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IAGI’s Approved Installation Contractor information online

October 1, 2006

…an engineer-specified designation, AIC, can now find complete program details and submittal form online at www.iagi.org. Developed from dialogs with member installers, member suppliers, outside experts in the containment field,…

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Waterproofing membrane liner for a salt storage building

October 1, 2006

…EPDM, fPP, LLDPE, or PVC geomembranes are all candidates. Specifications for the first three are at: www.geosynthetic-institute.org. I can get the fPP since it is currently suspended for some minor…

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Geocomposite capillary barrier drain (GCBD) for limiting moisture changes in pavements

October 1, 2006

…critical guidance during the installation of the GCBD. For more information, go to: www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us/research/construction/2006geocomposite.asp *Further information about active and proposed FHWA Pooled Fund Projects is available at: www.pooled fund.org

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Initial feedback from CQA-ICP testing

June 1, 2006

…their Web site: www.iagi.org. In the decade since the NICET-CQA examinations were first crafted, little has been done in upgrading and updating the exams; and the “fit” for geosynthetics CQA…

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Construction Quality Assurance and Inspectors Certification Program (CQA-ICP)

April 1, 2006

…Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI). IAGI’s Web site is: www.iagi.org. The flow chart (Figure 1) describes the interactions of MQA/CQA and MQC/CQC as they apply to a particular project so…

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It was 1961 and I was in Wilmington, Delaware

January 1, 1970

…33ft (10m) at a rate of 20in. (0.5m) per week (which I thought, at the time, was very little). My first inkling of discomfort was to observe the rise of…

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Using expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam in road and bridge projects

January 1, 1970

…delays have more than tripled in the past 20 years. By 2020, the U.S. population is expected to grow by 16% and vehicle travel is expected to increase by 42%….

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Measuring puncture resistance

January 1, 1970

…effects of slower pressurization rates. For commercial labs that perform the test go to: www.geosynthetic-institute.org/gai/method.htm. You will find a list of five of them. Bob Koerner | GMA Techline…

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