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Membrane seams addressed in new ASTM standard
February 1, 2007
…tape methods. ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has met this need with the approval of the new standard D 7272, Test Method for Determining the Integrity of Seams Used…
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New officers for ASCE
February 1, 2007
…The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) installed newly elected officers to its board last October. The new board representatives include: William F. Marcuson III, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE,…
‘Design Squad’ TV show coming on PBS
February 1, 2007
…fun at the same time. “Design Squad” is a new reality competition show consisting of two teams of high-school students (ages 16-19) who use their everyday problem-solving skills to design,…
Liner integrity/leak-location survey: The significance of boundary conditions
February 1, 2007
…By Ian D. Peggs Introduction A geoelectric integrity survey was requested on a new landfill cell with the following lining system from the top down: 18 in. sand…
New release of Geomagic Studio
October 1, 2006
…manufacturing, and digital-asset archiving for automatic recreation of legacy parts. For design and manufacturing engineers, the new features provide automation through: 1) the auto-detection of 3D features; 2) a redesigned…
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of four pavement treatments
October 1, 2006
…projects is getting a new look. The original work was a comprehensive study of pavement repair materials and methods. It examined maintenance treatments on 370 roads in Greenville County, S.C.,…
IGS update: Report from Yokohama/8-ICG
October 1, 2006
…twice during this event: The outgoing council held its last meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, while the new council convened on Saturday, Sept. 23. On the evening of Sept. 18,…
Low & Bonar buys Colbond
October 1, 2006
…Low & Bonar (L&B) announced plans earlier this year to buy nonwoven textile maker, Colbond Investments, according to the Reuters news agency. Colbond Inc., the textile manufacturer that…
Kudos to Barrett also!
October 1, 2006
…geotechnical software today: “garbage in = gospel out.” I believe that some vendors and design/build contractors involved in MSE wall design and construction (the fox watching the hen house scenario)…
Geocomposite capillary barrier drain (GCBD) for limiting moisture changes in pavements
October 1, 2006
…to acknowledge the support of the NCHRP Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program—especially Inam Jawed, who has been very supportive in the development of the GCBD, the New York…