Texel invests $15 million in new multifunctional production line

April 1, 2013  |  Products

New line to increase capacity, offer 5.25m widths Production and finishing equipment designed specifically to hold the different components of its production line for needle-punched nonwoven materials are now installed in Texel’s new $15 million, 35,000-square-foot facility extension in Sainte…
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Back to the waterfront (in Toronto)

April 1, 2013  |  Products

By Ron Bygness In the October/November 2011 issue of Geosynthetics, we looked at how a popular section of Toronto was being redeveloped, thanks to the drainage power of the mighty little wick drain. The article “On the waterfront (in Toronto)” specifically featured the West Don Lands, an…
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New PRS product manager

March 22, 2013  |  Products

Kevin McIlvaine joins geocell firm PRS-Neoweb announced in March 20 press release that Kevin McIlvaine has joined the geocell company as its North American product manager. McIlvaine brings to this job more than 15 years of experience in the geotechnical/geosynthetics industry. The release also note…
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TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs

March 19, 2013  |  Products

TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs TenCate launches app to assist with flexible pavement designs Company’s first iPad app focuses specifically on design software A new app from TenCate Geosynthetics Americas is described in a March 14 press release as an assist for e…
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Static shear strength of geosynthetic clay liners

February 1, 2013  |  Products

Part 2: Static shear strength By Chris Athanassopoulos, P.E. and Patrick Fox, Ph.D., P.E. Introduction Part 2 of our three-part series on geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) shear strength is devoted to static shear strength, which is the strength measured for relatively slow loading conditions. Internal …
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Floating covers

February 1, 2013  |  Products

From the GMA Techline RE: Floating covers I am looking for information on designing and installing a floating roof cover to a circular concrete reservoirs. We have completed many floating cover projects to square and rectangular (slope embankment) earth dams but we are very interested in finding inf…
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Geomembrane leakage rates

February 1, 2013  |  Products

From the GMA Techline RE: Geomembrane leakage rates I’m wondering if you can help me find an average value and range of values for geomembrane cover leakage rates (in gallons/acre/day) as it relates to waste rock stockpiles or covers for solid waste disposal. I reviewed the Geosynthetic Instit…
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Geotextile compatibility w/typical MSW landfill leachate

February 1, 2013  |  Products

From the GMA Techline RE: Geotextile compatibility w/typical MSW landfill leachate We need to respond to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for additional documentation that shows geotextile and geomembrane compatibility with typical landfill leachate. The request is associated with a …
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Reinforced geomembrane seams

February 1, 2013  |  Products

From the GMA Techline RE: Reinforced geomembrane seams I was hoping you could give me a place to find a typical requirement for the seaming of reinforced geomembranes, specifically 60-mil reinforced thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). When seaming a reinforced TPO geomembrane, what are typical values we…
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New Layfield business unit—Engineered Membranes & Films

January 30, 2013  |  Products

Increased capacity with wide-width geomembrane line The Layfield Group of Companies announced in a Jan. 30 press release its newly formed business unit—Engineered Membranes & Films (EMF). This new business unit is part of a capital expansion project at Layfield that includes a new wide-wid…
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