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GMA partners with FGI on free webinar program
April 1st, 2018
On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) hosted a webinar entitled “Fabrication, Installation, and Testing of Geomembranes.” Dr. Timothy Stark of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who is also FGI’s technical director, presented the webinar, and GMA Executive Council member Andy Durham of Owens Corning moderated. […]
A next-gen basin liner solution for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
April 1st, 2018
There are more than 100,000 miles (> 160,000 km) of levees throughout the United States, protecting lives and property from extreme weather-related flooding. Aging infrastructure and increasingly stronger storms have intensified the need to reinforce and protect levees, and emergency responders need solutions to repair a breached levee before it results in catastrophic damage. Therefore, […]
FGI offers pond liner leakage calculator
January 16th, 2018
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) Pond Liner Calculator is an Excel spreadsheet based on Darcy’s Law that produces a comparison between leakage rates for compacted soils and geosynthetic liners. The FGI calculator allows the user to input the size of the containment basin (including length, width, depth, side slope angle and freeboard); the anticipated level […]
FGI launches new website
January 15th, 2018
On Jan. 8, 2018, the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) launched its new website at https://www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com. The website is intended to highlight FGI research, short course information, testing specifications and guidelines, member information, geomembrane and equipment guides, technical papers and articles, and geosynthetic industry news and events. In addition to providing current information on FGI events, […]
FGI expands Summer Internship Program
November 28th, 2017
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) expanded its Summer Internship Program to three companies and six interns during the summer of 2017. The main objectives of the program are to introduce future civil engineers to the geosynthetics field and civil engineering construction, and to provide a connection between […]
Register now!: GMA and FGI present free webinar on fabrication, installation and testing of geomembranes
November 1st, 2017
On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will offer the webinar “Fabrication, Installation and Testing of Geomembranes” discussing the types of geomembranes that can be fabricated in the factory and subsequently transported to the field for installation and testing. The webinar begins at 12:00 p.m. EST and […]
GMA and FGI present webinar on fabrication, installation and testing of geomembranes
October 10th, 2017
On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (GFI) will offer the webinar “Fabrication, Installation and Testing of Geomembranes” discussing the types of geomembranes that can be fabricated in the factory and subsequently transported to the field for installation and testing. The webinar begins at 12:00 p.m. EST and […]
FGI short course in civil engineering upcoming
September 11th, 2017
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will offer the short course “Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering Applications” on Oct. 27, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT at The Ohio State University in Columbus. The short course, presented in partnership with The Ohio State University, Owens Corning Science and Technology, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department […]
FGI Award to Hilts Consulting
October 6th, 2016
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI at the University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign), presented its inaugural Fabricated Geomembrane Engineering Innovation Award to the Yorba Linda, Calif.-based Hilts Consulting Group Inc. The award was presented April 11, 2016, in Miami Beach, Fla. during the Geo-Americas conference. The FGI Award provides recognition for engineers who have creatively used fabricated geomembranes […]
FGI initiates summer internship program
September 20th, 2016
By Timothy D. Stark, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Jennifer Miller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI), based at the University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), has concluded its first student internship program. The main objectives of the program are to introduce future civil engineers to the field of geosynthetics and to provide […]