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Highways for LIFE: Changing the way today’s infrastructure is built

August 1, 2007

…with the overall goal of improving the driving experience for America. HfL goals It’s a new way of doing business. Just as the construction of the U.S. interstate system transformed…

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GZA opens new office

August 1, 2007

…GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm based in Massachusetts, has named Gary R. McAllister, P.E., head of its new office in Portsmouth, N.H. McAllister is…

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Armtec CFO resigns

August 1, 2007

…John Slattery, senior vice president-finance and chief financial officer at Guelph, Ont.-based Armtec, has resigned to pursue a new opportunity, according to a press release from the company….

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Eliminating erosion runoff at a Canadian quarry’s stockpile slope

August 1, 2007

…allowed for rapid germination and accelerated plant growth. The product was also promoted to absorb and hold 15 times its weight in water, delivering more moisture to the seedbed for…

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Background and most recent GRI standards

August 1, 2007

new at the time) geosynthetics field. Rob Swan generated our first formalized test methods with what became GRI-GG1: “Geogrid Rib Tensile Strength” (now ASTM D6637) and GRI-GG2: “Individual Geogrid Junction…

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Using geosynthetics to rehabilitate Fisher Cañon Dam and Reservoir

August 1, 2007

…It was decided that a new permanent liner would be installed to replace the deteriorating grouted riprap liner. The replacement liner would serve as the primary preventative measure to minimize…

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Experience with GCLs used as a conductive layer in geomembrane leak-location surveys

June 1, 2007

…cut, a 5-in. cut, and two 0.25- in.-diameter punctures. New York landfill cell – A 2.2-acre part of one cell was surveyed. The cell had a geocomposite, 12in. of structural…

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New books for the geosynthetics industry

June 1, 2007

…Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering A new book, Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering, includes contributions from a cavalcade of international academics and professional engineers. Part 1 of the book covers…

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A river runs through it: Displacement of Serbia’s Kolubara

June 1, 2007

…pit operations in 1950, the mine is continuously expanding into new areas of high-quality coal. By 2000, a decision was reached that would allow a major expansion of mining operations….

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Use of geosynthetics in deicing facilities at the Cleveland airport

June 1, 2007

…By Daniel Petno and Chris Athanassopoulos Introduction The design and construction of a new centralized deicing facility at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) involved several geosynthetic applications, including a plastic-laminated geosynthetic…

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