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FGI short course draws 102
June 7th, 2012
“Constructing with fabricated geomembranes: Advances and current trends for mining” In a June 6 press release, the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) described its sixth short course offering, this one in Salt Lake City. The May 21 education event was held at the Multi-Agency State Office Building in cooperation with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality […]
IGS publishes major engineering document in French
June 6th, 2012
“Recommended Descriptions of Geosynthetics Functions, Geosynthetics Terminology, Mathematical and Graphical Symbols” The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) announced in a May 31 press release that the IGS French Chapter has translated the engineering document “Recommended Descriptions of Geosynthetics Functions, Geosynthetics Terminology, Mathematical and Graphical Symbols.” Originally drafted in English, this internationally unifying publication has been translated […]
Full-scale dredging this summer at Onondaga Lake
June 5th, 2012
Geotextile tubes are instrumental in the $451 million Superfund remediation project in upstate New York Dredging and capping of contaminated sediments in Onondaga Lake is set to begin this summer, according to a press release from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The $451 million Superfund remediation project in Syracuse, N.Y., has […]
GMA Lobby Day 2012
June 1st, 2012
By Andrew Aho Twenty companies and organizations participated in GMA’s annual Lobby Day April 16–17. The GMA lobbying team scheduled 25 meetings with congressional offices, including five meetings with U.S. senators, nine meetings with U.S. representatives, and the balance with senior policy and legislative staff members. By all measures, it was our most effective and […]
Questions and answers from the GMA Techline
June 1st, 2012
Wall connections? Friction values? Anchor trenches? —the Techline answers all GMA techline answers from Bob Koerner The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) offers the GMA Techline, a resource for technical questions about geosynthetics. E-mail: gmatechline@ifai.com for fast, free, direct answers to your technical questions. GMA serves as the central resource for information regarding geosynthetics and provides […]
Hello, Mr. President?
June 1st, 2012
Seventh-grader Tayla Silva, daughter of Engineered Polymer Technologies vice president of sales and marketing, Ed Silva, was invited to “call the president” during the Geosynthetic Materials Association’s Lobby Day April 17. While GMA members and guests visited the Capitol Hill office of Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.), the congressman chatted with Tayla and then prompted her […]
The GMA Techline and its 4th set of 500 Q’s & A’s
June 1st, 2012
By Bob and George Koerner Introduction The Geosynthetic Materials Association’s (GMA) Techline was initiated Sept. 1, 2004, as a free worldwide service to answer questions involving the many aspects of geosynthetic materials. From the outset there were no constraints placed on the questioner or their questions. GMA contracted with the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) for answers […]
TRI announces equipment acquisitions
June 1st, 2012
Texas firm purchases former Bathurst Clarabut resources Austin, Texas-based TRI Environmental Inc. (TRI), international geotechnical, geosynthetics, and erosion-control materials services company, announced in a May 31 press release the acquisition of advanced testing equipment from the former Bathurst Clarabut Geotechnical Testing (BCGT) office in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The equipment has been added to testing and […]
All about Geosynthetics 2013
June 1st, 2012
Geosynthetics 2013 is co-locating with the Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference and will also feature the Geosynthetic Research Institute’s GRI-25 Conference. About the Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference The Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference is one of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most successful geotechnical technology transfer activities. State departments of transportation (DOT) and FHWA personnel who participate […]
Do floc characteristics influence geotextile tube dewatering performance?
June 1st, 2012
By Brett W. Maurer and Shobha K. Bhatia Introduction Geotextile tubes have been successfully used by numerous industries to dewater a variety of high-water-content slurries and waste materials. Concurrent with the expanding use of geotextile tubes, the desire to reduce effluent turbidity and improve the speed of dewatering has led to the established use of […]