FIGURE 1a Peel strength profile sample showing specimen cutouts and test results for geocomposite across the roll width. All photographs and graphs courtesy of the author. Recent project experience that included continuous peel testing across the roll width of geocomposite materials has shed light on the issue of peel strength between geotextiles and [...]
The estimated value of nonfuel mining of raw materials in the United States alone totaled $75.2 billion in 2017, according to an annual report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Everything from aluminum to zinc falls into this massive category, but that dollar figure is dwarfed by the USGS’s estimate in that same report of [...]
Reps. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark. (right), and Greg Gianforte, R-Mont. (center), discuss issues near Deer Lodge, Mont., on Oct. 30, 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Office of Rep. Greg Gianforte One of the few professional engineers in Congress, Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas pulls no punches when discussing the potential use of geosynthetics [...]
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