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Characterization of textured geomembranes predictive of interface properties

June 1, 2009

best predict shear strength/interface properties. Thus, how to characterize textured geomembranes has been the subject of understandable debate among specifiers, testing experts, standards committees, and manufacturers. A new technological tool…

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Call For Papers: TRB Annual Meeting

June 1, 2009

…for Authors. Authors submitting papers in response to this Call for Papers should submit full papers for peer review to the TRB online at www.trb.org by Aug. 1, 2009….

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Missouri students win fourth ASCE Geo-Institute wall competition

June 1, 2009

…fourth win in the GeoCompetition. The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) was again a sponsor of the competition. NAGS president, David Elton, attended the event. “This GeoCompetition was the best

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Geosynthetics at Flurry Bog

June 1, 2009

…highlights: 99 pyrite remediation Timeline: June 2005 – August 2007 (completed five months early) Project cost: ~100M€ (ca. $150 million U.S.) Owner: DRD Road Service (A1, N.I.) and Louth County…

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Geotextiles in levees (Part 2 of 2)

June 1, 2009

…of failure including inadequate bearing capacity, slope stability failure, inadequate embedment/anchorage length of the geotextile, lateral embankment sliding/spreading, creep of geotextile, service life of geotextile, and inadequate seam strength and/or…

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Henderson re-elected

June 1, 2009

…“We appreciate John’s service and look forward to his continued leadership as chairman,” Aho said. The GMA Executive Council includes representatives from Fiberweb, GSE, Maccaferri, Propex, Tenax, TenCate, and TRI….

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Silver lining for AEL as staff numbers double

June 1, 2009

…Coal’s 8,000m2 ash pond in Greymouth last year. Terrill said quality, good service, and calling in expert advice have been keys to the success of the young business. Machinery was…

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Commentary on Wikipedia®

April 1, 2009

…words on Wikipedia, my indecisions were immediately clarified. I thought to myself, this is a wonderful service! It turns out that others think so as well, since its developer, Jimmy…

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Cohesion (or adhesion) and friction angle in direct shear tests

April 1, 2009

…this article). Mohr-Coulomb In geotechnical engineering, we write the Mohr-Coulomb equation for these lines as: S = N tan(Φ) + c This equation is written for peak, large-displacement, or residual…

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New software from Strata and Profile

April 1, 2009

…products. “The new PS3 software provides professionals with a holistic and sustainable approach toward cost-effective erosion control,” said Michael Robeson, technical services manager for Profile. For more information: www.profileproducts.com….

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