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Huesker’s Incomat system helps to cross the Ruhr
October 11, 2010
…Installation of a double-pipeline for water conveyance across the Ruhr River in Germany was completed last year with the help of a sheathing of Incomat, an industrial woven…
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Green roof market growth: Opportunities and challenges
October 1, 2010
…decreases pervious surfaces, which increases the volume of runoff into these overtaxed systems. Green roofs can reduce stormwater runoff from a building by 30%–80%, depending on the system installed and…
Optimization of anchor trench design for solar evaporation ponds
October 1, 2010
…trench, shown in Figure 1, are as follows: D (anchor trench depth); B (trench width); L (runout length); H (soil depth above runout); γ (soil unit weight); δ1 and δ2…
Freudenberg’s second geotextile line in Russia
August 23, 2010
…The Italian roofing insulation company, Freudenberg Politex, has invested $1.6m to install a new geotextile nonwovens line at its plant in Zavolzhie, in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, according…
Building an urban rain garden in Indianapolis
August 19, 2010
…Inc. in September 2009 about providing a watertight rubber liner for the project. The rain garden, which began construction in April 2010, is located outside The Athenaeum Foundation building on…
GMA responds to EPA on coal ash issue
August 18, 2010
…Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Proposed Rule Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640-0352 Environmental Protection and Structural Integrity with…
Award-winning landfill cap in Colorado
August 1, 2010
…cushioning layer. One of the most innovative portions of the project was the use of approximately 100,000 tons of recycled crushed concrete aggregate from the old Stapleton Airport runways in…
GMA pushes onward for coal-ash containment liners
August 1, 2010
…regulations will have a tremendous impact on the geosynthetic materials market in the U.S. The proposed rules will apply to all new and all existing sites. Geomembranes and GCLs will…
GeoAmericas 2012 announced
July 22, 2010
…GeoAmericas 2012, the 2nd Pan-American Geosynthetics Congress, will be May 6-9, 2012, at the Swissôtel in Lima, Peru. It is organized by IGS Peru, under the auspices of…
Geosynthetic reinforced walls and steep slopes: Is it magic?
June 1, 2010
…thinking, relying on it in engineering is undesirable because it could lead to overly expensive structures or, worse, unsafe practice. Hence, designers use rules stemming from mechanics that follow the…