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2023 Richard S. Fountain Award recipient announced
March 17th, 2023
The Steel Bridge Task Force – which consists of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design – recently awarded Heather Gilmer, a senior engineer at Pennoni, the 2023 Richard S. Fountain […]
Wrekin Products reflects on geosynthetics success, announces appointments
March 16th, 2023
As Wrekin Products Ltd. reflects on another year, the company is proud to have grown its geosynthetics division to deliver even more solutions to everyday problems in the civil engineering industry. Being at the center of ongoing expansion plans, its geosynthetics division is home to two of its best-selling products – the FasTrack 609 woven geotextile and […]
COMANCO resumes 3-layer geosynthetic system in Puerto Rico
March 15th, 2023
COMANCO recently returned to Puerto Rico to resume installing a 3-layer geosynthetic system. This project will benefit the Southern region of the island of Puerto Rico by covering the excess ash and other chemicals that have contaminated the surrounding air. The system includes installing GCL, 60mil white textured liner, double-sided geocomposite, and HDPE pipe. So […]
Watershed Geo technologies provide sustainable approach to preventing erosion with solar farms
March 14th, 2023
When building solar farms, it is not only important to construct the site to manage surface water to prevent erosion, but also to safeguard that nothing detrimental comes off the surface, enters the runoff water and is carried off the site. Watershed Geo’s two-component system consisting of a ClosureTurf® foundation and PowerCap™ solar system keeps […]
MTI China facility ranks number one in Green Mine Selection Program
March 13th, 2023
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is proud of making good on its sustainability commitments around the world. Recently, its Dongming, China facility ranked number one amongst 28 companies in the Liaoning Province Green Mine Selection Program. Green Mine is a policy set by the China Ministry of Natural Resources to drive green mining development. The program […]
New Plymouth, Idaho awarded $498,739 for geomembrane lining system
March 10th, 2023
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the award of $35,250,951 in construction grants to 10 drinking water and wastewater systems. These construction projects are funded from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that Governor Brad Little directed to DEQ in 2022. The city of New Plymouth in Payette County, Idaho was awarded $498,739 […]
Tiltex adds water infiltration barrier and ground surface erosion control protection to reinforced earth wall
March 9th, 2023
The Tiltex installation team recently completed a major water infiltration barrier and erosion control ROM Wall Crusher project at Ironbridge Mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. The team installed Tiltex 12B anti-cracking 11,000 psi compressive strength geosynthetic cementitious composite mats (GCCM) over 164-foot-long steep batters at 1V:1.6H, secured with its soil anchor grid system designed to endure 164ft/sec winds. Ironbridge Mine in Pilbara, Western Austrlia. […]
Redi-Rock walls aid in innovative sewer and storm water solution
March 8th, 2023
During the 19th century, early settlers to Cincinnati, Ohio, followed the Lick Run valley and stream to settle in the developing city along the Ohio River. To control flooding in the area, the stream was enclosed in a 20-foot-diameter storm sewer in 1893. Soon after, during the advent of indoor plumbing, homes were tied into […]
Buttigieg: We are ‘rebuilding’ the foundation of transportation
March 7th, 2023
Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, says his agency and the nation’s mobility community are currently involved in “one of the most exciting, productive, and challenging times in U.S. transportation history” – driven in no small part by “historic” levels of funding provided by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
GSSI introduces 200 HS Antenna
March 6th, 2023
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, highlights the 200 MHz (200 HS) antenna, part of the GS Series, GSSI’s next-generation family of high-performance antennas targeting applications that require deeper penetration depths. The GS Series is ideal for geophysical, geotechnical, or environmental applications that require high reliability under challenging survey conditions, […]