TRI/Environmental Inc. to host series of short courses at GeoU in Austin, Texas
January 31st, 2022
The Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, will be the site of GeoU 2022. Photograph courtesy of TRI/Environmental Inc. TRI/Environmental Inc. is sponsoring GeoU, a series of five high-level geosynthetics short courses and four certification opportunities over three days of learning and networking. GeoU, which runs from April 5 to 8, 2022, will […]
New ASTM geosynthetics standard provides specifications for vinyl sheet piling
January 28th, 2022
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet piling. Photograph courtesy CeTeau B.V. ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has approved a new standard that will help engineers, designers and specifiers who work with vinyl sheet piling. Applications for such piling include the construction of seawalls, retaining walls and chemical cut-off walls. “The new specification will standardize the materials […]
GSI to host webinar on geosynthetics in heap leach mining
January 27th, 2022
Photograph courtesy of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geosynthetic Applications Used in Heap Leach Mining,” on Feb. 9, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. The […]
Part 3: Five pieces of data that will give higher assurances of chemical compatibility when selecting a geomembrane
January 26th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Figure 1 XR-5 Geomembrane Process Wastewater Impoundment, Qatar. Photograph courtesy of Arabian Environmental Editor’s note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and Part 2 was published on Jan. 19. […]
Oregon State University research reveals railroad ballast performance improvement using GEOWEB geocells
January 25th, 2022
By Katie Bocskor, Manager, Marketing, Presto Geosystems Oregon State University (OSU) recently performed state-of-the-art, three-dimensional dynamic finite element modeling to analyze the reinforcing benefit of Presto Geosystems’ GEOWEB geocells in railway ballast applications. Completed in cooperation with the University of Kansas (KU), which simultaneously put in motion a testing program of geocell-reinforced ballast placed over weak […]
AGC and FMI Capital Partners to present webinars on implementation of the IIJA
January 24th, 2022
Photograph courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and FMI Capital Partners will host a two-part webinar on implementation and expanded market opportunities/outlook for the 2022 highway, federal and utility construction markets due to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on Tuesday, Jan. 25, and […]
FHWA Targeted Overlay Pavements Solutions team to host webinar Jan. 24
January 21st, 2022
Photograph courtesy of Federal Highway Administration The Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS) Every Day Counts team of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host its first concrete overlays webinar on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. EST. Participants will hear about challenges and possible solutions, how to determine value, how to get […]
Cooley Group announces six key promotions to leadership team
January 21st, 2022
Cooley Group’s executive leadership team has promoted six employees to expanded leadership roles. The promotions place particular emphasis on supporting women in leadership positions. The move increases the number of women on the Cooley senior leadership team to more than 30% and the number of women in general management to more than 40%. The Cooley […]
AGRU America and HK Solutions improve manhole technology using geomembranes
January 20th, 2022
Monoform PLUS for manhole and wet well rehabilitation applications combines HK Solutions’ Monoform with AGRU’s Ultra Grip geomembrane. Manhole incorporating Monoform PLUS. Photograph courtesy of HK Solutions Group AGRU America Inc. and HK Solutions Group have released Monoform PLUS, a comprehensive manhole rehabilitation product package that offers streamlined installation with minimal impact on local traffic, […]
Part 2: Top ways to overcome difficulties interpreting geomembrane chemical resistance data
January 19th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Oily water/solvents runoff impoundment in Kentucky. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 2 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and part 3 will be published on Jan. 26. It […]