Low & Bonar buys Colbond

October 1, 2006  |  News

Low & Bonar (L&B) announced plans earlier this year to buy nonwoven textile maker, Colbond Investments, according to the Reuters news agency. Colbond Inc., the textile manufacturer that grew out of the original American Enka, was purchased by the British company, which said it plans to inves…
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IAGI’s Approved Installation Contractor information online

October 1, 2006  |  News

The International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) announced the application availability for its new Approved Installation Contractor (AIC) program. Installation companies interested in applying for what will become an engineer-specified designation, AIC, can now find complete program …
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Geo textbook now available

October 1, 2006  |  News

Fundamentals of Geosynthetics Engineering by Sanjay Kumar Shukla ©2006. Geosynthetics has emerged as an innovative area for designers and specifiers, with an enormous growth in civil engineering applications, making geosynthetics a favored construction material throughout the world. Fundamentals of…
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A long-term solution for grease removal

October 1, 2006  |  News

As the Environmental Protection Agency increases its water requirements for businesses, products that are effective and affordable in solving these problems are needed. The old, small, high-maintenance, concrete grease traps that are common in multiple industries are now ineffective because they do …
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New release of Geomagic Studio

October 1, 2006  |  News

Geomagic®, provider of digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) software and services, has released Geomagic Studio 9. As a software tool, Geomagic Studio processes 3D scan data for applications ranging from reverse engineering to design and analysis. This latest release of the digital reconstr…
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IECA director killed in helicopter crash

October 1, 2006  |  News

Carol Forrest, a board director for the International Erosion Control Association, was killed Aug. 13 in a helicopter crash outside of Astoria, Ore. She was preparing to participate in Flight of Discovery, an aerial expedition to study the environmental and cultural changes along the Lewis and Clark…
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ASTM update: Committee D35 on Geosynthetics

October 1, 2006  |  News

By Elizabeth Peggs ASTM Committee D35 met June 14-16 in Toronto for its 2006 semiannual session. There were many interesting meetings and activities held in Toronto, and there were eight awards given to task group leaders following the completion and acceptance of new standards. One of the clear hig…
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IGS update: Report from Yokohama/8-ICG

October 1, 2006  |  News

By Elizabeth Peggs The Japan Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) organized the 8th International Conference on Geosynthetics in Yokohama, Japan, Sept. 18-22, 2006, under the auspices of the IGS. The conference and exhibition featured 58 exhibitors and 850 participants from aroun…
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First organized lobbying for geosynthetics

October 1, 2006  |  News

GMA members meet with lobbyist partners, congressional reps in D.C. By Andrew Aho For the first time in its short history, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has a professional lobbying program. The impetus for the program is a strategic plan written by the GMA Executive Council in 2004 th…
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Retaining-wall dialog: ‘A tale of two walls’

August 1, 2006  |  News

By Bob Barrett Introductory note from the letter writer: Geosynthetics editor, Ron Bygness, originally invited an article from me on the first GRS wall with negative batter in New Zealand. In order to explain why the Kiwis were different, I found it necessary to comment on why the U.S. is so far beh…
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