Extrusion welding HDPE liner with LLDPE

June 1, 2015  |  News, Q&A: GMA Techline

Geomembrane testing? Root penetration? Welding HDPE with LLDPE? Woven geopipe? Questions and answers from the GMA Techline I have a project where the contractor is insisting that welding a 2mm single-side textured HDPE geomembrane to a concrete structure (HDPE polylock embedded) with LLDPE rods is n…
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Geomembrane (GM) testing

June 1, 2015  |  News, Q&A: GMA Techline

Geomembrane testing? Root penetration? Welding HDPE with LLDPE? Woven geopipe? Questions and answers from the GMA Techline We have a project where we need to weld a section of new 1.5mm smooth HDPE geomembrane to an old one installed in 1999. Can you tell me which tests we have to take before we do …
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EPA offers Clean Water Rule explanations

May 29, 2015  |  News

“To protect streams and wetlands critical to public health and economy” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leads off its May 27 press release regarding the finalized Clean Water Rule with this quote: “[It] does not create any new permitting requirements and maintains all previous e…
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Platte River Equity acquires Profile Products

May 28, 2015  |  News

Denver-based Platte River Equity announced in a May 26 press release that it has acquired Profile Products LLC in partnership with the existing management team. Headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Profile Products develops, manufactures and markets products designed to minimize soil loss and accel…
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U.S. House and Senate pass transportation funding patch

May 27, 2015  |  News

Last weekend, the U.S. Senate passed a legislative patch to extend transportation funding through July. In a May 23 voice vote just before the Senate broke for the Memorial Day holiday, senators approved the patch to extend the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for two more months. The Senate vote followed t…
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Raven launches new geomembrane product line

May 20, 2015  |  News

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Raven Industries announced in a May 20 press release the launch of a new flexible geomembrane product line designed to provide containment solutions for the energy and environmental sectors. Produced by the company’s Engineered Films Division, HydraFlex Containment Solution…
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Geo names on the move

May 13, 2015  |  News

Carter, Eichelberger, Fox now in new positions By Ron Bygness Three well-known veterans in the geosynthetics community have moved into new positions. Lance Carter was recently named chief engineer at ERS Design Build LLC in Woodstock, Ga.; Chris Eichelberger is now vice president/corporate technical…
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FHWA collects new data to bolster bridge inspections

May 7, 2015  |  News

Program calls for greater detail on bridge conditions In an April 27 press release, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will begin collecting new data that will help the agency more closely monitor bridge conditions throughout the natio…
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Duke Energy to build fully lined coal ash landfills

May 5, 2015  |  News

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Housing for IFAI Expo 2015 is now open

April 10, 2015  |  News

Exhibitors and attendees may book hotel rooms online or via phone or email. Exhibitors and attendees of IFAI Expo 2015 in Anaheim may now book their hotel rooms online or via phone or email. Room blocks are secured at the Anaheim Marriott and the Hilton Anaheim. ConferenceDirect is the only official…
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