    Firestone Specialty Products has introduced a reinforced polypropylene membrane—MultiLiner RPP Geomembrane.

  • Maccaferri acquires Linear Composites

    The Maccaferri Group, headquartered in Bologna, Italy, has acquired Yorkshire-based Linear Composites Ltd. and sister company Epitropic Fibres Ltd. The purchase was completed earlier this year.

  • Low & Bonar buys Colbond

    Low & Bonar (L&B) announced plans earlier this year to buy nonwoven textile maker, Colbond Investments, according to the Reuters news agency.

  • IAGI’s Approved Installation Contractor information online

    The International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) announced the application availability for its new Approved Installation Contractor (AIC) program.

  • Geo textbook now available

    Fundamentals of Geosynthetics Engineering by Sanjay Kumar Shukla ©2006.

  • A long-term solution for grease removal

    As the Environmental Protection Agency increases its water requirements for businesses, products that are effective and affordable in solving these problems are needed.

  • New release of Geomagic Studio

    Geomagic®, provider of digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) software and services, has released Geomagic Studio 9.

  • IECA director killed in helicopter crash

    Carol Forrest, a board director for the International Erosion Control Association, was killed Aug. 13 in a helicopter crash outside of Astoria, Ore.

  • ASTM update: Committee D35 on Geosynthetics

    ASTM Committee D35 met June 14-16 in Toronto for its 2006 semiannual session.

  • IGS update: Report from Yokohama/8-ICG

    The Japan Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) organized the 8th International Conference on Geosynthetics in Yokohama, Japan, Sept. 18-22, 2006, under the auspices of the IGS.

  • Ernie English, chair, GMA executive council

    First organized lobbying for geosynthetics

    GMA members meet with lobbyist partners, congressional reps in D.C.

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Materials

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Case studies

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Technical

  • Geotextile specifications

    AASHTO M288 that addresses various highway-related applications such as drainage and erosion control.

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Resources

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