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Geosynthetic reinforcement solutions for Lake Tahoe highway

February 1, 2014

…soil in the road. Also of concern is the possibility of runoff from eroded slopes entering the local water system, including the legendary cobalt-blue waters of nearby Lake Tahoe. These…

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Closing the Crazy Horse Landfill

February 1, 2014

…reconstruction, revegetation, fertilization, and mowing, are now reduced to essentially zero. Christopher M. Richgels, P.E., is the western regional engineer for Agru America Inc. He has been a California registered…

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Embraport container and bulk fuel terminal

February 1, 2014

…port rupture. The engineered textile captured 99.9% of all suspended solids while having an effluent quality discharge capable of being discharged back into the native estuary and generating internal dry…

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Huesker expands with new Russian subsidiary

October 31, 2013

Russia, according to an Oct. 29 Huesker press release. Germany-based Huesker said the Moscow operation—Huesker OOO—opened Oct. 1, with managing director Stanislav Khmelnitskiy saying: “Our aim is to continue the…

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Geosynthetics: The solution for managing nuclear power generation water supply in an arid environment

October 1, 2013

…materials included a rubberized asphalt base liner on the floor and Hypalon on the sideslopes. The impoundment was single-lined and construction utilized state-of-the-art technology for that time. After more than…

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Coated, fabricated geomembrane modernizes Tempe’s water infrastructure

October 1, 2013

…bolt run, leaving 4ft off the ends of the panels to allow for field welding. Certified welding technicians (CWTs)* provided the expertise of the welding along the 1:1 slope zones….

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GMA delivers coal ash comments to EPA

September 23, 2013

…Case histories, papers, articles underscore role of geosynthetics Editor’s note The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has commented on a proposed rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)….

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GMA offers comments on ‘fracking’

September 19, 2013

…Calls for geosynthetic lining and stabilization applications. Editor’s note The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has commented on a revised proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Interior-Bureau of…

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Our expert answers a question on global warming

August 1, 2013

…of a failure of a 6-mile-long MSE seawall supporting a runway. The life span of the runway was designed for 100 years. While reviewing the designs, I was surprised to…

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Market impacts for geosynthetics from the regulation of coal ash

August 1, 2013

…other documented cases of groundwater contamination near coal ash storage facilities all relate to the EPA’s issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking in June 2010. These proposed rules outline…

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