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Geosynthetics opportunities at IFAI Expo

October 1, 2013

…meetings with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. We have had great follow up by both of these agencies. The Illinois EPA has reached…

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Geosynthetic Institute announces Fellowship Awards

October 1, 2013

…Qian University of Illinois Erol Tutumluer Geogrid-ballast interaction and geogrid application in railroad reinforcement using image-aided discrete element method Class 5(b)—2nd year funding at $5,000 per student No. Name University…

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California dam expansion using geosynthetic-strip reinforced MSE wall

August 1, 2013

…Armée Internationale (2006). “GeoMega™ System Technical Package.” Project highlights Los Vaqueros Dam and Reservoir Location Brentwood, Calif. Owner Contra Costa Water District Contractor Barnard Construction Co. Inc. Precaster Universal Precast…

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GMA’s government relations program is delivering progress

August 1, 2013

…from these organizations in Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, Texas, and Florida. Follow-up actions from initial and subsequent meetings have resulted in a variety of inroads for geosynthetics, such as providing…

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Geosynthetic Institute announces Fellowship Awards

July 29, 2013

…student No. Name University Advisor Topic 1-13 Jongwan Eun University of Wisconsin Craig Benson Transport parameters in co-extruded geomembrane containing ethylene vinyl-alcohol 2-13 Yu Qian University of Illinois Erol Tutumluer…

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FGI’s 2012 market shipment data is higher than estimated

July 18, 2013

…fabricated geomembranes.” The FGI, an industry-sponsored institute affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, focusses on advancing the use of fabricated geomembranes through education, research, and technology transfer. Dr….

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Sustainable geomembrane recycling and downcycling

June 1, 2013

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the technical director of the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute. Jen Miller is the membership coordinator for the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute. Dave LaFiura is vice president of Ultra-Poly…

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ASTM standards for silt barrier fence

June 1, 2013

…| Illinois) Reply: The test you are referring to was originated by Dave Wyant of the Virginia DOT some 20 years ago. Subsequently, ASTM picked it up and it is…

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Evaluations of engineered cover systems for mine waste rock and tailings

June 1, 2013

…International Corp., Nevada, USA; member of Geosynthetics magazine’s Editorial Advisory Committee. Chris Athanassopoulos, P.E., CETCO, Illinois, USA. References AFCEE (1999). AFCEE “Conventional landfill cover cost,” Air Force Center for Engineering…

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FGI announces new officers and board of directors

May 31, 2013

…Fabrics Association International (IFAI). Before introducing the new officers and directors, Tim Stark, FGI technical director and professor of civil engineering at the University of Illinois, acknowledged the service of…

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