On the waterfront

October 1, 2011  |  Case Studies

A plan to rework the Don River Park near downtown Toronto uses geotextile-wrapped wick drains to remediate soil and drainage problems By Adam Regn Arvidson A new neighborhood is growing on 80 acres (32 hectares) of former industrial land near downtown Toronto. Called the West Don Lands, it will be h…
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Emergency water supply: The Upper Chiquita Reservoir

October 1, 2011  |  Case Studies

By Steve Roades Introduction The recently completed Upper Chiquita Reservoir in Southern California was built to provide the region with substantial new water reserves to meet customer demand during disruptions of water deliveries. These interruptions can be unanticipated—for example, the 1999…
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The role of geosynthetics in the new New Orleans levees

October 1, 2011  |  Case Studies

By Angelle Bergeron Introduction Geosynthetic materials are playing a critical role in providing New Orleans with its best flood protections ever. “We couldn’t have delivered this work by 2011 without geosynthetics,” said Richard Varuso, deputy chief of the geotechnical branch of t…
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Geo-Frontiers 2011: A Geo-Success!

October 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: North American Geosynthetics Society president, Dean Sandri, originally wrote about Geo-Frontiers 2011 for IGS News. He, and IGS News, agreed to the revised printing of his commentary via this letter to the editor. To the editor: If you were there, you know it was a geo-success!…
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Facilitating interaction between engineers and contractors

October 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: Bob Koerner wrote about the Geosynthetics Institute‘s second Inspector Certification Program in the August/September 2011 issue of Geosynthetics and he responds to this query. Question From: Chet Soydemir To: Ron W. Bygness Subject: GSI News Dear Editor of Geosynthetics: I…
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Tensar wins patent cases against Chinese infringers

September 23, 2011  |  Products

<h2 class="kicker"Tensar International Corp. issued the following press release Sept. 22 International ground stabilization specialist, Tensar, has successfully defended its TriAx product range against several Chinese patent infringements. The TriAx geogrid—patented in many countr…
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Geogrid provides erosion control, slope stability

September 22, 2011  |  Case Studies

Introduction The slope adjacent to the athletic fields at Saint Mark Catholic School in Huntersville, N.C. was the site of fairly severe surface erosion. A project to restore the slope with reinforcing geogrids was completed in 2010. The athletic field slope that had been failing was restored and Sa…
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Geofoam plays a supporting role in academic and civic projects

September 21, 2011  |  Case Studies

Known primarily for its use as a soil stabilizer in transportation projects, expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam is now being viewed by engineers and contractors as the material of choice for an array of other commercial applications. With high compressive strength, light weight, and predictable perf…
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John Maynie named marketing director at Propex

September 21, 2011  |  News

Chattanooga (Tenn.)-based Propex Operating Co. LLC announced in a Sept. 19 press release that John Maynie has joined the company as director of marketing. Maynie comes to Propex with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, sales, and market research. He was most recently…
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GMA launches new website

September 20, 2011  |  News

The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has launched a new website to better serve its members and the geosynthetics industry as a whole. The new site features: news feeds from GMA’s official publication—Geosynthetics magazine. downloadable education and engineering resources. an in…
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