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Geosynthetics: Recalling the days of yore

October 7, 2009

…engineering community. —J.P. Giroud2 … [in the early days], sometimes the geosynthetics manufacturers’ representatives were a bit too competitive, aggressive, and self-serving. They often seemed to go for the short-term…

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Print production specifications

August 10, 2009

…the integration of digital content into our publications. IFAI publications are printed completely with computer-to-plate technology (CTP). Please do not send film. Digital specifications IFAI publications are produced using the…

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The smart maintenance strategy: Paving fabric is a long-lasting, economical choice for road repair

July 24, 2009

…they were repaired. There was quite a bit of scatter in the data, but the scatter is easily explainable. For one thing, the decision of which maintenance treatment to use…

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Mattex enters U.S. market

June 1, 2009

…into heavier woven fabrics and also the geosynthetics market. The company is currently producing and importing AASHTO-class woven slit film geotextiles up to 17.5 feet wide from Dubai. Future plans…

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Finland mine features bituminous geomembrane liner

April 1, 2009

…in addition, it ensures the longevity and the high resistance of the product. an industrial film bonded to the underside when the membrane is hot, which prevents penetration of the…

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Landfill work in India causes concern

April 1, 2009

…us. Actually we have still not blown the whistle as we are trying to prick the conscience of XYZ, so that it does a little bit of self-introspection and improves…

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Commentary on Wikipedia®

April 1, 2009

…to sweat a bit more in doing their literature research on projects and this service is simply too easy?) At any rate, this experience prompted a look as to what…

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Reviving the Wrigley Reservoir on Catalina Island

October 1, 2008

…attractions on Catalinais a herd of bison that had been left on the island after a film shoot in the1920s. Periodically, they wandered ove rto the reservoir. The gate in…

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Under the green roof: Ground control in northern California

October 1, 2008

…various sorts for 20 years, took the idea a bit further. He created a sort of plantcontainer “Swiss Army Knife.” BioTrays are 3in. deep and 17in. square, porous, interlocking, and…

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Active LFG control: An unreliable aid to veneer stability

June 1, 2008

…(bottom to top): interim cover/structural layer immediately over waste 1-ft (30-cm)-thick LFG relief layer of fine sand GCL with nonwoven face down, slit film face up PVC geomembrane 1ft (30cm)…

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