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Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters
June 1, 2006
…Back to the beach in Mexico. By Enrique Álvarez, Ramiro Rubio, Herbert Ricalde Abstract The beaches of the northern coast of Yucatan in Mexico have been in an…
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Ground rules
June 1, 2006
…The reinforcement was needed because of hydraulic pressures from both runoff into the river and the occasional flooding onto its banks. According to Croke, the geonet helps keep the vegetation…
Geosynthetics: Update from Korea
June 1, 2006
…were used until recently. It was suggested that the Japanese used geosynthetics, in this case woven geotextiles, as reinforcement materials in the fields of roads and runways, earth dams, etc….
TRM triumphs in California water-harvesting project
June 1, 2006
…clear, the crews would rush out and continue installation of the matting, only to have the job site subsequently at a standstill for days at a time because of the…
On the grow: Assessing the U.S. green roof market
April 1, 2006
…to reduce stormwater runoff from the impervious surfaces created by new development—including green roofs.” Today, many large U.S. cities, burdened by ever-expanding development, have hit the wall in terms of…
Bolivar to get $1.4M to fix, cover sand socks damaged by hurricane
April 1, 2006
…blown off, said John Lee, Galveston County Emergency Management Office planning coordinator. The 8-ft.-diameter geotextile sand socks run for 2.5 miles on either side of Rollover Pass on the Bolivar…
Geotextiles in unpaved roads: A 35-year case history
January 1, 1970
…(15cm) of gravel base (40% of design) was actually used, according to Hutchins in 2007. The tests were run in 2 stages: a dry run, in which the loaded vehicle…
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January 1, 1970
…allowing for substantial reduction of long-term strength of the reinforcing geosynthetic. If accepted, a new mode of failure that has not yet been seen will likely be realized: rupture of…
What is the ‘High Line’?
January 1, 1970
…freight traffic 30ft high, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan’s largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980. Friends of the High Line,…
Lake Tahoe bluff-restoration project recognized
January 1, 1970
…each category. The award description: “The Houghton-Berry property is located atop a steep bluff in Rubicon Bay where the shoreline [had sustained] highly eroded banks and severe undercutting. The design…