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Expedient site construction provided housing for Mississippi residents displaced by Katrina

June 1, 2007

…and Robert E. Jordan Introduction The objective of this article is to describe the use of geosynthetics during the preparation of temporary group housing sites in southern Mississippi after the…

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New books for the geosynthetics industry

June 1, 2007

…the fundamentals of geosynthetics. Chapters include discussion of the design and durability of geosynthetics together with their material properties and international standards governing their use. Part 2 examines the various…

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

June 1, 2007

…The test section included the 1.0mm geomembrane and 350gm/sm protection geotextiles top and bottom of the geomembrane. After placement of all stone layers with contractor equipment proposed for use, all…

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Use of geosynthetics in deicing facilities at the Cleveland airport

June 1, 2007

…focus on the geosynthetic components. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first use of either GCLs or geocell materials at an airport deicing facility. Background Ice, frost, or snow…

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ASTM Vol. 04.13 Geosynthetics

June 1, 2007

…as well as hydraulic barriers composed primarily of man-made polymer sheets or spray applied systems are included. Also featured are standards on geosynthetic clay liners. For more information: www.astm.org

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Geomembrane raincoat liners in the mining heap leach industry

April 1, 2007

…covers, unlike semi-permanent to permanent EGCs used in other industries, are generally for relatively short-term wet season use with on/off installation (removal from the top fill surface for continued ore…

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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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GRI-20 conference: A retrospective

April 1, 2007

…be somewhat working insofar as GRI-20 was concerned on the topic of “Use of Geosynthetics to Combat or Mitigate Acts of Terrorism and/or Natural Disasters.” Yet, the conference did generate…

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Geosynthetics and the government marketplace

April 1, 2007

…Bradstreet. Most companies and organizations are probably quite familiar with this approach. Government relations/lobbying Lobbying involves the use of personal relationships with contacts in federal- and state-level offices and congressional…

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Commentary RE #1: article on structured geomembranes

April 1, 2007

…To the editor: The February/March 2007 issue of Geosynthetics contains an article on the use of structured geomembranes in landfill final closure designs. The article contains many positive…

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