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Caltrans’ Chernioglo wins AASHTOWare award
October 10th, 2024
Igor Chernioglo, P.E. – a transportation engineer with the California Department of Transportation – recently received a Prismatic Legacy Award for his work on behalf of AASHTOWare. AASHTOWare, a division of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), offers a suite of transportation software products delivered through a collaborative business model with […]
Ballast preservation system still providing protection against ballast fouling
October 10th, 2024
Figure 1 Installation of BaseLok BallastGuard. In February 2023, Geosynthetics magazine published a feature article titled “Innovative solution for ballast fouling.” The feature focused on the phenomenon of ballast fouling where mud from saturated soil conditions migrates up into the sub-ballast and ballast material in rail applications. The ballast fouling issue is prevalent in coastal […]
Global Synthetics’ Erskine Park Landfill MSE Wall project receives IAA award
October 9th, 2024
Global Synthetics recently received the Advanced Textiles Association's (ATA) International 2024 Achievement Award of Excellence in the Waste - Geosynthetics Project category for its groundbreaking work on the Erskine Park Landfill live expansion project, famously known as the “Great Wall of Sydney.” Erskine Park Landfill airspace was forecasted to be exhausted in late 2020. No […]
Key factors in selecting reinforced ethylene copolymer geomembranes for reuse impoundment applications – Part 2
October 7th, 2024
By Felon Wilson In Part 1, background was provided for the water reuse industry and the need for extended storage of reclaimed water due to seasonal applications such as irrigation. Now, let’s look at two projects that demonstrated the need for a reinforced ethylene copolymer geomembrane to line storage impoundments for reclaimed water. Olivenhain Municipal Water […]
Soleno opens first U.S. plant
October 4th, 2024
Soleno, a Quebec leader in water management, announces the opening of its first plant in the United States, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., confirming the company's momentum and its determination to offer sustainable solutions to counter the aging of water management infrastructure in North America. After successful expansions in Ontario and New Brunswick in recent years, […]
Bhat receives W.N. Carey, Jr. Award
October 3rd, 2024
In recognition of his service to the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Dr. Chandra R. Bhat is the 2024 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Bhat, Joe J. King Endowed Chair Professor in engineering, university distinguished teaching professor, Department of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is […]
Solmax unveils GEOLUX: Revolutionizing bifacial solar panel efficiency
October 2nd, 2024
Solmax, a global leader in geosynthetic solutions, has announced the launch of GEOLUX®, an innovative product designed to significantly enhance the efficiency of bifacial solar panels. By increasing ground albedo to approximately 75%, GEOLUX maximizes solar energy capture, resulting in more efficient and cost-effective solar installations. Building on Solmax’s four decades of experience in developing robust materials for […]
Webinar – Contrasts & Opportunities for Geosynthetics in the Americas – Oct. 10
October 1st, 2024
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presents the webinar - Contrasts & Opportunities for Geosynthetics in the Americas - on October 10, 2024 at noon CDT. The presenters are Vinicius Benjamim, Ph.D. (ENG Consultoria) and Victor Pimentel, M.Sc. (Geo Soluções Brasil). The webinar is free to industry professionals and students, a 1.0 PDH is available and you […]
The role of a biaxial geogrid in subgrade stabilization
October 1st, 2024
FIGURE 1 Installation of TerraGrid® TXG-7 directly on top of high PI clay subgrade. In the civil engineering discipline, the challenge of constructing durable and cost-effective roadways over problematic soils is a common yet complex issue. High-plasticity clay subgrades, known for their susceptibility to moisture and subsequent weakening, pose significant hurdles. Traditional methods of soil […]
Streambank and slope stabilization
October 1st, 2024
Armormax® Engineered Earth Armoring System™ installed for slope stabilization. The contractor was faced with a steep slope that failed along a natural streambank. The slope was eroding and contaminating the stream with sediment. This slope was also in a pipeline’s right-of-way area. To ensure the safety of the pipeline and surrounding property, the slope needed […]