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New Layfield fabrication and warehousing facility

July 22, 2010

…construction films, and specialty geosynthetic products. The new facility is located at 117 Basaltic Road Unit 2, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 1G4, minutes away from the previous location. Source: www.layfieldgroup.com…

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EPA gives OK for Kettleman Hills restart

July 22, 2010

…to the birth-defects trend. In 1988, the Kettleman Hills landfill was the site of one of the largest and earliest failures involving a geomembrane sheet. For more information: www.epa.gov/region9/kettleman…

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Guideline for subgrade preparation for fabricated geomembranes

July 15, 2010

…geomembranes. It is written so that the guidelines can be used up by an engineer or specifier and put into a specification for subgrade requirements. Pictures of acceptable and unacceptable…

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ASTM standards for material properties for pavement components

July 1, 2010

…semi-static loading, the most relevant interaction tests use cyclic loads. The new standards will provide tests to quantify soil/geosynthetic interaction properties or tensile properties of the geosynthetic when subjected to…

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NAUE grid demonstrates stability at Weimar test

June 17, 2010

…Dipl.-Ing. Mary Noack from the university to create the four geogrid-reinforced stone columns on which the vehicle was supported. The geogrid used in the experiment was NAUE’s Secugrid. The four…

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Profile introduces new biodegradable growth medium

June 17, 2010

…crimped interlocking fibers. Micro-Pore particles optimize water and nutrient retention while increasing wet bond strength and increasing resistance to sheet flow, the press release stated. For more information: www.profileproducts.com…

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Geosynthetic reinforced walls and steep slopes: Is it magic?

June 1, 2010

…of soil matrix suction, which is often associated with capillary suction. Soil matrix suction is a subset of soil physics and soil mechanics. Its effects on soil behavior (e.g., compaction,…

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Purging the geosynthetics system of dated test methods and specs

June 1, 2010

…test methods follows. It is comprehensive and much more than the original approach. Let us all use this sequence of ASTM standards and please stop requesting EPA 9090. In a…

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Geosynthetics: The present and perspectives from Mexico

June 1, 2010

…By Andrew Aho The Mexican economy has been battered by both the worldwide financial crisis and the effects of a steep downturn in the U.S., Mexico’s largest trading…

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U.S. geosynthetics market is poised for a comeback in 2010-11

June 1, 2010

…(cellular confinement), and geocomposites. The polymeric nature of the products makes them suitable for use in the ground where high levels of durability are required. Properly formulated, however, they can…

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