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GeoAmericas 2012—Lima, Peru
October 1, 2011
…By Elizabeth Peggs GeoAmericas 2012 will be held May 1-4 in the San Isidro district of Lima, the capital and largest city in Peru. San Isidro is the…
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Extrusion welds
October 1, 2011
…take a destruct for every 500ft of extrusion and another for every 500ft of fusion) rather than a running combined total, which might make it harder to keep a proper…
Pond liner
October 1, 2011
…cut in 6in.-diameter holes at 15–25ft spacings along the horizontal runout of the FML. Then weld 12in.-square pieces of FML over each hole, but only seam them along the top…
Reduced CO2 emissions and energy consumption with geosynthetic installations
October 1, 2011
…(all layers) was ~46,000 square meters (~11.4 acres). This fairly slow installation pace was the result of several unique installation details: (i) the installation of two drainage (leak-detection) channels running…
Emergency water supply: The Upper Chiquita Reservoir
October 1, 2011
…cover is a 60-mil, three-ply CSPE geomembrane (two-ply rubber with a 10 × 10 scrim reinforcement) that capitalizes on the long-life performance and protection record of this geomembrane in exposed…
Geo-Frontiers 2011: A Geo-Success!
October 1, 2011
…first runner-up for his paper, “Enhancing Ballast Performance Using Geocell Confinement. The winners of the GI-sponsored “Geo Challenge”—aka, see-how-little-reinforcement-can-be-used-to-build-an-MSE-wall-with-beach-sand-and-craft-paper-and-then-load-it-to-failure competition were Rensselaer Poly, followed in second place by Cal Poly–San…
Tensar wins patent cases against Chinese infringers
September 23, 2011
…July 2011, the PRB ruled in Tensar’s favor, finding that all material claims of its Chinese TriAx patent were valid. Since its original invention of the first integral-oriented geogrid in…
Geogrid provides erosion control, slope stability
September 22, 2011
…12-in. berm was constructed at the top of the slope. Catch basins with slope drains helped divert site runoff from eroding the repaired slope. Surface/slope reinforcement materials were then installed…
Agru installs new extruder in Nevada
September 2, 2011
…Agru America Inc., manufacturer of polyethylene geomembrane liners, has added a new, twin-screw, high-production extruder to its production facility in Fernley, Nev., according to an August press release…
Comparison of carbon footprints for various stormwater retention systems
August 1, 2011
…stormwater retention systems and the amount of CO2 created from diesel fuel consumed during construction. Stormwater regulations Stormwater runoff is created from rainfall and snowmelts that flow over impervious areas…