Use of geosynthetics in wind farm access roads

April 1, 2013  |  Case Studies

Case histories from Poland, Canada, and U.S. By Stephan M. Gale, P.E., D.GE., Mark Kurtz, Fred Chuck, P.E., and Dick Janse Introduction The location of a renewable energy project is based on many technical and political issues. Sites are selected because of available wind forces, power distribution,…
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Back to the waterfront (in Toronto)

April 1, 2013  |  Products

By Ron Bygness In the October/November 2011 issue of Geosynthetics, we looked at how a popular section of Toronto was being redeveloped, thanks to the drainage power of the mighty little wick drain. The article “On the waterfront (in Toronto)” specifically featured the West Don Lands, an…
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Michigan P.E. makes a good catch RE: sg

April 1, 2013  |  News

To the editor: Great issue (February/March 2013), read it from cover to cover. One thing I noticed though, on page 40 it states: “..were made of polypropylene, which has a specific gravity greater than 1,…” is incorrect. Typically polypropylene has a sg of 0.905 and that is why it…
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Texel invests $15 million in new multifunctional production line

April 1, 2013  |  Products

New line to increase capacity, offer 5.25m widths Production and finishing equipment designed specifically to hold the different components of its production line for needle-punched nonwoven materials are now installed in Texel’s new $15 million, 35,000-square-foot facility extension in Sainte…
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10ICG Call for Papers: Deadline is May 15

March 25, 2013  |  News

Technical presentations sought for 2014 conference in Berlin The 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10ICG) is now inviting abstracts for papers describing the use of geosynthetic materials in the topics below. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 15, 2013. Follow this link for: …
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New PRS product manager

March 22, 2013  |  Products

Kevin McIlvaine joins geocell firm PRS-Neoweb announced in March 20 press release that Kevin McIlvaine has joined the geocell company as its North American product manager. McIlvaine brings to this job more than 15 years of experience in the geotechnical/geosynthetics industry. The release also note…
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Hayward Baker acquires Geo-Foundations Contractors

March 22, 2013  |  News

Acquisition underscores heightened business focus in Canadian geotechnical construction Hayward Baker announced in a March 19 press release that it has acquired Geo-Foundations Contractors Inc., a Canadian-based specialty geotechnical construction firm. Geo-Foundations is now a subsidiary of Hayward…
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2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

March 21, 2013  |  News

ASCE’s analysis finds investment and innovative solutions led to improvements in six sectors since 2009 Reston, Va.-based American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s infrastruc…
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IECA call for presentations

March 20, 2013  |  News

Contributions sought for EC-’14 in Nashville The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is currently accepting submissions for its annual Environmental Connection conference and exhibition. The 2014 event is Feb. 25-28 in Nashville, Tenn. Presenting for IECA gives you the ability to …
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TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs

March 19, 2013  |  Products

TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs Company’s first iPad app focuses specifically on design software A new app from TenCate Geosynthetics Americas is described in a March 14 press release as an assist for e…
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