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A forensic hypothetical: The case of the percolating water

April 1, 2008

…ReSSA(2.0) for stability analysis of reinforced slopes and walls (Version 3.0 is now available): www.GeoPrograms.com. Modeling of small blocks in stability analysis Finally, a comment about simulating block facing in…

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Request-for-Proposals

April 1, 2008

…the nine-person Board of Directors of GSI. For information on the Institute, visit us at the following Web site: www.geosynthetic-institute.org. Robert M. Koerner, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, Director—Geosynthetic Institute, robert.koerner@coe.drexel.edu. Jamie…

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Hayward Baker opens new office in Twin Cities

April 1, 2008

…Hayward Baker Inc. geotechnical contractor has opened a new sales, project management, and engineering services office in the Twin Cities. The office is located in Bloomington, near the…

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Marr named to Academy of Engineering

April 1, 2008

…to monitor the safety of facilities during construction and provides early warnings of adverse performance. Geocomp is headquartered in Boxborough, Mass., with branches in New York and Atlanta; www.Geocomp.com….

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Repairing Yi-Lan-I Road in Taiwan

April 1, 2008

…project, fill soil was actually acquired from the season’s river dredging. This “cheaper” fill helped keep the construction costs down, but it also proved to be a shrewd design choice….

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Three challenges in using SRWs and other reinforced-soil structures: Part 2A

February 1, 2008

…long service life? This three-part series will examine each of those issues, in an attempt to provide guidance for owners, designers and contractors that balances each of their prospective risks…

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Geocomposite cover for sulfide tailings

February 1, 2008

…of the leachate reporting to the site’s drainage collection system to the point where passive treatment technology could be implemented and the HDS plant could be taken out of service….

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Coastal dune stabilization using geotextile tubes at Las Coloradas

February 1, 2008

…Commission Meteorological Service), México. Search by web. smn.cna.gob.mx NOAA (2007). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, USA. Available at: www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml North Carolina University (1992), North Carolina Erosion…

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Ace expands

February 1, 2008

…30305; +1 404 504 6270, fax +1 404 233 4883, Web site www.geoace.com. in Houston: Ace Geosynthetics, 1522 Park St., Houston, TX 77019; 877 522 3436, Web site www.geoace.com….

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ML Ingenieria S.A. de C.V. wins 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award

February 1, 2008

…than expected—every containing wall was completed without problems or delays. Geogrid construction processes resulted in a very fast construction style and were even less costly than the usual methods with…

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