Expo Asia to offer Technical Symposiums

March 19, 2010  |  News

In addition to four-day trade show, IFAI Expo Asia 2011 will feature a series of valuable symposiums. Conference delegates will learn about the latest technologies, market trends, engineering construction, product designs and fabrication strategies for improving sales, market share, and profitabilit…
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PGLI receives Chinese certification

March 18, 2010  |  News

Three years after opening its first laboratory in China in 2006, Precision Geosynthetic Laboratories International (PGLI) announced that it is now the first foreign geosynthetic laboratory certified by the CMA (China Metrology Accreditation), according to a press release from the company. The certif…
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Geotextile line addresses EPA’s new effluent guidelines

March 12, 2010  |  News

Fiberweb Inc. has introduced Typar Matrix 3-D geotextiles. The new patent-pending, three-dimensional geotextile products are designed to reduce soil erosion and help meet recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) effluent limit guidelines, according to a press release from the company. The new li…
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Call for papers GRI-24: “Enhancing Sustainability Using Geosynthetics”

March 4, 2010  |  News

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) hosts its 24th annual conference in Dallas March 16, 2011. GRI-24 is part of the four-day Geo-Frontiers 2011, which is organized by ASCE’s Geo-Institute, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), a…
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New training video available

February 25, 2010  |  News

Cadwallader Technical Services (CTS) has announced the release of a new 80-minute geosynthetics training video “How to Heat Seam and Field Test Geomembranes” as an updated, menu-driven DVD. The DVD is divided into 25 sections and subsections, each accessible and viewable on field laptop and offi…
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Mackey named chair of ASTM International Geosynthetics Committee

February 19, 2010  |  News

ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has named Robert E. Mackey, a partner and senior design engineer at S2L Inc. in Maitland, Fla., as its new chair. The 300-member committee oversees 130 ASTM standards related to the geosynthetics industry. Mackey is a long-time contributor to Geosynt…
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Number of ‘ready-to-go’ projects approaches five figures as states await new jobs bill

February 11, 2010  |  News

As states continue to wait for action on a jobs bill, the list of ‘ready-to-go’ state infrastructure projects has surpassed the 9,800 mark, based on a December 2009 survey by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). These projects, valued at more t…
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First GSI-Asia Geosynthetics Conference set for November

February 8, 2010  |  News

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) have announced the 1st GSI-Asia Geosynthetics Conference. The conference is scheduled for Nov. 16-18, 2010, in Taichung, Taiwan. Sponsors for the event include: the National Science Council and th…
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Updating specs: ASTM D4833 replaced by D6241

February 1, 2010  |  News

Neither Mullen Burst Strength ASTM D3786 nor Puncture Strength ASTM D4833 is recognized by ASTM Committee D35 on geosynthetics as an acceptable geotextile test method. Also, AASHTO M288 has recently (M288-05) replaced ASTM D4833 with the Static (CBR) Puncture ASTM D6241. Starting in 2010, ASTM D4833…
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GMA-USIFI joint dinner and Lobby Day

February 1, 2010  |  News

GMA’s Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., is set for March 2 and will be held in conjunction with a cooperating division from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). The event will begin with a joint dinner and program on Monday evening, March 1, with GMA attendees and members of t…
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