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Getting a (business) grasp on the emerging Chinese marketplace

August 1, 2007

…buying imported goods. China wants to recreate the West within its own national boundaries. If a Chinese entrepreneur finds a product he or she considers new, marketable or worthwhile, that…

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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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New resin for geomembranes

August 1, 2007

…Dow Chemical Co. has announced the commercial availability of a new HDPE (high-density polyethylene) resin for use in geomembranes, the synthetic materials commonly used as impermeable liners in…

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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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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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