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Geocell technology in erosion control

April 20th, 2024

FIGURE 1 GEOWEB Geocells effectively preventing erosion on a slope, awaiting vegetation for enhanced environmental stability. Photo courtesy of Presto Geosystems. Erosion control is a critical challenge in environmental engineering, especially in areas where construction and landscaping alter the natural terrain. Geocell technology has emerged as an innovative solution to this problem. Geocells are three-dimensional, […]

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Presto Geosystems unveils ATRA Wall Key for GEOWEB Retaining Wall System

July 26th, 2022

Presto Geosystems, the original inventor and global leader in geocell technology, introduces the ATRA® Wall Key for their GEOWEB® Retaining Wall System. The ATRA Wall Key is a device used to connect adjacent GEOWEB Retaining Wall sections through the GEOWEB material slots (I-slots). Photo courtesy of Presto Geosystems. Made of non-reactive, chemically inert high-density polyethylene, […]

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The history of geocells

February 18th, 2022

By Ashley Beyer, Content and Marketing Specialist, Presto Geosystems Presto Geosystems, which invented geocells in the late 1970s, expands on the history of geocells technology. Side-by-side cost/performance testing of polymer and aluminum geocells at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss., circa 1979. Photograph courtesy of Presto Geosystems Geocell technology has come […]

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