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Webinar – Green Infrastructure in Stormwater Management – Sept. 17

September 1st, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presents the webinar - Green Infrastructure in Stormwater Management – on September 17, 2024. The presenter is Terry Sheridan, P.E., GeoStorage Corp., a 1.0 PDH is available, and you can register here. The webinar is free to industry professionals and students. You can catch pre-recordings here: September 17, 2024 at […]

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FGI webinar – Geosynthetics Case Studies – Aug. 22

July 30th, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute is presenting the webinar - Geosynthetics Case Studies - on August 22, 2024 at noon CDT. Pre-recorded times are: August 23, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) Potts Hill Reservoir Project August 23, 2024 at Noon CAT (Pre-recorded - South Africa) August 23, 2024 at 5 pm JST (Pre-recorded - […]

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Webinar – Migrating from the Simplified Method to the AASHTO Stiffness Method for Internal Stability Design of MSE Walls – July 18

June 18th, 2024

Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presents the webinar - Migrating from the Simplified Method to the AASHTO Stiffness Method for Internal Stability Design of MSE Walls – on July 18, 2024 at noon CDT. Pre-recordings are also available: July 19, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) July 19, 2024 at Noon CAT (Pre-recorded - South […]

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Webinar – Reliability Analysis of Landfill Slopes – June 11

May 28th, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting the webinar - Reliability Analysis of Landfill Slopes – on June 11 at noon CDT. Pre-recorded viewings are: June 12, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) June 12, 2024 at Noon CAT (Pre-recorded - South Africa) June 12, 2024 at 5 p.m. JST (Pre-recorded - Japan) The […]

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Stark honored as ASCE distinguished member

May 8th, 2024

Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, Dist.M.ASCE, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been honored with inclusion by ASCE in its 2024 class of distinguished members for his exemplary career as a researcher and educator, most in notably advancing the basic understanding of the two-dimensional and […]

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Webinar – Remote Sensing for Cover Integrity or Methane Emissions – May 9

April 26th, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting a live webinar - Remote Sensing for Cover Integrity or Methane Emissions – on May 9, 2004 at noon CDT. Pre-recorded sessions are also available: May 10, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) May 10, 2024 at Noon CAT (Pre-recorded - South Africa) May 13, 2024 at […]

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Two-part short course – Subgrade Preparation & Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Flexible Geomembranes – April 9 & 10

April 3rd, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting a two-part Short Course on Subgrade Preparation & Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) for Flexible Geomembranes. The short course will be held Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12-1:30 pm CDT and Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12-1:30 pm CDT. The course is free, a 3.0 PDH is available and […]

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The 2023 Koerner Lecture Q&A session

April 1st, 2024

George Koerner: Geomembranes used as landfill liners may experience differential settlement or local strain due to protrusions or anomalies in the subgrade. Therefore, it is important to define a maximum allowable strain that any given geomembrane can tolerate without compromising its integrity. Do you have an opinion on what this strain limit should be for […]

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Webinar – Best Practices for Geomembrane Penetration and Attachment Details – April 11

March 21st, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting the webinar - Best Practices for Geomembrane Penetration and Attachment Details – on April 11 at noon CDT. It is free to industry professionals and students, a 1.0 PDH is available, and you can register here. Pre-recordings are also available: April 12, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - […]

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FGI Webinar – The Geosynthetics Discipline and Its Interaction with Geotechnical Engineering – March 5

February 19th, 2024

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presents the webinar - The Geosynthetics Discipline and Its Interaction with Geotechnical Engineering – on March 5, 2024 at 11 a.m. CST. The presenter is J.P. Giroud, Ph.D., a 1.0 PDH is available, it is free to industry professionals and students, and you can register here. Pre-recorded listenings will also […]

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