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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 […]
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 […]
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 - […]
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 […]
Webinar – Protecting Water with Flexible Geomembranes – Feb. 8
January 19th, 2024
Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presents the live webinar – Protecting Water with Flexible Geomembranes – on February 8, 2024 at noon CST. It is free to industry professionals and students, a 1.0 PDH is available, and you can register here. Pre-recorded webinars are also available: February 9, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) February […]
FGI webinar – GRI GM 34 Standard Specification: PVC-Ethylene Interpolymer Alloy Geomembranes (EIA=PVC+KEE) – Nov. 16
November 10th, 2023
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting the webinar - GRI GM 34 Standard Specification: PVC-Ethylene Interpolymer Alloy Geomembranes (EIA=PVC+KEE) – on November 16, 2023 at noon CST. The presenter is George R. Koerner, Ph.D., P.E. & CQA, it is free to industry professionals and students, a 1.0 PDH is available, and you can register […]
FGI elects new board of directors
April 10th, 2023
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has elected seven individuals to its board of directors for the 2023-2025 term. The new board of directors consists of president – Patrick Elliott (Viaflex/Colorado Lining International); treasurer – Ray Peebles (Cooley Group); secretary – Brian Fraser (Layfield Geosynthetics); and board members Todd Harman (Hallaton); Doug Hilts (Hilts Consulting Group); […]
A look at Geo Conference 2023
August 1st, 2022
As we move into August, session chairs and reviewers are hard at work and authors are putting the final touches on their papers; instructors and moderators are preparing for an exciting variety of panel discussions, workshops and short courses. Registration opens on August 15! It’s a great time to start making your travel arrangements. Stop […]
Long-term durability of geomembrane material and seams
April 1st, 2017
Introduction The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI), formerly the PVC Geomembrane Institute, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minn. DNR), has been conducting a study assessing the long-term durability of PVC geomembranes. Samples of three different 30-mil PVC geomembranes were placed at the bottom of a settling basin near the northern Minnesota town […]
Registration open for containment & welding course
November 22nd, 2016
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI), in conjunction with TRI/Environmental, is offering a Feb. 21 short course, “Current Advances and Trends in Containment & Welding Technologies.” Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Location: TRI/Environmental 9063 Bee Caves Road Austin, Texas 78733 Earn: 8 professional development hours (PDHs) Instructors: Timothy Stark (University of Illinois), Sam Allan (TRI/Environmental), Andrew […]