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Arizona road
October 1, 2006
…is possible if no abrupt braking, turns, or steel-track equipment is used on it. I am hopeful that you can help us through this situation because we are in a…
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Low & Bonar buys Colbond
October 1, 2006
…Low & Bonar (L&B) announced plans earlier this year to buy nonwoven textile maker, Colbond Investments, according to the Reuters news agency. Colbond Inc., the textile manufacturer that…
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,…
First organized lobbying for geosynthetics
October 1, 2006
…lobbying program immediately targeted the rebuilding of the U.S. Gulf coast as an opportunity for the use of geosynthetics in new construction. Leading the charge for GMA is former congressman…
San Diego Bay gets an underwater facelift
October 1, 2006
…isolate the site’s impaired sediment from environmental receptors and allow for the site’s continued use for navigation. The geotextile layer was applied following completed dredging operations. Following consulting assistance with…
Good job, Dov!
October 1, 2006
…always been of the, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it” school but, alas, AASHTO is always right, eh? John A. Kerr, P.E. Principal Geotechnical EngineerATC Associates Inc.Cincinnati, Ohio…
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…
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…
ASD and LRFD of reinforced SRW with the use of software Program MSEW(3.0)
August 1, 2006
…opposing directions. AASHTO seems to have ignored this key element in geotechnical limit state design, implicitly applying a load and resistance factor of 1.0 (meaning: use it as is). From…
Designing for geoelectrical liner integrity and leak-location surveys
August 1, 2006
…concrete with liner where possible (Photo 2). Avoid batten strip fastenings; use cast-in embedment strips instead (Photos 3 & 6). Avoid metal pipe penetrations (Photo 4). If pipe penetrations are…