Using expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam in road and bridge projects

January 1, 1970  |  Case Studies

Problem: Highway capacity is insufficient to meet growing demand Traffic congestion on highways in the United States continues to be an area of concern to the traveling public, and to roadway managers. Every year, congestion continues to grow as vehicle travel increases and the nation’s bridges an…
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Report from Steven L. Stockton, Deputy Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

January 1, 1970  |  GMA News

Steve Stockton began his presentation to the GMA Executive Council last summer by noting that the current U.S. infrastructure is aging and that there is a great need for rehabilitation of the infrastructure to prolong its lifespan, and also the need to construct new and stronger infrastructure. He s…
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What is the ‘High Line’?

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Frank Edgerton Martin The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted rail freight traffic 30ft high, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan’s largest industrial district. No trains hav…
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Green roof industry up 16%

January 1, 1970  |  News

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) announced in June the results of its 2010 corporate members industry survey. Despite the severe economic downturn last year, the green roof industry grew by 16.1% in 2009. In the Top 10 cities list, Chicago led the way for the sixth year in a row, with more than…
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The February 2010 D.GE inductees

January 1, 1970  |  News

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Academy of Geo-Professionals inducted the following 41 engineers into the newest class of recipients of the Diplomate in Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) certification. Kandiah Arulmoli, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Earth Mechanics Inc. Eric Bahner, P.E., D.GE…
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It was 1961 and I was in Wilmington, Delaware

January 1, 1970  |  Case Studies

A personal sidebar by Bob Koerner Introduction By 1961, I was 27, married to Paula, and we had two young sons, Michael and George. Academically, I had received my BSCE degree from Drexel in 1956, with one course in soil mechanics, and half of a master’s degree at Columbia with two courses in soil …
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Piracy in the China marketplace

January 1, 1970  |  News

James Chan offers advice aboutprotecting intellectual property. Q-and-A with consultant James Chan It is said that the Chinese will copy any item with disregard to patents and copyrights. Why doesn’t the U.S. government enforce its own laws? Responding to pressures from the U.S. government and pri…
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Mn/DOT receives Highways for LIFE grant

January 1, 1970  |  News

New federal money could cut construction timeline on Highway 36 project Minnesota was one of three states to receive a $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new “Highways for LIFE” program. The grant money is currently being used for the reconstruction of Highway 36…
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GMA members get to know “Highways for LIFE”

January 1, 1970  |  GMA News

Andrew Aho FHWA’s Highways for LIFE (HfL) program was a featured topic during a March 2007 meeting that members of the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) members conducted with James Ray, FHWA’s Chief Counsel. Ray provided a summary of the HfL program and encouraged GMA members to work wit…
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The “disappearing” island of Sylt

January 1, 1970  |  Case Studies

Located 20km (13 miles) west of the German/Danish border lies the island of Sylt. The long, narrow island (pronounced Zoolt) is the northernmost point of Germany. Sylt lies in the North Sea off the coasts of Denmark and the German state Schleswig-Holstein. It is the largest island of the Frisian arc…
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