North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS): Year-end report 2011

February 1, 2012  |  News

By David Suits The year 2011 was a very good one for NAGS. Our new Board of Directors took office in March at the Geo-Frontiers Conference in Dallas: Dean Sandri, president; Bob Mackey, president-elect; Corey Bobba, treasurer; and vice presidents Marolo Alfaro, Richard Brachman, Dhani Narejo, John H…
Cost-benefit study of geosynthetic materials coming

February 1, 2012  |  News

By Andrew Aho The geosynthetics industry has long sought a federal study of the cost-and-benefits of geosynthetic materials in roadway systems. Numerous industry and academic studies, papers, and articles regarding the cost-benefit of geosynthetics have been produced during the last three decades. H…
New geomembrane selection matrix

February 1, 2012  |  Products

By Ron Frobel, Paul Oliveira, Gary Kolbasuk, and Timothy D. Stark What is a geomembrane? And if I need one, which one could I use for my project? Even today, with all of the technical information available on geosynthetics, this question comes up often, usually asked by, not only design engineers, b…
IFAI announces 2011 IAA winners

February 1, 2012  |  News

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has announced the winners of its 2011 International Achievement Awards for design excellence in specialty fabrics applications. Three companies were recognized for outstanding achievement using geosynthetic products: TenCate Geosynthetics&mdash…
5th RemTech grows in Italy

February 1, 2012  |  News

By Daniele Cazzuffi RemTech 2011—the fifth Remediation Technology Exhibition and Conference—showed continued growth Sept. 28-30 in Ferrara, Italy, with 130 exhibitors and 3,000 attendees. The annual event in Ferrara in northern Italy is dedicated to remediation techniques and features se…
Specifier’s Guide wins award

February 1, 2012  |  Awards

The 2011 Specifier’s Guide from Geosynthetics magazine received a silver (second place) award at the 15th Annual Excellence Awards presented by the Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association on Nov. 3. The 2011 edition of the annual “Spec Guide” was named runnerup in the Best Directory cate…
The Giroud-Han design method for geosynthetic-reinforced unpaved roads

February 1, 2012  |  Products

Part 1 | Method development and calibration By J.P. Giroud and Jie Han Since its publication in 2004, the Giroud-Han design method for geosynthetic-reinforced unpaved roads has received considerable attention from the geosynthetics industry. This article is the first of two that provides practical i…
Carbon footprint implications of the erosion control response

February 1, 2012  |  Products

From the Geosynthetics Research Institute’s 24th conference, 2011.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 pe…
Closing and capping the Timber Ridge Landfill

February 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

This project, submitted by Agru America Inc., won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the 2011 International Achievement Awards(IAA) / Geosynthetics presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International. Each project in its own special way, exhibits outstanding innovation, technical skill an…
Using geosynthetics to stabilize soils in a harsh environment

February 1, 2012  |  Case Studies

Erosion control in mining applications By Dhani Narejo, Bruno Hay, and Bryan Wedin Mine site erosion problems One of the largest nickel mining sites in the world is located on the island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Due to the size of the mining project and the terrain of the site, signifi…