Geosynthetics article wins first-place gold

February 1, 2015  |  News

IFAI titles take top honors at magazine awards ceremony By Ron Bygness A Geosynthetics magazine article featuring the management of the pond and reservoir systems at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has earned a first-place gold award for Best Technical Article from the Minnesota Magazine &…
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Report from the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS)

February 1, 2015  |  News

By Bob Mackey NAGS election results for 2015–2017 President—John Henderson President-elect—Richard Brachman Treasurer—Corey Bobba Vice Presidents—Dhani Narejo, John McCartney, Stan Boyle Congratulations to all! IGS proceedings library The International Geosynthetics Soc…
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Global Geosynthetics Summit

February 1, 2015  |  News

By George Koerner As some of you know, the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) have had an association for more than five years. In September 2014, we advanced this relationship during the Global Geosynthetic Summit “Enhancing the Application of Geos…
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Expanding the geosynthetics market

February 1, 2015  |  News

By Lucie Passus Lobby Day Fall 2014 Despite a shakeup in the U.S. Congress following the November 2014 midterm elections, GMA Lobby Day Nov. 18–19, 2014, saw its largest and most active member participation yet. More than 30 attendees from GMA member companies and geosynthetics allies convened…
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Rail project required separation, filtration, reinforcement

February 1, 2015  |  Case Studies, Features

Introduction The Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) wanted to build an additional six-track extension at its Transcona Yards in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Heavy railcars were expected to pass over this extension area and CN Rail was looking for an economical, efficient, environmentally friendly, and techn…
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Reconstructing and relining Nottingham Lake high in the Rockies

February 1, 2015  |  Products

Replacing a 32-year-old liner. By Bart Ewing and Duff Simbec Introduction Nottingham Lake is nestled high in the Rocky Mountains and has been the pride of Avon, Colo., for as long as anyone can remember. Tourists and residents use the lake for winter recreation and for boating, fishing, and swimm…
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Design considerations

February 1, 2015  |  Features, News

By Richard Thiel, Edward Kavazanjian Jr., and Xuan Wu Introduction Figure 1 shows a conceptual cross section of a landfill sideslope, including final grades at the end of waste placement and the ultimate grades due to the settlement that occurs following the end of waste placement. Settlement at any…
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