ASCE names new president

October 18, 2011  |  News

Gregory E. DiLoreto is the new president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to an Oct. 17 press release from ASCE. His installation is Oct. 21, during the 2011 Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Memphis, Tenn., and he will begin his presidency in the fall of 2012. DiLore…
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Environmental Connection 2012 registration now open

October 17, 2011  |  News

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) has opened registration for its annual conference and expo, Environmental Connection 2012 (EC12), Feb. 26-29 in Las Vegas. Interested parties can visit IECA’s website for details on full-day courses, shorter technical sessions, special event…
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Federal agency is urged to study the use of geosynthetics in roads

October 14, 2011  |  News

Editor’s note: A geosynthetics breakthrough at the federal level was accomplished Oct. 13 when a letter from Congressmen John Duncan and Frank LoBiondo was sent to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study to investigate “costs and benefits of incorporating innovative…
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GeoAmericas dates change

October 14, 2011  |  News

The May 2012 dates for GeoAmericas in Peru have changed. The revised dates for GeoAmericas 2012 are May 1-4 in Lima, Peru. The GeoAmericas conference and exhibit is organized by the Peruvian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and presented under the auspices of IGS. To register…
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Syntec announces new geogrid products

October 13, 2011  |  Products

Biaxial and uniaxial without patent infringement, company says In an Oct. 12 press release, Baltimore-based Syntec Corp. announced its introduction of a new line of integrally formed biaxial and uniaxial geogrids: Syntec SBX biaxial geogrids—polypropylene (PP) using punched and drawn technolog…
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American Environmental Group acquires Power Management

October 10, 2011  |  News

American Environmental Group Ltd (AEGL) of Richfield, Ohio, announced in an Oct. 10 press release that it has acquired Power Management Inc. (PMI) of Goleta, Calif. Carl Apicella, president of AEGL, said: “The merger of the PMI and AEGL teams creates a powerful force in the specialty environme…
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Geonet composite for Red Willow Dam

October 4, 2011  |  Products

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BR) has awarded a $15.3 million contract to SEMA Construction Inc. for rehabilitation of the Red Willow Dam in south-central Nebraska. Problems at the dam have been a concern since discovery of a sinkhole and cracking through the dam’s embankment in 2009. SEMA, …
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GSE offers two more geosynthetics seminars

October 3, 2011  |  News

GSE continues its series of “Geosynthetics 4 Success” technical seminars at two more sites this fall. Oct. 13, the “4 Success“ seminar will be at the Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh. The primary topics include the latest developments in geosynthetics and the use of geosynthetics in …
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GeoAmericas 2012—Lima, Peru

October 1, 2011  |  News

By Elizabeth Peggs GeoAmericas 2012 will be held May 1-4 in the San Isidro district of Lima, the capital and largest city in Peru. San Isidro is the epicenter of the region’s finance, business, and mining interests. The importance of this district, however, is not all that makes this next inst…
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Fabricated geomembranes and cold weather

October 1, 2011  |  Products

By Andrew Mills One of the key advantages of fabricated geomembranes is the ability to take large sheets into the field to minimize field welding. Nowhere is this more important than in cold or wet weather. As winter moves in, installation conditions can deteriorate rapidly from rain, snow, and cold…
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