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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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Geocomposite capillary barrier drain (GCBD) for limiting moisture changes in pavements
October 1, 2006
…distress and failure. Manifestations of moisture-related distresses such as rutting, potholes, longitudinal and shrinkage cracking are commonly observed in bituminous pavements. In concrete pavements, moisture-related distresses are manifested as pumping,…
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….
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…
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…
Credit where credit is due
October 1, 2006
…manufacturing, and there is potential for using a flexible geogrid-based composite.Mr. Polivka can be contacted at abp@tempark.com; +1 330 369 4600. Ian D. Peggs I-Corp International Inc.Ocean Ridge, Fla….
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…
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…
Tensar Corporation to acquire Tensar Group Limited
August 1, 2006
…Polytechnologies. The company has manufacturing facilities in Morrow, Ga. and Evansville, Ind., with business development personnel in more than 50 locations across the United States, Canada, and Latin America….
Building the bridge of the future with GRS technology
August 1, 2006
…a conventional bridge, supported on a pile-cap abutments, GRS technology uses alternating layers of compacted fill and sheets of geotextile reinforcement to provide support for the bridge. GRS abutments can…