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Geopipe (aka ‘buried plastic pipe’)
August 1, 2006
…of plastic pipe. It has a very bright future ahead. GSI, 475 Kedron Ave., Folsom, PA 19033-1208 USA; +1 610 522 8440; Fax +1 610 522 8441; e-mail: gkoerner@dca.net….
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In Memoriam: Ronald P. Marsh
August 1, 2006
…by Huesker in 2004. Marsh retired from active participation at Huesker Geocomposites LLC in February 2006. Donations in the name of Ronald Marsh may be sent to: Gaston Hospice, P.O….
Geofoam provides lightweight fill for York Bridge in Washington
August 1, 2006
…Associates—Cultural resources General contractor: Mowat Construction Co. Artist: Cliff Garten Total project construction cost: $9.5 million Project start (construction): June 2005 Project completion: September 2006 Key materials/suppliers: Geofoam—ACH Foam TechnologiesStructural…
Cuckoo for coconet
August 1, 2006
…as surrogate root systems to prevent mudslides in the Philippines’ deforested regions, is called “coconet.” The product was widely adopted throughout the country, prompting Arboleda to further use coconut-fiber technology…
Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters
June 1, 2006
…the accumulation of sand at the shoreward of the tube becomes a viable task. Full information of wave-breaking processes may be found in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1984)….
Initial feedback from CQA-ICP testing
June 1, 2006
…www.geosynthetic-institue.org under “Inspector Certification—GCI-ICP” for information on application forms, proctor details, and other scheduled examination dates and locations. Also, please don’t hesitate to give us feedback and your ideas regarding…
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…
Selecting reinforced fill soil for MSE retaining walls
June 1, 2006
…systems provide information at a glance, processing raw data into useful reports, accessible 24/7 via Internet, and immediate alarm notification in the event of a potential issue. MSE: mechanically stabilized…
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…
Geosynthetics: U.S. demand will continue to grow
June 1, 2006
…for geosynthetics in 2001, with roughly 75% of volume sales. However, geosynthetic sales in value terms is led by geomembranes, which cost more than geotextiles on a dollars per sy…