First artificial surf reef in Europe

January 1, 1970  |  News

Work is nearly completed in the building of Europe’s first artificial surf reef near Dorset in southwest England. The project, estimated at £2.7 million (ca. $5.4 million U.S.), is designed to double the size of the waves at Boscombe, Bournemouth, to 4m (13ft) as well as greatly increase…
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History of the county engineer in Ohio

January 1, 1970  |  News

The only elected CEs in the country Editor’s note: At the 2007 meeting of the ASCE GeoInstitute in Denver, Warren Schlatter of Defiance County, Ohio, began his presentation on the county’s GRS bridge building plan by saying: “I like my job [as county engineer] and I’d like to keep doing …
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Mn/DOT receives Highways for LIFE grant

January 1, 1970  |  News

New federal money could cut construction timeline on Highway 36 project Minnesota was one of three states to receive a $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new “Highways for LIFE” program. The grant money is currently being used for the reconstruction of Highway 36…
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Piracy in the China marketplace

January 1, 1970  |  News

James Chan offers advice aboutprotecting intellectual property. Q-and-A with consultant James Chan It is said that the Chinese will copy any item with disregard to patents and copyrights. Why doesn’t the U.S. government enforce its own laws? Responding to pressures from the U.S. government and pri…
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The February 2010 D.GE inductees

January 1, 1970  |  News

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Academy of Geo-Professionals inducted the following 41 engineers into the newest class of recipients of the Diplomate in Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) certification. Kandiah Arulmoli, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Earth Mechanics Inc. Eric Bahner, P.E., D.GE…
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Green roof industry up 16%

January 1, 1970  |  News

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) announced in June the results of its 2010 corporate members industry survey. Despite the severe economic downturn last year, the green roof industry grew by 16.1% in 2009. In the Top 10 cities list, Chicago led the way for the sixth year in a row, with more than…
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What is the ‘High Line’?

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Frank Edgerton Martin The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted rail freight traffic 30ft high, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan’s largest industrial district. No trains hav…
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Toronto’s example of green roofs

January 1, 1970  |  News

In February 2006, the city government of Toronto, Ontario, approved “Making Green Roofs Happen,” a strategy that commits to installing green roofs on new and existing buildings. Among other recommendations, the policy calls for financial incentives for privately owned green roofs in the city. Th…
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Mattex names director of geosynthetics

January 1, 1970  |  News

Mattex has named Philippe Grimmelprez the company’s director of geosynthetics. He is based in Dubai, UAE.
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More historical notes from the early days of shear tests

January 1, 1970  |  News

By J.P. Giroud To: Allan J. Breitenbach From: J.P. Giroud Copy to: Ron Bygness Subject: Comments on article about the history of geomembrane interface strength tests Geosynthetics Dear Allan, I read with great interest your article in the February-March issue of Geosynthetics on the history of geome…
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