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Quantifying the benefits of using geotextiles and geogrids – new MnDOT project
December 3rd, 2024
Contributed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation MnDOT uses geosynthetic materials to stabilize or reinforce road pavements. Various types of geosynthetics help maintain separation between pavement layers, improve drainage and prevent erosion. The most commonly used materials for pavement applications are geotextiles and geogrids. In addition to facilitating moisture reduction, geotextile barriers help confine and […]
Minnesota DOT issues $18M in port project grants
February 27th, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently issued $18.1 million in grants to support seven port development projects aimed at bolstering the efficient and reliable movement of freight on state waterways. Photo courtesy of the Duluth Port Authority. That funding, which comes through the agency’s Port Development Assistance Program, also leverages $8.8 million in local and […]
Mahmassani and Daubenberger join TRB Executive Committee
January 30th, 2023
Hani S. Mahmassani and Nancy Daubenberger joined the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee during this month's TRB Annual Meeting. Hani S. Mahmassani, left, and Nancy Daubenberger. Photo courtesy of the Transportation Research Board. Mahmassani (left) is director of the Transportation Center, and the William A. Patterson Distinguished Professor in Transportation at Northwestern University. He is the 2021 recipient of […]
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April 1st, 2019
GMA honors U.S. senator as ‘leader of the year’ The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) honored Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D–R.I., with the GMA Leader of the Year Award during the fall Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2018. “I’m honored to be recognized in this way by the Geosynthetic Materials Association,” Sen. Whitehouse said, […]
Geogrid study initiative wins Center for Transportation Research Award
March 15th, 2018
The University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) selected Tensar International and its partners the winners of the 2018 CTS Research Partnership Award for their work on geogrid usage in paved road infrastructure, Tensar International said in a press release. The award recognizes a new pavement design and analysis tool, which enables geogrid benefits […]