A ‘concrete overcoat’ with geosynthetics

January 1, 2011  |  Geosynthetics, Projects

In September 2009, building contractors floated two 660-ton pipelines onto the Ruhr River at Essen-Horst, Germany, and let them sink to the bottom, continuing a huge infrastructure project to bring wastewater across the river to a treatment plant and transport clean drinking water back. To protect t…
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Marco Sánchez is on a roll

December 1, 2010  |  Features, Geosynthetics, Marketing, Perspective

Marco Sánchez turns a thesis project into a thriving business. By Sigrid Tornquist “Of course starting the business was a risk,” says Marco Sánchez, general manager of ML Ingeniería and Azoteas Verdes in Mexico City. “It was very complicated at first and we were very close to broke, but by …
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Sediment: in the bag

November 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Projects

Construction activities in watery environments stir up sediments that can release stored pollutants; clog waterways; and are expensive to store, treat or remove. Blue Boar Contracts, Midlands, England, had a national dredging contract with British Waterways to deepen canals—and extract tons of…
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TenCate patents ‘grassy’ geosynthetic

October 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

TenCate Geosynthetics, Pendergrass, Ga., recently received a U.S. patent for its Miramesh® SG woven geosynthetic, which combines the benefits of its Miramesh GR open biaxial fibers with green synthetic grass fibers. The product, designed to stabilize soil on steep slopes and wire basket walls, i…
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TenCate introduces MiraSpec software for flexible pavement designs

September 14, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Products

TenCate Geosynthetics North America has introduced Internet-based MiraSpec Design Solutions Software, an easy-to-use software program to assist engineers in flexible pavement design, while demonstrating the benefits of using TenCate Mirafi® RS580i woven reinforcement and stabilization geotextile…
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Geogrid reinforces stone columns

September 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Projects

“Energy. Experiment. Experience,” a conference held by Bauhaus University Weimar’s Department of Civil Engineering, featured the first public test of stone columns reinforced with Secugrid® geogrid, manufactured by NAUE GmbH & Co. KG, Espelkamp-Fiestel, Germany. As the audi…
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ASTM paves the way for geotextiles

August 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

When geotextiles are used to reinforce the base layers of flexible pavement, the interaction between the fabric and aggregates is important, as is the tensile property of the geotextile. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has developed two new standards pertaining to these importa…
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U.N. funds jute projects in India, Bangladesh

June 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

The United Nations established the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) as a financial entity supporting projects in developing countries, and the CFC awarded two million dollars to a five-year project to develop jute geotextiles in India and Bangladesh. The raw materials are plentiful and renewable, a…
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Solar landfill covers coming to market

June 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

The first solar landfill cover, which integrated solar collection strips into a geomembrane to collect energy, was a success, so waste management firm Republic Services Inc., Phoenix, Az., has transferred its patent pending to Carlisle Energy Services to develop and market the innovation. Tessman Ro…
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Geotextile tubes provide hurricane protection for Cancun beach

May 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Projects

{TenCate™ Geosynthetics} Pendergrass, Georgia, U.S.A. Cancun on the Caribbean coast is the most important beach resort in Mexico and famous worldwide for its magnificent beaches. In 1988 Hurricane Gilbert destroyed the natural balance of the area, modifying the offshore sand banks and damaging…
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