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HUESKER’s Zerhouni discusses geosynthetic asphalt reinforcement in video
February 2nd, 2018
HUESKER has released a video of Mourad Zerhouni, Dipl.-Ing., who is based in Gescher, Germany, providing an introduction to the functions of geosynthetic asphalt reinforcement. Society’s growing mobility and rapidly aging road networks are currently challenging the road construction sector with ever greater and more cost-intensive options, HUESKER said. Engineers and project managers need to […]
HUESKER webinar on finite element and geosynthetics
February 1st, 2018
HUESKER will offer a free webinar entitled “Finite Element and Geosynthetics,” on Feb. 14, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. The webinar will be taught by Dr. Arash Lavasan, a HUESKER engineer based in Gescher, Germany). For more information or to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/finitegeowebinar.
GSI hosts webinar on wave management in geomembranes
January 31st, 2018
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar entitled “Wave (or Wrinkle) Management for Proper Deployment of Geomembranes,” on Feb. 14, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. An intrinsic property of all exposed geomembranes is that they expand and contract depending upon ambient temperature. During times of elevated temperature, waves (also called wrinkles) […]
IFAI seeks geosynthetics professionals to share expertise at 2018–19 conferences
January 26th, 2018
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), parent company of Geosynthetics magazine, is inviting civil, environmental and geotechnical engineers; academics; and other geoprofessionals to share their insights with peers at IFAI’s two geosynthetics conferences in 2018–19. IFAI is now accepting presentations for GeoDallas, presented by the Geosynthetics Conference, to be held in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 16–17, 2017. GeoDallas provides […]
Western Excelsior announces new Texas manufacturing facility
January 26th, 2018
On Jan. 25, 2018, Western Excelsior of Evansville, Indiana, announced a new manufacturing facility in Campbell, Texas. This facility represents both the partial replacement of capacity lost during a May 8, 2017, fire at the company’s Mancos, Colorado, plant and the continuing execution of Western Excelsior’s growth strategies. The company said Texas has a strong […]
HUESKER webinar on geosynthetic tubes
January 26th, 2018
HUESKER will offer a free webinar entitled “Geosynthetic Tubes for Dewatering,” on Jan. 31, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. HUESKER’s SoilTain® dewatering tube is a technical textile containment system made from a specially developed woven filter that is used to dewater a wide variety of sludge types. The webinar will be taught […]
USACE proposes Houston flood control study
January 25th, 2018
On Jan. 21, 2018, the Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) advocated producing a comprehensive study of flooding in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area after Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and other major flooding events in the last few years. The study, dubbed the Metropolitan Houston Regional Watershed Assessment, would look at […]
DFI issues Call for Papers for student and young professor competitions
January 23rd, 2018
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has opened the Call for Papers for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Competition. Abstracts are due on Friday, March 9, 2018. The winners are invited to attend DFI’s 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24–27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif., to present their papers. Winners also receive […]
Geosynthetics Pavilion at 2018 IFAI Expo booth booking opens
January 19th, 2018
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has opened registration for exhibit booths at the Geosynthetics Pavilion at IFAI Expo, to be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 15–18, 2018, with the exhibit floor open Oct. 16–18, 2018. The Geosynthetics Pavilion is part of IFAI Expo, the largest industrial fabrics […]
WisDOT issues geosynthetics standards for roadways
January 18th, 2018
In December 2017, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) released new standards for geosynthetics in roadways, part of WisDOT’s comprehensive Highway Construction Roadway Standards. The new standards include geotextiles for subgrade separation and stabilization, drainage, filtration, subgrade reinforcement, and under culverts and riprap, as well as geogrids for subgrade, marsh and slope stability reinforcement. To […]