News and Articles
A Primer for Preventing HDPE Geomembrane Whales
By Ian D. Peggs, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng – There continue to be failures of HDPE geomembrane lining systems in waste water treatment plant (WWTP) lagoons and farm manure ponds. These geomembrane whales, which are bubbles that develop under the geomembrane, are generally caused by leakage through the liner, the inability to remove leakage, the generatio...
Pluimer to Lead July 12 Geopipe Webinar for IGS North America
The next IGS North America webinar will tackle one of the most necessary elements of modern infrastructure: ge...
Sand Mats Protect World Cultural Heritage Site Underwater
The prehistoric pile dwellings in upper Lake Zurich, Switzerland originated 4000 years ago and were awarded th...
Geotextile Tubes, Geotextile Filters: Two Webinars from GSI
The Geosynthetic Institute’s GSI Webinar series provided high-level education and resources on all geosyntheti...
Safe Petrochemical Storage with Geosynthetic Secondary Containment
In September 2016, a CC HydroTM (CCH) Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Barrier (GCCB) was used to provide s...
Podcasts
PODCAST: Disturbed Land Reclamation with Tom Williams
In this episode of GeoTalk, we check in with Tom Williams, a 40-year veteran of disturbed land reclamation work, much of which has been in connection with mining. Mining activities are integral to the success of an enormous number of industries, and ...
PODCAST: The Rise of ClosureTurf® in Fin...
Landfill engineering has advanced significantly over the past 35 years. Geosynthetic lining, capping, and fina...
PODCAST: The Coming Wave of Biogeotechni...
Biogeotechnical engineering is adding enzymes, microbes, and much more to the engineer’s toolbox Geosynt...
PODCAST: The Push towards Reinvention in...
Many infrastructure applications rely upon geosynthetic barriers. Over time, we’ve seen the specification of 4...
How RUSLE2 Benefits Ag, Mining, Urban De...
Nearly 80 years of erosion data in the United States informs the massive RUSLE2 database, led by the US Depart...
Featured Events
ELL Seminar Series – The Dipole Method (Webinar)
When: April 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Where: Online Webinar The ELL Seminar Series continues! The International Geosynthetics Society North America chapter’s next webinar offering is April 24, when Abigail Gilson, M.S., P.E...
GeoMEast 2018 International Congress and...
When: November 24, 2018 – November 28, 2018 all-day Where: MENA House Hotel, Kafr Nassar, A...
Construction QA/QC of Compacted Clay Lin...
When: May 10, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 78733, USA ...
Construction QA/QC for Geosynthetic Inst...
When: May 9, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 78733, USA ...
Slope Stability of Containment Systems &...
When: May 7, 2018 – May 8, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 7...