TEXTILES.ORG
Apax acquires Contech
April 1, 2006
…announced that Apax has completed its acquisition of a majority ownership interest in Contech. The transaction had a total enterprise valuation of more than $1 billion. In addition, Contech has…
Found 720 results.
Bolivar to get $1.4M to fix, cover sand socks damaged by hurricane
April 1, 2006
…Peninsula, which is northeast of Galveston. The county will pay the bills for this project, and FEMA will reimburse it for 75% of the $1.9 million total cost, Lee said….
The enhancement of interface shear strength between two nonwoven geotextiles
April 1, 2006
…actual materials to be produced for the project is often not practical due to scheduling concerns. The direct shear test measures the total resistance to shear along the tested interface…
Go with the flow
January 1, 1970
…Keswick Reservoir and enters the upper Sacramento River near Redding. Still confused? Check out our online interactive map to get a look at the project site and the surrounding area:…
History of the Kam Kotia Mine
January 1, 1970
…and safety hazards on the site. Projected rehabilitation costs for the entire site were originally estimated at approximately C$40 million, but that total was also projected to go up to…
First artificial surf reef in Europe
January 1, 1970
…total geotextile-bag configuration weighs approximately 2,500 metric tonnes (2,755 tons U.S.) and the biggest bags are up to 70m long, 2m high, and 6m wide (76 x 2.2 x 6.5yd)….
The influence of geogrid’s geometry and structure on interface behavior
January 1, 1970
…controlled rates of displacement (CRD) equal to 1.0mm/min, until geogrid tensile rupture or until a total horizontal displacement of 100mm was achieved. For the application of the pullout force, an…
Interface behavior under pullout conditions
January 1, 1970
…minimum of six points along the geogrid specimen. The wires are connected to displacements transducers (RVDT) fixed to the external back side of the box. All the measurements were digitally…
Report from Steven L. Stockton, Deputy Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
January 1, 1970
…USACE: $2 billion, maintenance $2 billion, new construction $1 billion, research = $ 5 billion total annually Stockton stressed that the USACE’s budget, relative to the country’s need for these…
Strength without density: Geofoam at work on the CAS green roof
January 1, 1970
…the area had not been fully prepared, we had to stage the deliveries. We had 40 trucks total, with 2-3 truckfulls being delivered at a time. Given the logistics involved,…