News and Articles
GCCM Market Growth Leads to Patent-Related Preliminary Injunction and Lawsuit
The development of the market for geosynthetic cementitious composite mat materials has occurred swiftly, with this unique barrier market’s innovator Concrete Canvas leading the way. The company has achieved significant international reach with projects in mining, water resource management, culvert rebuilds, oil and gas containment works, and much ...
Upcoming GSI Webinars on MSE Walls – Remediation/Monitoring and Inspection
The Geosynthetic Institute has a strong background in providing education and resources on all geosynthetic ap...
Slope Stability and Leak Location Highlight Early May Short Courses
In the United States, geotechnical engineering short courses often take place just ahead of the warmer months ...
REMINDER: Register Now for IGS June Workshops in Munich
The International Geosynthetics Society has two exceptional, standalone events being held back-to-back in Muni...
Kent von Maubeuge to Deliver Koerner Lecture at GeoMEast 2018
For more than 25 years, Kent von Maubeuge (NAUE) has been an active member of various engineering professional...
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...