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PGI is now FGI
February 1, 2009
…of the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute will be held Feb. 26 at the Geosynthetics-2009 conference in Salt Lake City. For more information, contact Meg C. Griffin, P.E., +1 217-333-3929, geomembrane@illinois.edu….
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Permeable parking lot in Chicago
August 1, 2008
…The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (ISFA), owner, developer, and operator of U.S. Cellular Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox, has unveiled an environmentally friendly parking…
Gas diffusion coefficients
October 1, 2007
…soil vapors. Can you provide any assistance in finding typical gas diffusion coefficients through geomembranes? (David, Illinois) Reply: Henry Haxo of Metrocon evaluated solvent vapor diffusion—as opposed to water vapor…
Massive mining evaporation ponds constructed in Chilean desert
February 1, 2007
…e-mail: andre.rollin@sympatico.ca 4Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, 217-333-7394, e-mail: tstark@uiuc.edu References ASTM D 7177, 2005, “Standard test method for…
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…
Biodegradable staple system introduced
June 1, 2006
…holding and tensile strength. A manual applicator system is available now; a pneumatic hand-held and automated applicator is planned for future release. For more information: 888 352 9582; sales@AmericanExcelsior.com….
Further comment on ‘Landfill closure’ column
June 1, 2006
…factor of safety for landfill covers from 1.3 to 1.5 to prevent future landfill cover problems. Timothy D. Stark Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Sources Hillman,…