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ACH opens new plant
February 1, 2008
…ACH Foam Technologies, manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) for construction, architectural, geotechnical, packaging, and OEM applications, has opened a new plant in McCarran, Nev., about 17 miles east…
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ML Ingenieria S.A. de C.V. wins 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award
February 1, 2008
…Mexico. This company gives housing support to its own employees. This client previously contracted with some construction companies to build the houses, and it also has its own construction department…
Coastal dune stabilization using geotextile tubes at Las Coloradas
February 1, 2008
…By Sergio Aguilar Escalante and Alfonso Sol“s Pimentel Abstract Beaches and coastal dunes at Las Coloradas, Mexico, were severely affected after Hurricane Wilma stormed through the northern coast…
“Aqua” and “agri” featured at GSI’s 21st conference
February 1, 2008
…The closely related topics of agriculture and aquaculture are the focus of our 21st Annual Conference on March 5, 2008 in Cancún, Mexico. As the date suggests, our…
ASTM geosynthetics committees developing proposed new standards
October 1, 2007
…contact Richard Erickson, Vector Engineering, Inc., Grass Valley, Calif. (phone: 530 272 2448; erickson@vectoreng.com). Subcommittee D35.10 on Geomembranes Subcommittee D35.10 is currently developing two proposed new standards, WK14305, Specification for…
New PU composite expected to extend German North Sea defenses
October 1, 2007
…elastically. In this way, it absorbs the energy of the insurgent volumes of water. Nearly 500m2 of the new breakwater technology, containing almost 7 MT of the elastic covering, has…
Here’s quite a pair: Geomembranes and butterflies
October 1, 2007
…the pavilion’s enclosed tropical environment. The new self-contained exhibit was built on the fourth floor of the NMNH. It offers a simulated natural environment that visitors can walk through and…
Highways for LIFE: Changing the way today’s infrastructure is built
August 1, 2007
…their state match requirements for the entire project. “Using new building methods and materials can improve travel, save money, and make our roads safer,” said FHWA Administrator J. Richard Capka….
New resin for geomembranes
August 1, 2007
…geotechnical engineering applications for environmental protection, water collection and preservation, and waterproofing. The new product, HDPE 50045E, underscores advances in polyethylene material science that have made it a popular constituent…
GZA opens new office
August 1, 2007
…GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm based in Massachusetts, has named Gary R. McAllister, P.E., head of its new office in Portsmouth, N.H. McAllister is…