Registration open for Environmental Connection 2014

October 3, 2013  |  News

IECA’s annual conference Feb. 25-28 in Nashville Registration is now open for the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) Environmental Connection 2014. EC-’14 will include new and interactive education sessions, the largest expo of its kind, and opportunities to develop…
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Strata acquires 50% equity in Geo Solucões

October 2, 2013  |  News

Opportunities in South American markets with World Cup, Olympics In a Sept. 30 press release, Strata Systems Inc. announced that it has acquired 50% of the equity in Brazil-based Geo Solucões Ltd. Geo Solucões, a 12-year-old company with offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, designs…
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Geosynthetics language now in new water act

October 1, 2013  |  News

GMA efforts get a congressional letter of support Editor’s note The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), working with its government relations firm in Washington, D.C., has helped to generate a congressional letter of support signed by five Members of Congress. The letter calls for specif…
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ASTM geosynthetics standards revising to ISO ‘geo terminology’

October 1, 2013  |  Features, News

By Bob Mackey Geo terminology—The current issue The ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics was established to develop standards on test methods, guides, practices, and specifications for geosynthetic materials. A component critical to the development of these standards is an agreement within the …
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An anniversary and a new direction

October 1, 2013  |  News

2006 GFR officially becomes Geosynthetics with the publication of the February/March 2006 issue … Geosynthetics reports on the Bowman Road bridge in Defiance County, Ohio—the first U.S. bridge to use the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil/Integrated Bridge System promoted by the Federal Highway Admini…
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Comments regarding the Aug./Sept. issue of Geosynthetics

October 1, 2013  |  News

To the editor, I just finished reading the excellent Aug./Sept. 2013 edition and felt compelled to share these thoughts with you:  “Market impacts … from coal ash regulation”: This was a very informative update from Boyd Ramsey and Andrew Aho. I’ve read and listened to …
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Further comment on 4-out-of-5

October 1, 2013  |  News

Colleagues, The “4-out-of-5” question (Geosynthetics, Aug./Sept. 2013, page 8) is rather interesting and brings forth several quick thoughts. As a construction quality assurance (CQA) subcontractor supplying technician resources to engineering firms throughout the United States, I can say that t…
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Geosynthetic Institute announces Fellowship Awards

October 1, 2013  |  News

Four recipients for the 2013–2014 academic year By Bob Koerner The GSI Board of Directors has made its selections for the 2013–2014 GSI Fellowship Awards. This program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are studying geosynthetics. Requests for proposals (RFPs) for …
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Geosynthetics opportunities at IFAI Expo

October 1, 2013  |  News

By Andrew Aho The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) is one of a dozen divisions at the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). IFAI is holding its annual Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 plus the Advanced Textiles Conference and Trade Show Oct. 22–25 at the Orange County Convent…
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Synopsis of panel discussion on liner integrity surveys

October 1, 2013  |  News

From a presentation at the Geosynthetics 2013 conference By Abigail Beck Editor’s note: Proceedings from the Geosynthetics 2013 conference are available at IFAI A standing-room-only crowd gathered April 3, 2013, for the panel discussion “How to specify a geoelectric leak location survey,…
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