August 2008 Issue

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  Further comment on the impacts of water

  The article by Dov Leshchinskey in the April/May 2008 issue of Geosynthetics raises a number of interesting points on the impact of water, which all designers should consider in their wall designs.

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  New petrochemical complex in Qatar

  A multi-billion-dollar petrochemical complex is under development in Mesaieed, an industrial city about 25 miles south of the Qatar capital, Doha, according to Qatar publications.

• Forecasts offered for geosynthetics industry

  U.S. demand to grow 5% annually through 2010.

• Permeable parking lot in Chicago

  The U.S. Cellular Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox on the south side of Chicago, features an environmentally friendly parking lot.

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  Geotextile form bags used to help end defects in factory-built houses

  California-based Sure Safe EFS has announced that its engineered foundation system has proven effective in eliminating defects caused by improper settling of factory-built modular homes on faulty foundations.

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  Geosynthetics at the Olympics

  Geosynthetics may not be obviously apparent in venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but a re-examination of the many new locales built for this enormous event should offer plenty of possibilities.

• Geotextile-wrapped layer is key to drainage project in Ontario

  A geotextile-wrapped layer of stone fill is an important element in a $3.5 million drainage project in the Thunder Bay neighborhood of Fort Erie, Ontario.

• Tensar geogrid wins European building awards

  The TriAx geogrid from Tensar International won a gold medal at the Brno International Building Fair in the Czech Republic and also at Autostrada 2008 in Kiecle, Poland.

• Contech CEO elected

  Ronald C. Keating has been elected president and chief executive officer (CEO).

• Dow acquires Stevens

  Dow Building Solutions (DBS), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), has acquired Stevens Roofing and Geomembrane Systems, a business of JPS Industries Inc.

• Bauters joins Golder

  Tim Bauters has joined Golder Associates Inc. as a senior project engineer at the company’s Mountain View, Calif. office.

• New GSE sales managers

  GSE Lining Technology Inc. (GSE) has added 4 new regional managers to its North American sales team.

• Profile names regional sales manager, promotes golf business manager

  Pat Holubetz has joined Profile Products LLC as Midwest regional sales manager.

• Lumite acquires Propex plant

  Gainesville, Ga.-based geotextiles manufacturer Lumite Inc., a 50% subsidiary of Thrace Plastics Group, has acquired a geotextiles manufacturing plant from Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Propex Inc.

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  RECP installation demo provided by NAGS, ECTC

  An installation demonstration of temporary rolled erosion control product (RECP) was presented at the annual Highway Superintendents School.

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  Geotextiles in dams: Forging federal guidelines

  Federal agencies have resisted experimentation with geotextiles in critical applications and there have been minimal criteria governing use in federally funded water resource projects.

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  Geotextile form bags used to help end defects in factory-built houses

  California-based Sure Safe EFS has announced that its engineered foundation system has proven effective in eliminating defects caused by improper settling of factory-built modular homes on faulty foundations.

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  Three challenges in using SRWs and other reinforced-soil structures: Part 3B

  Proper construction of an MSE wall or slope requires the owner to rely on skilled professionals performing their responsibilities correctly.

• Tensar geogrid wins European building awards

  The TriAx geogrid from Tensar International won a gold medal at the Brno International Building Fair in the Czech Republic and also at Autostrada 2008 in Kiecle, Poland.

• Geotextile-wrapped layer is key to drainage project in Ontario

  A geotextile-wrapped layer of stone fill is an important element in a $3.5 million drainage project in the Thunder Bay neighborhood of Fort Erie, Ontario.

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  Three challenges in using SRWs and other reinforced-soil structures: Part 3B

  Proper construction of an MSE wall or slope requires the owner to rely on skilled professionals performing their responsibilities correctly.

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  TV reports show use of geotextiles for temporary flood control

  Let’s get the word out!

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  Slope stability sensitivities of final covers

  The geotechnical aspects of final cover system slope stability follow the same principles used for other geotechnical stability problems.

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  Geotextiles in dams: Forging federal guidelines

  Federal agencies have resisted experimentation with geotextiles in critical applications and there have been minimal criteria governing use in federally funded water resource projects.

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  Slope stability sensitivities of final covers

  The geotechnical aspects of final cover system slope stability follow the same principles used for other geotechnical stability problems.

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  GMA Techline’s first 500 Q’s-and-A’s

  As of May 1, 2008, there have been 500 “geosynthetics relevant” questions asked and answered by personnel of the GSI (mainly by Bob Koerner but also by George Koerner and Grace Hsuan).

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  Slope stability sensitivities of final covers

  The geotechnical aspects of final cover system slope stability follow the same principles used for other geotechnical stability problems.

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