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Retrospective of 25 GRI conferences

August 1st, 2015

The Geosynthetic Research Institute was founded in 1986 at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa., with the purpose of conducting research and development on all types, functions, and applications of geosynthetics used in the constructed environment and its infrastructure. With R & D at the core of the activity it was natural that archival publications would […]

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Underground gardens

August 1st, 2015

Efficient landscape engineering and effective geosynthetic materials built Maple Garden Park In Taichung City, Taiwan, city dwellers wandering through Maple Garden Park are actually meandering below ground level. In November 2012, landscape engineers working with the aid of geosynthetic products converted a large hole in the heart of the city into an urban park oasis. […]

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