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AGRU America and Watershed Geo to host webinar on ClosureTurf
March 19th, 2018
AGRU America and Watershed Geo will host a free live webinar “ClosureTurf 101” on March 29, 2018, at 9 a.m. PDT and again at 12 p.m. PDT the same day. The webinar, presented by Christopher M. Richgels, P.E., western region engineer for AGRU America, will provide an introduction to the final cover system, which is […]
Geosynthetics 2019 conference abstract deadline: April 6
March 15th, 2018
On March 15, 2018, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) called on civil, environmental, completion and geotechnical engineers, as well as academics, to submit abstracts for the 2019 Geosynthetics conference in Houston, Texas, by the deadline of April 6, 2018. The conference will be attended by hundreds of geotechnical professionals, coming together to write, peer […]
SCS Engineers promotes Quinn to national expert on solid waste finance and rate studies
March 14th, 2018
On March 13, 2018, SCS Engineers announced it had promoted Vita Quinn, MBA, to the company’s national expert on solid waste finance and rate studies. Quinn came to SCS with 12 years of experience as a financial analyst and management consultant. She works out of Jacksonville, Florida, leading the national economic integration team at the […]
Propex launches online course on engineered earth armoring
March 13th, 2018
Propex GeoSolution’s Engineering Services team is offering the free online course “Engineered Earth Armoring Solutions: An Alternative to Rock Riprap.” Those who complete the course, taught by Drew Loizeaux, engineering services manager at Propex, will earn earn 3 PDH credits. Propex said learning objectives of the course include how to determine the hydraulic performance of […]
11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11ICG) early registration deadline is March 30
March 9th, 2018
The early registration deadline is March 30, 2018, for the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11ICG) at Coex in Seoul, South Korea, from Sept. 16–21, 2018. 11ICG will be hosted by the Korean Geosynthetics Society (KGSS), the IGS Korea Chapter. The conference is expecting more than 1,000 experts from some 100 countries. Under the theme […]
TRI Environmental opens registration for geosynthetics short courses in Texas
March 9th, 2018
On March 7, 2018, TRI Environmental opened registration for Training Week, May 7–11, 2018, in Austin, Texas. The company simultaneously announced it had added a new course to the week’s geosynthetics training and certification line-up, “Slope Stability of Containment Systems: Understanding Issues Related to Design and Interface Friction Testing.” The company said the short courses […]
AGRU wins Austria’s economic award
March 8th, 2018
On March 5, 2018, AGRU announced the Foreign Trade Center in Los Angeles of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber has declared the company the winner out of 17 companies from Austria to for top economic performance in the United States in the category of investment. The center honors outstanding achievements of Austrian companies in the […]
GMA announces Waste Containment System Design technical seminar in Syracuse in April
March 8th, 2018
On March 7, 2018, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) announced the opening of registration for a technical seminar on “Waste Containment System Design” at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse, New York, April 17–18, 2018. The technical seminar will identify how vertical expansions of landfills can raise a number of engineering concerns that must be evaluated […]
AASHTO releases video of keynote address on infrastructure by Secretary of Transportation Chao
March 2nd, 2018
On Feb. 28, 2018, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released the keynote address on YouTube of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao delivering the keynote luncheon address at the AASHTO annual Washington Briefing. Chao delivered the keynote address February 28. Chao discusses the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposal. The video […]
ANDRITZ to build new production line for geotextiles for Manifattura Fontana/Sioen
March 2nd, 2018
On March 1, 2018, ANDRITZ Group of Graz, Austria, announced it will build a neXline needlepunch eXcelle line for the production of geotextiles for Manifattura Fontana of Valstagna, Italy, part of the Belgian technical textile company Sioen Industries. Start-up of the line is scheduled for October 2018. The scope of supply includes all of the […]