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Ground rules
June 1, 2006
…use of geosynthetics. Whether the project involves the simple elegance of a sculpted river bank or the attractive, but highly functional, aesthetics of natural barriers of protection for federal buildings…
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Initial feedback from CQA-ICP testing
June 1, 2006
…ongoing improvement in the examinations or the program’s organization. Geosynthetic Institute, 475 Kedron Ave., Folsom, PA 19033-1208 USA; +1 610 522 8440; Fax (610) 522-8441; E-mail: gkoerner@dca.net; robert.koerner@coe.drexel.edu Editor’s note:…
Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters
June 1, 2006
…range: 0.90m Net alongshore current direction: E – W Littoral drift Sl: 60,000m3/yr Sediment diameter D50: 0.30mm One of the primary requirements for an efficient submerged tube cross-section design is…
Sand-confinement grids from Geocell Systems
June 1, 2006
…need for improved water barriers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is now in the process of testing new, so-called “super-levees.” The first series of modular sand-confinement grid systems…
Construction Quality Assurance and Inspectors Certification Program (CQA-ICP)
April 1, 2006
…soil materials. The best of designs and regulatory requirements will not necessarily translate to facilities that are protective of human health and environment unless they are properly constructed. Additionally, for…
New silt-fence installer ready
April 1, 2006
…an optional hardened-steel, spring-loaded coulter blade and top-link hydraulic cylinder. For more information, contact: Burchland Mfg. LLC, 3351 Yates Ave., Gilman, Iowa 50106, +1 641 498 2063; Web site: www.burchlandmfg.com….
The enhancement of interface shear strength between two nonwoven geotextiles
April 1, 2006
…nonwoven geotextiles has the potential to have the lowest interface shear strength when compared to other liner-system interfaces. This problem is particularly true at low normal loads (< 1,000 psf)…
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…
On the grow: Assessing the U.S. green roof market
April 1, 2006
…the tendency will be to promote more-expensive, short-term solutions,” Miller says. Snodgrass agrees that price is a major factor for implementation of green roofs in the United States. He added…
Eight ways to achieve improved retaining-wall performance
April 1, 2006
…rate and overall performance of SRWs. Mike Simac, P.E., is principal engineer at Earth Improvement Technologies, P. O. Box 397, Cramerton, NC 28032; e-mail: simac.eit@earthlink.net References Collin, J., et. al….