Geosynthetica: Geosynthetics Engineering

News and Articles

Kent von Maubeuge to Deliver Koerner Lecture at GeoMEast 2018

Chris Kelsey / April 12, 2018

For more than 25 years, Kent von Maubeuge (NAUE) has been an active member of various engineering professional associations and standards organizations (e.g., DIN, CEN, ISO, ASTM). He has become particularly known for his work in barrier geosynthetics. During the GeoMEast 2018 conference in Cairo, Egypt (24 – 28 November 2018), he will have the hon...

Oman’s Enormous Geogrid Basal Reinforcement Project

Chris Kelsey / April 10, 2018

Maccaferri has an active global network and a very long history of success in geosynthetic and affiliated geot...

Soil Mechanics Video Series with Prof. John Burland

Chris Kelsey / April 6, 2018

What is soil mechanics? That is the question that launches a series of short videos featuring the renowned geo...

IGS North America ELL Seminar Series Continues with Dipole Webinar

ELL Seminar Series Continues with Dipole Method Webinar on April 24

Chris Kelsey / April 5, 2018

IGS North America’s webinar series has become a strong draw for the field. The International Geosynthetics Soc...

Andy Durham - Environmental Focus Group - Owens Corning

Andy Durham to Chair Environmental Focus Group

Chris Kelsey / April 5, 2018

Owens Corning’s Senior Geosynthetics Engineer, Andy Durham, has been appointed as the Environmental Focus Grou...

Podcasts

PODCAST: Disturbed Land Reclamation with Tom Willilams

PODCAST: Disturbed Land Reclamation with Tom Williams

Chris Kelsey / December 20, 2017

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 ...