Leister and Premsco announce partnership

October 10, 2012  |  News

Puerto Rico-based company to distribute Leister’s hot-air equipment lines Leister Technologies AG and Premsco Inc. announced in an Oct. 10 press release the selection of Puerto Rico–based Premsco as Leister’s sales and distribution partner in the Caribbean. The release said that Pr…
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EuroGeo5 concludes in Valencia

October 5, 2012  |  News

Technical sessions, keynoters highlight quadrennial event By Ron Bygness With more than 50 exhibitors, 38 technical and education sessions, two full-day short courses, four keynote lectures, hundreds of attendees, and a gala closing dinner, EuroGeo5 in Valencia, Spain, Sept. 16-19, was even more tha…
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GSI fellowships announced

October 1, 2012  |  News

The Geosynthetic Institute has announced the students who are recipients of the 2012–2013 academic year GSI Fellowship Awards. To be eligible, students must: focus on a geosynthetic topic. have a passed the candidacy examination leading to a doctoral degree. be recommended by his/her major adv…
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A teaching guide to accompany an inexpensive geosynthetics textbook

October 1, 2012  |  News

By Robert Koerner Within my faculty career, which began in 1968, the teaching of technical subjects such as geotechnical and geosynthetics engineering has gone from (a) writing on a chalkboard, to (b) prepared overhead transparencies, to (c) prepared 35mm slides, and now to (d) prepared computer-bas…
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GMA is the industry voice

October 1, 2012  |  News

The Geosynthetic Materials Association represents at agencies and non-governmental organizations By Andrew Aho Agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) to be the prime resource for consistent and accurate information on the correct use o…
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Explore, learn, and share at Geosynthetics 2013

October 1, 2012  |  News

Geosynthetics 2013 is co-locating with the Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference and will also feature the Geosynthetic Research Institute’s 25th conference. Explore The Trade Show The exhibit hall will be filled with companies featuring every facet of the geosynthetics industry—ma…
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Shear strength of geosynthetic clay liners

October 1, 2012  |  Products

Part 1: Strength measurement By Patrick J. Fox, Ph.D., P.E., and Chris Athanassopoulos, P.E. Introduction The geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) has been with us for 30 years. Originally invented in the early 1980s as a flexible alternative to rigid waterproofing materials, GCLs are now used worldwide as…
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More accurate liner integrity surveys using electrically conductive GM

October 1, 2012  |  Products

By David Gallagher and Abigail Beck Introduction The electrical liner integrity (ELI) survey is currently the most effective and practical means of locating leaks in installed geomembranes after cover soil installation, as detailed in ASTM D7007. The technology functions along the principle that pol…
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Traditional vs. exposed geomembrane landfill covers

October 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

The articles in this series encompass all types of geosynthetics and their applications viewed from the context of sustainability. Traditional solutions are compared with geosynthetic solutions from both cost and carbon footprint perspectives. (from the Geosynthetic Research Institute’s 24th confe…
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The basis for landfill closure, remediation, and redevelopment

October 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

Reuse and recycle By Joan A. Smyth and Stacey A. Smith Introduction The Lexington County Highway 321 landfill site was recently awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse: Superfund Redevelopment Award. This site, located in West Columbia, S.C., …
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