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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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Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters
June 1, 2006
…Iribarren number for different site conditions in terms of tan θ, H, and Lo, it is verified that the breaker type in this case is basically the one called “spilling”…
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…
Further comment on ‘Landfill closure’ column
June 1, 2006
…assume that the design will be suitable for another site; slope inclinations are verified to match design assumptions before allowing bid and/or construction to proceed so oversteepened slopes are not…
TRM triumphs in California water-harvesting project
June 1, 2006
…job site the first week of December 2004, just prior to the record-setting Southern California rainfall that would soon be on the way. Because of the sandy, non-cohesive soil composition,…
Selecting reinforced fill soil for MSE retaining walls
June 1, 2006
…phone modem to our Web server, which periodically contacts the site and updates its database with the latest readings on all instruments. The database is accessible with a Web browser…
Eight ways to achieve improved retaining-wall performance
April 1, 2006
…be physically located on site by a registered land surveyor or the general contractor’s construction staking personnel. A SRW alignment survey on site assists the installer in identifying potential conflicts…
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…
The enhancement of interface shear strength between two nonwoven geotextiles
April 1, 2006
…nonwoven geotextiles. For both of these projects, the interface evaluated was a GCL (hydrated) against a drainage geocomposite. Project 1: For Project 1 (a site in North Carolina), the materials…
A garden grows on a Minneapolis rooftop
April 1, 2006
…Winton Architects, Cambridge, Mass. Landscape architect: Oslund and Associates, Minneapolis/www.oaala.com Consultant: Rehbein Companies, Blaine, Minn./www.rehbein.com Key materials: Metal mesh by Cambridge Architectural Mesh (pergola); EPDM liner, turf mesh by Netlon…