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Thrace-LINQ adds market development manager

May 14, 2010

…and new product opportunities. Thrace-LINQ is a supplier of woven and nonwoven polypropylene-based technical fabrics with its U.S. manufacturing and distribution center in Summerville, S.C. For more information: www.thracelinq.com….

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Soft clays symposium registration still open

May 13, 2010

…The Organizing Committee (OC) of the SSC 2010 “Symposium on New Techniques for Design and Construction in Soft Clays” reminds prospective attendees that the registration for this event…

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EPA announces plans to regulate coal ash

May 4, 2010

…arsenic, which are associated with cancer and various other serious health effects. EPA’ s risk assessment and damage cases demonstrate that, without proper protections, these contaminants can leach into groundwater…

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Geogrids remedy poor site soils at World Cup stadium in South Africa

April 16, 2010

use of geogrids reduced both time and cost and this solution was deemed a success following extensive use during an exceptionally difficult winter. Even severe rain, including a 58mm (2.25in.)/hour…

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Backfill depleted open-pit mines with lined landfills, tailings, and heap leach pads

April 1, 2010

…areas for storage and containment of solid wastes, precious or base metal mill waste tailings, and ore heap fill materials. Today, municipal waste landfills are considering the use of depleted…

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New round-strand innovation in biplanar geonet structure

April 1, 2010

…creep reduction factor, RFcr, which can then be used in Equation 1 to calculate allowable flow rate (Giroud et al., 2000). To use this procedure, it is essential that the…

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Welding LLDPE/HDPE

April 1, 2010

…You also ask what would be an acceptable extrusion weld. If you go to our website at www.geosynthetic-institute.org under “specifications” and look at GRI-GM19 you will find that 1.5mm HDPE…

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Report from GMA’s Lobby Days

April 1, 2010

…18 meetings with Members of Congress and their staffs. The meetings were designed to garner support for the use of geosynthetic liners in coal-ash waste sites and also for support…

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L.A. may require stormwater capture

April 1, 2010

…mitigation fee that would help fund off-site, low-impact public developments. This new approach to managing stormwater and urban runoff is designed to mitigate the negative effects of urbanization by controlling…

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Geotextile tubes are integral components for oil-pipe foundations, erosion control

April 1, 2010

…inland storage facilities. Solution design After analyzing several beach protection options, PEMEX decided to adopt a solution that involved the use of woven propylene geotextile tubes (GT). GT were selected…

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