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Geo textbook now available

October 1, 2006

…0415394449. Contact information: IFAI Bookstore (Barbara Connett), 1801 W. County Rd. B West, Roseville, MN 55113-4061, USA; +1 651 631 9334; fax: +1 651 225 6913; e-mail: bjconnett@ifai.com; www.bookstore.ifai.com….

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ASD and LRFD of reinforced SRW with the use of software Program MSEW(3.0)

August 1, 2006

…considered critical, the effects of long backslope and/or footing can be realized as in the example problem. Conclusion This article shows the use of program MSEW(3.0) in which a certain…

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Geopipe (aka ‘buried plastic pipe’)

August 1, 2006

…removal equations; McEnroe or Giroud methods Distribution within pipes; CTI model </ul Deflection analyses: Burial Installation Service Buckling considerations Wall crush considerations Thermal effects with respect to time Connection/Perforation/Joining/Manhole and…

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Geotube dewatering containers help in cleanup of the Fox River

August 1, 2006

…lake trout, and humans can be millions of times those found in surface water. The PCBs at this Superfund site have caused adverse health effects and reproductive effects in fish…

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Retaining-wall dialog: ‘A tale of two walls’

August 1, 2006

…Nail Launcher, Inc., a design/build geotechnical firm that specializes in soil and rock reinforcement. The Web site is www.soilnaillauncher.com. Al and I have been involved in reinforced soil research since…

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Shoreline restored with geotextile tubes as submerged breakwaters

June 1, 2006

…Yucatan beaches are all connected to the same littoral dynamics. Changes in current patterns may cause negative effects to littoral drift at adjacent beaches. Based on these criteria, three important…

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Selecting reinforced fill soil for MSE retaining walls

June 1, 2006

…reinforced fill, the effects of poor drainage and heavy rainfall on the performance of MSE walls with the various reinforced fills can be simulated. The porewater pressure in the reinforced…

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Ground rules

June 1, 2006

…that allows vegetation to be established on the relatively steep slope. The geonet keeps that vegetation in place; the roots grow through the geonet and form a stabilized erosion-control blanket….

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Initial feedback from CQA-ICP testing

June 1, 2006

…ongoing improvement in the examinations or the program’s organization. Geosynthetic Institute, 475 Kedron Ave., Folsom, PA 19033-1208 USA; +1 610 522 8440; Fax (610) 522-8441; E-mail: gkoerner@dca.net; robert.koerner@coe.drexel.edu Editor’s note:…

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

April 1, 2006

…on a periodic basis. For more information, please contact us. Geosynthetic Institute, 475 Kedron Ave., Folsom, PA 19033-1208 USA; +1 610 522 8440; Fax (610) 522-8441; E-mail: gkoerner@dca.net; robert.koerner@coe.drexel.edu…

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