EuroGeo5: Call for Abstracts

April 8, 2011  |  News

The 5th European Conference on Geosynthetics (EuroGeo5) will take place Sept. 16-19, 2012, in Valencia, Spain. The Spanish Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) is the primary organizer for this event, held under the auspices of the IGS. Authors interested in presenting papers at …
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American Environmental acquires Mid-America Lining

April 6, 2011  |  News

American Environmental Group Ltd. has acquired the geosynthetic liner operations of Union City, Tenn.-based Mid-America Lining Co., according to a press release from AEG this week. Mid-America’s history includes geosynthetic installations on a national scale, and that is a natural addition to …
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GeoAmericas 2012 call for papers

April 4, 2011  |  News

GeoAmericas May 2-5, 2012 Lima, Perú GeoAmericas 2012, the Second PanAmerican Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, will provide a forum for geosynthetics engineers, practitioners, and academe to explore current and potential applications for geosynthetics, while offering an active marketplace…
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GMA comments on EPA process for Superfund sites

April 1, 2011  |  News

By Boyd Ramsey and Andrew Aho The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) participated in a public listening session held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) March 30, 2011. The session was held in Albuquerque, N.M., and addressed the topic of vapor migration as a component of the sel…
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The raw material?

April 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: The following question is in response to “Geotextile tubes provide hurricane protection for Cancún beach,” a short article that appeared in a sister publication of Geosynthetics—Specialty Fabrics Review magazine. A reader asked about the raw material for…
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Interface friction info

April 1, 2011  |  News

Question From: Scott Posted: March 8 | 9:16 am CST Is there any interface friction information available between PVC to RCSPE layers? Response Dr. Robert Koerner, GMA Techline Scott, We have a rather large database of interface friction values (as do others) but not for that specific combination of …
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Protecting pipelines

April 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: The comment below in response to the February–March 2010 Geosynthetics article “Geotextiles are protecting pipeline.” Comment From: Gholamhosein Posted: Feb 22, 2011 | 5:22 am CST Re: Protecting pipelines My research results prove that the buried pipelines can be p…
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Zero cohesion

April 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: The question below was submitted regarding the Richard Thiel article “Cohesion (or adhesion) and friction angle in direct shear tests,” from the April 2009 Geosynthetics. Comment From: Leo Posted: Oct. 3, 2010 | 11:12 p.m. What happens if you force the line of best f…
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Ongoing geocell discussion

April 1, 2011  |  News

Editor’s Note: The following comments were submitted regarding the GMA Techline article “Geocell application,” from the April 2010 Geosynthetics. Comment From: Suprio Re: Geocell on soft subgrade In case if a layer of geocell is placed on a soft subgrade of say CBR value 1, then wh…
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New officers named for geosynthetics organizations

April 1, 2011  |  News

NAGS, FGI, IAGI make announcements at Geo-Frontiers North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) The following were announced as the new Board of Directors for NAGS: President–Dean Sandri; President-elect–Bob Mackey; Treasurer–Corey Bobba; Vice Presidents–Marolo Alfaro, Jay Mc…
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