India allocates $1 billion to technical textiles

August 1, 2012  |  News

India’s finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, presented a proposed budget for 2012–13 that invests $1 billion in technical textile growth in the form of a venture capital fund, India Opportunities Venture Fund. It is part of a five-year plan, the National Mission on Technical Textiles, and…
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Geomembrane at Hall Quarry Beach

August 1, 2012  |  News

Swimmers who enjoy the Hall Quarry Beach in suburban Chicago experienced pleasant conditions this summer. After residents expressed concern over the cold temperatures at the Quarry, the Batavia Park District sought ideas to remedy the situation. Construction commenced in fall 2011, including install…
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Geosynthetics in the oil and gas industry

August 1, 2012  |  Products

By Glen Knopp Introduction Oil and natural gas production (O&G) is a fast-growing segment of both the U.S. economy and the geosynthetic materials markets. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing of shale deposits have opened up large new oil and gas exploration plays in regions of the U.S. …
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Bluffside stabilization in Kansas City

August 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

Stabilizing the bluff By Jeremy Joseph The Briarcliff City Apartments sit high on a bluff in Kansas City, Mo. The master-planned community offers residents fine views of downtown and the Missouri River valley. Apartment dwellers enjoy restaurants, shops, and trails located within walking distance of…
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Recognizing the benefits of GRS bridge-building technology

August 1, 2012  |  Features, News

Take the leap of faith By Jessica Bies Introduction More than seven years after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and local officials in Defiance County, Ohio, built their first geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) integrated bridge, county engineers throughout the U.S. are starting to recogni…
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Sustainability contribution by MSE berms at landfills

August 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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2012 Geosynthetics Middle East is Nov. 19-20 in Abu Dhabi

August 1, 2012  |  News

Technical papers deadline is Aug. 20 The 5th International Geosynthetics Middle East conference is titled “The vision of green cities—Opportunities for today and tomorrow.” The annual conference, organized by SKZ Germany and under the patronage of the municipality of host Abu Dhabi…
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Geosynthetic reinforced soil walls for debris barrier in Whistler, B.C.

August 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

By Alex Strouth, Mark Pritchard, David Roche, and Calvin VanBuskirk Introduction Picturesque Fitzsimmons Creek flows through the heart of Whistler, B.C., Canada—about 80 miles north of Vancouver and one of the host sites for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Few visitors to Whistler realize that Fitzs…
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Good to see this kind of publication

August 1, 2012  |  News

To the editor: I enjoyed your editorial in the June/July issue of Geosynthetics. With so much garbage eye-candy on the Internet pretending to be newsworthy, it is good to see a publication that is science-based yet practical. Thanks and keep up the good work! Paul Wilkerson, P.E. Chief of Planning &…
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More on low numbers in the ICOLD report

August 1, 2012  |  News

To the editor: I second Allan Breitenbach’s comments about ICOLD underreporting the number of large GSS [geomembrane sealing system] dams—more than 20m high—in its 2010 Bulletin. Allan and I recently researched a paper (to be published in a pending issue of Mining Engineering magaz…
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