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Terraforce wins CMA Digital Awards for retaining wall excellence
March 27, 2025 | News
Terraforce recently won two awards at the 2024 Concrete Manufacturers Association’s (CMA) Digital Awards. Open to all CMA members, this year’s competition attracted 34 entries including two international projects. Such was the overall quality of the submissions that each of the competition’s 1…
European Commission delays tariffs on U.S. goods until mid-April
March 26, 2025 | Industry News, News
The European Commission has announced a two-week delay in reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods, which are now set to go into effect in mid-April. The commission announced these tariffs in response to the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports imposed by the U.S. that began March 12. The commission in…
Landslide infrastructure repair at Army airfield in Hawaii
March 26, 2025 | News
Contributed by Presto Geosystems During a 40-day rainstorm, six landslides occurred on military service roads at the Wheeler Army Airfield along the side of a ravine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Surface water runoff on the roads triggered embankment failures in clayey silt fill soils and saprolite. Debris a…
Webinar – Unlocking the Power of Geocells: Value Engineering Solutions for Mine Infrastructure – April 8
March 25, 2025 | News
Presto Geosystems presents the webinar – Unlocking the Power of Geocells: Value Engineering Solutions for Mine Infrastructure – on April 8, 2025 at 11 a.m. CDT. The presenter is business manager José Pablo George, M.S., CPESC-IT, a 1.0 PDH credit is available, and you can register here. Dis…
IECA webinar – Chitosan Biocoagulants: Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia – April 8-9
March 25, 2025 | News
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) presents the webinar – Chitosan Biocoagulants: Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia – on April 17, 2025, at 1 p.m. Mountain Time in the U.S. and on April 18 at 7 a.m. …
TRB webinar – Innovations in Concrete Bridge Deck Design, Construction, and Materials – March 28
March 25, 2025 | News
Extending the service life of concrete bridge decks can reduce maintenance costs and improve infrastructure resilience. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, March 28, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will explore innovative practices being implemented across the U.S. to enhance bridge deck d…
ASHTO GIS-T Symposium set for April 2025 in Portland
March 25, 2025 | News
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) will hold its annual Geospatial Information Systems for Transportation or GIS-T Symposium April 7-10 in Portland, Ore. The 2025 AASHTO GIS-T Symposium is the premier event for geospatial professionals to share …
Webinar – Preassembled Drainage Trenches: GabioDrain, The New Solution for Optimized Design – March 27
March 25, 2025 | News
Maccaferri presents the webinar – Preassembled Drainage Trenches: GabioDrain, The New Solution for Optimized Design – on March 27, 2025. There are several sessions available, the presenter is Stefano Rignanese, business development coordinator, and you can register here. GabioDrain is an innova…
DFI announces new sustainability guides, awards scholarships
March 24, 2025 | News
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI’s) Sustainability Committee is working with the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop guides that are intended to support geotechnical companies with practical suggestions for how they can play their part in…