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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…

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Selecting reinforced fill soil for MSE retaining walls

June 1, 2006

…reinforced fill, the effects of poor drainage and heavy rainfall on the performance of MSE walls with the various reinforced fills can be simulated. The porewater pressure in the reinforced…

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Geosynthetics: Update from Korea

June 1, 2006

…geosynthetics industry in Korea is a promising field for investment and development. Many types of domestic geosynthetic products are produced and their applications and end uses are widely enlarged every…

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Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters

June 1, 2006

…Yucatan beaches are all connected to the same littoral dynamics. Changes in current patterns may cause negative effects to littoral drift at adjacent beaches. Based on these criteria, three important…

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Initial feedback from CQA-ICP testing

June 1, 2006

…their Web site: www.iagi.org. In the decade since the NICET-CQA examinations were first crafted, little has been done in upgrading and updating the exams; and the “fit” for geosynthetics CQA…

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Ground rules

June 1, 2006

www.gale-tec.com I-Corp International Inc., Ocean Ridge, Fla., +1 561 369 0795, fax +1 561 369 0895, E-mail: icorp@geosynthetic.com, Web site: www.geosynthetic.com North American Green Inc., Evansville, Ind., +1 812 867…

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Projects highlight progressive uses of geosynthetics

April 1, 2006

…A problem-solving wall project in Michigan and preserving Stump Pass in Florida highlight two more progressive uses of geosynthetics. First section by Jacob Manthei, second section by Jeff…

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Construction Quality Assurance and Inspectors Certification Program (CQA-ICP)

April 1, 2006

…Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI). IAGI’s Web site is: www.iagi.org. The flow chart (Figure 1) describes the interactions of MQA/CQA and MQC/CQC as they apply to a particular project so…

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A garden grows on a Minneapolis rooftop

April 1, 2006

…adequate moisture to the root system of the grass, bypassing the need for irrigation sprinklers. This self-irrigating system uses rainwater stored in the subsurface reservoirs that soaks upward, or what…

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The enhancement of interface shear strength between two nonwoven geotextiles

April 1, 2006

…to the interface. Such means of enhancement of the shear strength of this interface have been found by the authors to be relatively quick, simple, and inexpensive. This article reviews

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