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Committee D35 on Geosynthetics meets in San Antonio, Texas
June 1st, 2023
ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics held its first biannual committee meetings of 2023 on January 25-27 in San Antonio, Texas. The meetings started with a special workshop to help define what role our committee should play regarding sustainability. Big thanks to our five distinguished speakers—Dr. Mark Wayne (Tensar International), Chris Quirk (NAUE Geosynthetics Ltd.), […]
Rail infrastructure resilience starts with a geogrid-stabilized track
January 3rd, 2023
Imagine hauling the Great Pyramid of Giza once a month across the same track over 32 years. That is how much weight has crossed a Tensar geogrid-stabilized segment of railbed in Mobile Bay, Ala., during that time. To translate into today's terms, that's 40-foot intermodal containers packed to capacity, stacked four-high, lined up end-to-end and […]
Reinforced soil wall with geogrids
August 1st, 2022
FIGURE 1 Geographic location of the study area. Photo: Google Maps Mechanically stabilized earth walls (MSE) are containment structures that have gained considerable popularity over the last few years due to their various benefits: constructive, environmental and economic. There are several types of reinforced earth walls, which vary according to the type of material used […]
Railway ballast geogrids focus of AREMA’s Tensar tour
February 4th, 2022
With railway ballast geogrids on their minds, AREMA Committee 1 members will tour Tensar International Corp.’s plant Feb. 8. Tensar railway ballast geogrids in place during construction of a rail line. Photograph courtesy of Tensar International Corp. American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Committee 1 members will tour the Tensar International Corp. plant in Morrow, Ga., on Feb. 8 starting […]
Tensar International Eastern Hemisphere promotes Buchanan and Taylor
November 29th, 2021
Chris Buchanan. Photograph courtesy of Tensar International Eastern Hemisphere Based on his strong contributions to the success of the organization since joining Tensar six years ago as director of marketing EMEA, Chris Buchanan has been promoted to vice president of commercial excellencefor the Eastern Hemisphere, a position that also includes responsibilities for marketing and business development, the company […]
Next-generation geogrid installed under a paved road
October 1st, 2021
Installing the InterAx geogrid. Photograph courtesy of Tensar International In April 2021, Rantoul Foods in Rantoul, Ill., was undergoing an expansion of its building and grounds. A daily, continuous flow of semitrucks delivering livestock required a paved road designed to last. High-quality techniques prevailed throughout construction of the new facility, and the same high quality […]
Tensar releases next-generation InterAx geogrid
August 9th, 2021
Tensar InterAx geogrid. Photograph courtesy of Tensar International Tensar International announces the release of the next generation in its portfolio of geosynthetic solutions: InterAx geogrids. Since Tensar invented geogrids in the 1970s, the products have earned a reputation as the optimal way to address poor soil conditions and stabilize aggregate in roadways and other critical […]
An interview with Michael Lawrence, CEO of Tensar, on the launch of InterAx geogrid
August 8th, 2021
By Todd R. Berger Photograph courtesy of Tensar International As was announced August 9, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based geosynthetics manufacturer Tensar International launched an innovative new geogrid called Tensar InterAx. Michael Lawrence, CEO of Tensar, spoke with Geosynthetics magazine about the new geogrid. The questions and answers have been edited for clarity. The new InterAx geogrid […]
Tensar International to host InterAxion Conference focusing on infrastructure and launching new geogrid
July 29th, 2021
Photograph courtesy of Tensar International Corp. In response to the urgent demand for innovative approaches to cost-effectively improve infrastructure resiliency and sustainability, Tensar International Corp. has announced the launch of its InterAxion Conference, to be held on Aug. 10–12, 2021. The virtual conference features a series of brief TED-style talks from key infrastructure industry influencers […]
Innovation in the construction industry
June 28th, 2021
By Bryan Gee, director of education and training, Tensar International The construction industry has a long history of innovation. From the Romans paving the way for our modern road infrastructure to technological breakthroughs like the building information modeling (BIM) system, we have come a long way from breaking the wheels of our horse-drawn carriages in rutted dirt roads. […]