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Low & Bonar buys Colbond
October 1, 2006
…Low & Bonar (L&B) announced plans earlier this year to buy nonwoven textile maker, Colbond Investments, according to the Reuters news agency. Colbond Inc., the textile manufacturer that…
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Geo textbook now available
October 1, 2006
…0415394449. Contact information: IFAI Bookstore (Barbara Connett), 1801 W. County Rd. B West, Roseville, MN 55113-4061, USA; +1 651 631 9334; fax: +1 651 225 6913; e-mail: bjconnett@ifai.com; www.bookstore.ifai.com….
Geocomposite capillary barrier drain (GCBD) for limiting moisture changes in pavements
October 1, 2006
…GCBD is illustrated in Figure 1. Water infiltrating through the base is prevented from moving into the underlying subgrade by the capillary barrier formed by the geonet. The transport layer…
Waterproofing membrane liner for a salt storage building
October 1, 2006
…EPDM, fPP, LLDPE, or PVC geomembranes are all candidates. Specifications for the first three are at: www.geosynthetic-institute.org. I can get the fPP since it is currently suspended for some minor…
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of four pavement treatments
October 1, 2006
…economic choice. The full study may be found on the Geosynthetic Materials Association’s Web site, www.gmanow.com. It is, simply put, a guide to making better road maintenance decisions. Writer Jamie…
New release of Geomagic Studio
October 1, 2006
…is offered in English, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. Geomagic is a worldwide software and services firm headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C. For more information: www.geomagic.com….
ASD and LRFD of reinforced SRW with the use of software Program MSEW(3.0)
August 1, 2006
…Details of MSEW(3.0) are posted at www.GeoPrograms.com. Abbreviated names are just names, not substance; however, such names do imply design procedures with serious outcomes. While all wall designers in the…
Geopipe (aka ‘buried plastic pipe’)
August 1, 2006
…of plastic pipe. It has a very bright future ahead. GSI, 475 Kedron Ave., Folsom, PA 19033-1208 USA; +1 610 522 8440; Fax +1 610 522 8441; e-mail: gkoerner@dca.net….
Retaining-wall dialog: ‘A tale of two walls’
August 1, 2006
…Nail Launcher, Inc., a design/build geotechnical firm that specializes in soil and rock reinforcement. The Web site is www.soilnaillauncher.com. Al and I have been involved in reinforced soil research since…
Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters
June 1, 2006
…range: 0.90m Net alongshore current direction: E – W Littoral drift Sl: 60,000m3/yr Sediment diameter D50: 0.30mm One of the primary requirements for an efficient submerged tube cross-section design is…