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FGI to host webinar on geomembrane attachment and penetration design and installation

January 21, 2021

…The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geomembrane Attachment and Penetration Design and Installation,” on February 4, at 11 a.m. CST. The webinar is free to…

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Lake Francis Dam maintenance with GCCM

December 11, 2020

…By Kurt Chirbas Installing the GCCM at Lake Francis Dam The Yuba Water Agency in Yuba County, Calif., was established in 1959 to reduce flood risk and provide…

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Environmental Protection Inc. shares tips on cold weather installation of geomembranes

December 10, 2020

…As the seasons change and temperatures shift, Environmental Protections Inc. (EPI) has put together some suggested installation methods during cold weather conditions.   No surprise that location and…

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GSI to host webinar on QA/QC of waste containment systems

October 21, 2020

…importance of good field QA for landfill liners and covers as well as surface impoundments. It focuses on installation and construction issues, including discussions on testing, shipping and handling, seaming,…

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Ground improvements using geofoam: A case history

October 14, 2020

…the wall adjacent to the Port Authority tunnel wall (Wall B). Engineered Earth Solutions Inc. and Insulation Foam were, in turn, retained by Proscope Landscape Supply to design and install…

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A geosynthetic wrap-face vegetated wall system

October 1, 2020

…bridge. The micropiles (hollow-bar, grout-injected Grade 70 steel) and concrete pile caps were installed behind the sheet-pile walls on either side of the creek. Thus, the GWFV walls on the…

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CCR landfill final cover test pad—Part 2

October 1, 2020

…(2.5-cm) protrusions. The geomembrane and geotextile were installed, and 18 inches (45.7 cm) of soil was placed over each subarea using an LGP dozer.  Presuming construction equipment may need to…

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Reinforced embankments for the causeway for a North Wales bridge project

October 1, 2020

…crossheads and large diameter concrete piles installed into the estuarine sands and gravels. For the causeway and ramps, it was necessary to find a solution to construct temporary embankments to…

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CCR landfill final cover test pad—Part 1

August 1, 2020

…pad schematic—2016 Construction of subgrade, geosynthetics and cover soil Subgrade preparation and subgrade protrusion placement The subgrade was proof-rolled prior to installation of the geomembrane. Since proof-rolling resulted in a…

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Innovative geosynthetic solution saves 106-year-old Panama Canal structures

August 1, 2020

…meet all the challenges and could be rapidly executed. The solution called for an underwater cofferdam to be installed adjacent to the base of the concrete structures under which erosion…

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