Canal lining with geosynthetics

July 24, 2009  |  News

The problem As clean water becomes more difficult to acquire, the need for secure water containment and transport grows. This problem is exacerbated by urban water demands and increased agricultural production in remote areas around the world. There is a demand for vast amounts of water in areas whe…
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Water and wastewater applications of geosynthetics

July 24, 2009  |  News

Need for secure containment Containment of water and wastewater in ponds may be needed for reasons as wideranging as seepage avoidance to prevention of groundwater contamination. Whatever the reason for lining a pond, the use of geosynthetics in these types of applications is growing. Geomembranes c…
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Agricultural applications for geosynthetics

July 24, 2009  |  Case Studies

Containment as a requirement As water becomes more and more scarce—thus, costly—providing a barrier against high rates of water seepage loss will become a requirement in more than just arid and semiarid regions. In addition to water conservation, wastewater containment is an essential component …
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The smart maintenance strategy: Paving fabric is a long-lasting, economical choice for road repair

July 24, 2009  |  News

Shedding new light on the economic value of incorporating a paving fabric interlayer in pavement in maintenance projects. By Jamie Swedberg This newly released work is a comprehensive study of pavement repair materials and methods. It examines maintenance treatments on 370 roads in Greenville County…
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Call For Papers: TRB Annual Meeting

June 1, 2009  |  News

The 89th sessions of the Transportation Research Board will be held Jan. 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Call Title: Innovations in Geosynthetic Drainage Technologies; Sponsoring Committee: AFS60 – Subsurface Drainage; Co-Sponsoring Committee(s): AFS70 – Geosynthetics; Call organizer: D…
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Mattex enters U.S. market

June 1, 2009  |  News

Mattex USA has entered the geosynthetics business. A fabric producer with plants in Dubai UAE, and in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mattex has produced carpet backing and industrial wovens for 10 years and has been selling to customers in the U.S. for more than four years. With reception for the company&rsq…
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Propex sells all assets as going concern

June 1, 2009  |  News

Propex Inc. announced in April that it obtained, by Court Order, approval for the sale of substantially all of its assets as a going concern to an affiliate of Wayzata (Minn.) Investment Partners. Propex expected the sale to be closed soon. The Chattanooga-based global supplier of polypropylene fabr…
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Silver lining for AEL as staff numbers double

June 1, 2009  |  News

Aspect Environmental Lining Ltd. has doubled the number of staff it employs at its lining business this year. The increase in employees comes at a time when many businesses are laying off workers as the worldwide economic downturn continues. But while demand for liners for decorative ponds and in th…
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Jack Kemp, friend of geosynthetics, dies

June 1, 2009  |  News

Former congressman and vice presidential candidate, Jack Kemp, died May 2 at age 73. His company, Kemp Partners, along with the firm of Whitmer and Worrall, have led the government relations efforts for the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) since 2006. One highlight of those efforts was a vis…
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Missouri students win fourth ASCE Geo-Institute wall competition

June 1, 2009  |  News

By Dave Elton Engineering students from the University of Missouri–Columbia (UM-C) took top honors at the 2009 ASCE/Geo-Institute event in March in Orlando. Teams from 13 colleges and universities were entered. Drexel University took second place honors with California Polytechnic State Univer…
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