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Improving the performance of geosynthetic reinforced SRW by design

February 1, 2024

…in the bottom layer is close to the facing, thus making sense that the connection will have to bear the rather large load, yet smaller than Tmax.  FIGURE 4 Effects

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Ply-Adhesion Values For Triplanar Geocomposites

February 1, 2024

…in Rome, Italy, for a more complete answer:  Thiel, R. (2013). “Selection of long-term shear strength parameters for geosynthetic interfaces.” Proc., 12th International Conf. on Geosynthetics, Rome, Italy, www.12icg-roma.org. …

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World of Coal Ash 2024 in Grand Rapids

January 16, 2024

…in supporting this program, please contact Alyssa Barto at alyssa.barto@acaa-usa.org. Short Course Options For the first time in WOCA history, two separate short course options are available. WOCA 2024 will…

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State DOTs win top prizes in America’s Transportation Awards competition

November 29, 2023

…a $10,000 cash award for a charity or transportation-related scholarship of the winners’ choosing. To learn more about the America’s Transportation Awards, visit  www.americastransportationawards.org . Information courtesy of AASHTO….

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DFI announces new committee chair

November 15, 2023

…advancing the state of the practice or state of the art in design, construction, and quality verification of drilled shaft foundation systems. DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors,…

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How geomembranes help to improve water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment

November 8, 2023

…the problem to surface water pollution. Simple dilution of wastes was successful in masking the effects of these materials until the load exceeded the assimilation capacity of the receiving water…

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Building climate-resilient infrastructure using geosynthetics

October 31, 2023

…When extreme weather events occur, communities are often left to grapple with the devastating effects. An increase in extreme weather patterns, coupled with aging or inadequate infrastructure, amplifies…

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Cation exchange processes in GCLs

October 20, 2023

…with highly concentrated solutions (NRC 2007, Benson et al. 2011), as presented in Figure 2. FIGURE 2 Effects of dilute and aggressive permeant solutions on liquid transport through sodium bentonite…

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DFI announces appointments

October 13, 2023

…set for his current role. DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus…

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More than $9 billion in improvements planned for Oklahoma highways

October 10, 2023

…us to manage.” An interactive map showing all projects on both plans can be found on the ODOT homepage at www.odot.org, under “Programs and Projects” then “ODOT Construction Work Plan.” This…

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