New resin to produce ultra-resistant textiles

August 21, 2012  |  Products

Kynar 705 from Arkema An Aug. 20 press release has announced a new high-flow polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) homopolymer grade, intended for use in standard commercial spinning equipment to produce ultra-resistant textiles for water, chemical filtration, and architectural applications. French chemica…
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Building Levee WBV-72

August 17, 2012  |  Products

Post-Katrina reconstruction included 350 miles of perimeter levees in New Orleans By Chris Kelsey Introduction Following the extensive damage of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, legislation authorized and funded the reconstruction and improvement of the levee system in the New Orleans, La. (NOLA) r…
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Tensar’s geogrids complete new audit for geosynthetic reinforcements

August 15, 2012  |  Products

Conducted by National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Alpharetta, Ga.-based Tensar International announced in an Aug. 13 press release that its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) uniaxial (UX) geogrid product line successfully completed the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program&…
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Possible new standard for factory fabricated geomembranes

August 3, 2012  |  Products

ASTM geosynthetics committee developing proposal A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide guidance for the installation and use of factory fabricated geomembrane panels at jobsites, according to an Aug. 1 press release. ASTM WK38128, Guide for Identification, Packaging, Handling, Stor…
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Geosynthetics in the oil and gas industry

August 1, 2012  |  Products

By Glen Knopp Introduction Oil and natural gas production (O&G) is a fast-growing segment of both the U.S. economy and the geosynthetic materials markets. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing of shale deposits have opened up large new oil and gas exploration plays in regions of the U.S. …
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GSE offers leak-location geomembrane products

July 9, 2012  |  Products

Textured conductive bottom layer GSE Environmental, the Houston-based manufacturer and provider of geosynthetic lining products and services, announced in a July 6 press release the availability of its new leak-location geomembrane with a textured conductive bottom layer. The release noted that this…
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English flood project reveals benefits of geogrid stabilization

June 28, 2012  |  Products

Royal Engineers hail success at Workington Bridge In November 2009, record rainfalls were recorded in Cumbria County, England, as rivers, streams, and becks poured into area homes, roads, and businesses. Cockermouth and Keswick were among the worst affected, but many other communities across Cumbria…
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Full-scale dredging this summer at Onondaga Lake

June 5, 2012  |  Products

Geotextile tubes are instrumental in the $451 million Superfund remediation project in upstate New York Dredging and capping of contaminated sediments in Onondaga Lake is set to begin this summer, according to a press release from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Th…
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The roles of geomembranes in algae production at landfills

June 1, 2012  |  Products

The articles in this series encompass all types of geosynthetics and their applications viewed from the context of sustainability. Traditional solutions are compared with geosynthetic solutions from both cost and carbon footprint perspectives. (from the Geosynthetic Research Institute’s 24th confe…
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Polypropylene vs. polyester

June 1, 2012  |  Products

From the GMA Techline RE: Polypropylene vs. polyester? I was hoping you may be able to provide some guidance regarding the material use of geotextile cushion within landfills. The manufacturer has suggested that their geotextiles are polyester, however we typically nominate a nonwoven, needlepunc…
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