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A river runs through it: Displacement of Serbia’s Kolubara

June 1, 2007

…part of the basin includes about 20% of the mine’s total surface area, 120km2. The coal reserves in this area have long since been exhausted. The western section, however, includes

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Experience with GCLs used as a conductive layer in geomembrane leak-location surveys

June 1, 2007

…leaks were an irregular 1.5- by 2-in. hole, a 2-in. irregular tear, and a 0.38-in. tear. Analysis and conclusions A total of 21 sites were surveyed ranging in area from…

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U.S. geosynthetics demand to reach 870 million yards2 by 2010

April 1, 2007

…75% of the total. However, in value terms, geomembranes accounted for the largest share of the market, with about half of the total. Smaller volume geosynthetic products such as geogrids,…

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Abstracts due for IECA 2008

April 1, 2007

…available online at www.ieca.org. All abstracts must be submitted through the IECA Web site by April 30, 2007. Notification of abstract approval will be sent June 4, 2007. If selected,…

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A conservative junction-strength requirement

April 1, 2007

…square foot, meaning each junction carries about 1.5% of the total load. 2. The effects of soil confinement are being ignored. This article elaborated on confinement effects as they related…

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Multiple-tiered retaining walls

April 1, 2007

…and also to accommodate the wall-height restriction. With some walls up to 10 terraces deep and reaching 30 ft. in total height, global stability also became a major concern. For…

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Geosynthetics sessions packed at GeoDenver

April 1, 2007

…Hotel in Denver Feb. 18-21. Two of the sessions focussed on “Deficiencies of Current Design Methods and Construction Guidelines for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil (GRS) Systems.” Eleven papers total were presented during…

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Five-year CalTrans freeway project is nearing completion in San Diego

February 1, 2007

…in about another 10 years—a total of more than half a million vehicles on average each weekday. Building the wall To support these new lanes of traffic, CalTrans engineers designed…

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Overview of GSI’s surveys

February 1, 2007

…By Bob Koerner It appears to this writer that any forward looking decisions—business or otherwise—should be made on the basis of factual information from the past. My son

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Geosynthetics wins gold award

February 1, 2007

…& Publications Association (MMPA) Excellence Awards. IFAI’s magazines were entered in the “Trade Associations–under-30,000 circulation” category and won a total of two gold, two silver, and two bronze awards….

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