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NCMA’s Design Manual for Segmental Retaining Walls
February 1st, 2014
Submittal requirements for polyester geogrid reinforcement By R. Lance Carter and Michael Bernardi Adopted by the NCMA Segmental Retaining Wall & Hardscape Products Committee Editor’s note Lance Carter and Michael Bernardi, although competitors, felt the need to remind geosynthetic users, specifiers, and designers that as manufacturers and marketers of polyester reinforcement products, they are held […]
Geosynthetic reinforcement solutions for Lake Tahoe highway
February 1st, 2014
By Katie Westfall Introduction U.S. Highway 50 crosses the central portion of Nevada through several large desert valleys, basins, and mountain passes. The road climbs steep 8% grades and carries travelers around hairpin turns and through pine forests. In some places, erosion of the slopes adjacent to the highway is a problem for motorists who […]
Closing the Crazy Horse Landfill
February 1st, 2014
First large-scale landfill closure in California to use artificial turf closure system By Christopher M. Richgels 1.0 Introduction The Crazy Horse Landfill (CHLF) is located on a 160-acre parcel west of, and adjacent to, Crazy Horse Canyon Road about nine miles north of the city of Salinas in northern Monterey County, Calif. The landfill, owned […]
Embraport container and bulk fuel terminal
February 1st, 2014
This project, submitted by TenCate Geosynthetics, won an Award of Excellence in the 2013 International Achievement Awards(IAA) / Geosynthetics presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International. Each project in its own special way, exhibits outstanding innovation, technical skill and design excellence. Submissions of geosynthetics projects for the 2014 International Achievement Awards are being accepted now. […]
Geotextile tube application on containment breakwater
February 1st, 2014
This project, submitted by ACE Geosynthetics, won an Award of Excellence in the 2013 International Achievement Awards(IAA) / Geosynthetics presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International. Each project in its own special way, exhibits outstanding innovation, technical skill and design excellence. Submissions of geosynthetics projects for the 2014 International Achievement Awards are being accepted now. […]
Geo15 Watch
February 1st, 2014
If you liked Geosynthetics 2013 in Long Beach, you will love Geosynthetics 2015 in Portland, Feb. 15-18, 2015, co-locating with the International Erosion Control Association’s Environmental Connection, EC-’15 Who should attend? You and a couple thousand other attendees, exhibitors, speakers, instructors, organizers, presenters, and sponsors. Who is the organizer? Geosynthetics 2015 is organized by the […]
Bob Groh remembered, praised
February 1st, 2014
Dear readers, On Nov. 5, 2013, one of our industry’s significant members, Bob Groh of Geo-Synthetics LLC (the G-SI of Wisconsin, not GSI of Pennsylvania), died in a plane crash. On behalf of myself personally, my company (GSE), and my industry organization, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to […]
Your thoughts and comments appreciated
February 1st, 2014
Dear Boyd and GMA members, The recent letter you sent from the GMA was extremely reassuring that the efforts made by Bob Groh were appreciated. The family, friends, and employees of Geo-Synthetics Inc. will store your thoughts and comments away as an endearing memory of our friend. Of course we are just beginning to feel […]
New GMA leadership reviews 2013, looks ahead to 2014
February 1st, 2014
By Lucie Passus During quarter 4 of 2013, GMA’s parent organization, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), underwent some reorganizational changes and Andrew Aho, formerly GMA’s managing director and a regular contributor to this column, was named IFAI’s director of membership and divisions. As a result, I now have the pleasure of managing GMA and […]
Geocomposite drain flow capacity: ISO VS. ASTM
February 1st, 2014
From the GMA Techline RE: Geocomposite drain flow capacity: ISO VS. ASTM We are evaluating geocomposite drain products for underdrainage beneath geomembrane-lined ponds. This is an international project—we are considering non-North American products for which the hydraulic properties are based on EN ISO 12958 rather than on ASTM D4716. Would you kindly comment on how […]