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Marine mattress installation continues on Elliott Bay seawall project
November 30th, 2015
At the ongoing construction of the new Elliott Bay seawall in Seattle, marine mattresses are installed in front of the new face panels to create a shallow water corridor for migrating fish. Marine mattresses are rock-filled containers generally constructed with UV-stabilized co-polymer geogrid materials. Geogrid panels are laced together to form mattress-shaped baskets that are […]
GeosyntheticsME concludes 2015 conference with big attendance, first awards
November 24th, 2015
The recently concluded Geosynthetics Middle East 2015 in Abu Dhabi attracted more than 400 industry experts from 35 countries for the 7th edition of this international conference and exhibition, according to a Nov. 22 press release. The release noted that with hundreds of international industry experts attending and a sold out exhibition hall, GeoME proved […]
IFAI, Dept. of Commerce to host smart fabrics summit
November 23rd, 2015
UPDATE: Date has been changed. The Smart Fabrics Summit will be on April 11, 2016. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will partner with the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) to host the first-ever Smart Fabrics Summit on April 11, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The Summit will provide a forum for public and private […]
Chronology: The 2015 transportation bill
November 20th, 2015
July 2012—President Obama signs a two-year transportation reauthorization bill into law. The “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act,” known as MAP 21, keeps transportation programs running through the end of fiscal year 2014 and calls for transferring $18.8 billion from the general fund to the highway and transit trust funds. August 10, […]
Maccaferri wins first Geosynthetics Middle East award
November 19th, 2015
During the recent Geosynthetics Middle East conference and trade show in Abu Dhabi, Maccaferri was named the winner of that event’s “Best Geosynthetics Project.” The title of winning project is “The 32m-high ParaMesh retaining wall at the Al Jais Mountain Road Project in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).” A Maccaferri press release described the […]
Naue offers calculation and mining info
November 18th, 2015
Two new offerings from Germany-based Naue GmbH & Co. KG: SecuCalc 2.2 software, which provides “a generic calculation” for unpaved base reinforcement with its geogrids. A new document, “Mining and Geosynthetics,” that profiles mining applications and how geosynthetic materials “can help mining engineers and owners achieve their goals.” According to the Naue press release, SecuCalc […]
New marketing hire at VersaFlex
November 17th, 2015
VersaFlex Inc. announced in a Nov. 13 press release that Andy Schultze has been hired as a new marketing associate. Kansas City, Kan.-based VersaFlex is a formulator and manufacturer of protective coatings, liners, and sealants. Schultze is a graduate of the University of South Dakota with a bachelor of science in strategic communication and a […]
Updates for International Geosynthetics Society regional events
November 16th, 2015
Registration for GeoAmericas2016 is now open. The third Pan-American conference on geosynthetics is in Miami, Fla., April 10–13, 2016 The call for abstracts for EuroGeo6 has been extended to Nov. 30, 2015. The sixth edition of the EuroGeo conference is in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 25–28, 2016. The call for abstracts for Geosynthetics Asia 2016 has […]
With apologies to “The Final Countdown”
November 13th, 2015
It is Friday, the 13th, and here is the countdown: The highway and transit bill’s latest patch expires in eight days. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) appropriations run out in 31 days. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization expires in 140 days. The 2016 presidential election is 361 days from today.
State/county bridge building with geosynthetics wins award
November 10th, 2015
Among recent recipients of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) awards is the Arizona Department of Transportation in conjunction with Mohave County. These state and local state agencies partnered to design and build a geosynthetic-reinforced soil–integrated bridge system (GRS–IBS)* project on Oatman Highway in northwestern Arizona. The bridge now spans the Sacramento […]