Found 1274 results.

Geopipe (aka ‘buried plastic pipe’)

August 1, 2006

…removal equations; McEnroe or Giroud methods Distribution within pipes; CTI model </ul Deflection analyses: Burial Installation Service Buckling considerations Wall crush considerations Thermal effects with respect to time Connection/Perforation/Joining/Manhole and…

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Geofoam provides lightweight fill for York Bridge in Washington

August 1, 2006

…A King County DOT bridge project illustrates the use of geofoam fill. Abstract An interesting project under way in the Seattle area is the reconstruction of the York…

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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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Ground rules

June 1, 2006

…during the last third of the 20th century, and since then have increasingly become a staple for landscape architects and designers. By incorporating the creative use of geosynthetics, landscape projects…

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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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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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Geosynthetics: Update from Korea

June 1, 2006

…water-barrier materials. Recently, textured geomembranes were developed and currently tests are in progress. The main end use of HDPE geomembranes is as liners for waste landfills. The range of thickness…

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Ecosystems, soil present challenges for levees

June 1, 2006

…“You can see the magnitude of what you’d [need to] build in soft soil conditions,” Cali said. Then there’s the issue of what materials to use to construct new levees,…

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Eight ways to achieve improved retaining-wall performance

April 1, 2006

…Note that the machine-compacted portion of the MSE fill is still performing well. The deleterious effects of these equipment cautions are exacerbated by the rampant SRW installer technique of pre-stacking…

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