Geogrids

January 1, 1970  |  Products

Geogrid products are designed for reinforcement and, characteristically, are integrally connected to elements separated by in-plane apertures. Geogrids form a distinct category of geosynthetics designed for reinforcement. These products are characterized by a relatively high tensile strength and a u…
Grand Isle to get storm-surge protection before 2009 hurricane season

January 1, 1970  |  Case Studies

By Ron Bygness Ending more than a dozen years of debate regarding plans to upgrade storm-surge protection for Grand Isle, La., Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration signed an agreement in April with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a $50 million project to rebuild the island’s decimated…
Geotextiles

January 1, 1970  |  Products

These products are engineered to provide cost-effective solutions to meet specific design requirements for separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and protection applications. Although engineers have developed numerous applications for geotextiles, there are five major functions: separa…
Crew faces many challenges in completing Newry-to-Dundalk roadway

January 1, 1970  |  Case Studies

By Ron Bygness The A1/N1 Newry-to-Dundalk link road is a cross-border, design-and-build route that runs between the Cloghoge roundabout, south of Newry, Northern Ireland, and the Ballymascanlon interchange, north of Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. The new road forms part of the main Dublin–Belfast c…