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The Geosynthetic Institute Fellowship Program
October 1, 2008
…on the projects, go to the GSI Web site: www. geosynthetic-institute.org and click on the link “GSI Fellows.”) Each of these students will receive $10,000, with a report due to…
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Three challenges in using SRWs and other reinforced-soil structures: Part 3B
August 1, 2008
…to beginning construction. b) Approved foundation bearing surface. The wall installer’s own internal QC program and the owner’s QA program should observe, probe, and test the entire foundation bearing surface…
New GSE sales managers
August 1, 2008
…sales manager for GSE’s East territory, based in Lithia, Fla. Prior to joining GSE, Rodriguez was a market development manager with Propex. For more information: 800 435 2008; www.gseworld.com….
GMA Techline’s first 500 Q’s-and-A’s
August 1, 2008
…civil and geotechnical engineers through a variety of venues. The service is prominent on www.gmanow.com and has been promoted through advertising in publications such as Geosynthetics magazine and NACE News…
North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS): Report of the biennial meeting
June 1, 2008
…advancing the education, research, and development of geosynthetics. Membership includes: membership in the International Geosynthetics Society; free online subscription to Geotextiles and Geomembranes and Geosynthetics International journals; new members receive…
Three challenges in using SRWs and other reinforced-soil structures: Part 3A
June 1, 2008
…or a permanent easement if any portion of the wall construction, like buried geosynthetic reinforcement, will remain on the adjacent property b) Approved foundation bearing surface. Upon completion of general…
Celebrating a decade of GSI/GRI polyolefin specs
June 1, 2008
…The most recent versions of #13 and #17 are available free at GSI’s Web site: www.geosynthetic-institute.org. Continuing with all of the available polyolefin resin types, the fPP specification was adopted…
Third national paper MSE wall competition held at GeoCongress in New Orleans
June 1, 2008
…were awarded for the paper, the design, the speed of construction, and the wall performance. Details concerning rules for competition and judging are at www.ce.unlv.edu/egl/. The competition was intense, according…
Growing use for geosynthetics: “living walls”
April 1, 2008
…drip irrigation, light exposure, and weight. Living walls typically weigh about 70lbs/ m2 (plants included). For examples of manufacturing and installation of living walls, go to: www.eltlivingwalls.com; www.greenfortune.com; www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com; www.ranacreek.com….
The GRS bridges of Defiance County
April 1, 2008
…system can be a lightweight splitface concrete masonry unit (CMU) frictionally connected to the GRS mass between the sheets of geotextiles, without the need for a vendor-approved mechanical connection system….