New Rigid Pavement Tensar+ Module

Tensar has introduced the new Rigid Pavement design module in Tensar+ software. Users can now generate sections based on AASHTO 93 methodology incorporating InterAx geogrid. Users can optimize based on performance, initial construction cost, construction time and carbon savings. Here's what users can expect: Determine required slab thickness based on AASHTO 93 methodology Reduce construction [...]

By |2025-05-07T01:38:00-05:00May 7, 2025|

Choosing soil stabilization geosynthetics

For a Seattle road over marshland, the contractor chose a Tensar International Corp. geogrid for soil stabilization. By Alec Anderson, P.E., Regional Sales Manager, Tensar International Corp.  Installing a geotextile. Photograph courtesy of Tensar International Corp. When soft soils are encountered on a jobsite, many contractors automatically turn to the same solutions they've always used. However, [...]

By |2022-04-12T13:58:49-05:00April 12, 2022|

GSI agriculture/aquaculture webinar upcoming

GSI agriculture/aquaculture webinar on March 16, 2022, will focus on geosynthetics in farming and fish farming operations. A Raven Engineered Films geosynthetic agricultural silage cover. The upcoming GSI agriculture/aquaculture webinar will include such uses. Photograph courtesy of Raven Engineered Films The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geosynthetics in Agriculture and Aquaculture,” on March [...]

By |2022-02-25T13:25:00-06:00February 25, 2022|

Tensar technical seminar to feature Arkansas governor

Gov. Asa Hutchison and Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Lori Tudor will address the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on state transportation projects at the Tensar technical seminar.

By |2022-02-09T12:26:30-06:00February 9, 2022|

Transitioning the mining industry to sustainability with geosynthetics

By Michael Dickey, P.E., Director, Presto Geosystems Geocells at a mining site. Photograph courtesy of Presto Geosystems Mined materials are essential to our everyday lives. We use these valuable minerals in nearly every sector of the economy—they are necessary to construct roads and buildings, manufacture vehicles, build computers and generate electricity. Additionally, the mining industry [...]

By |2021-12-31T08:49:00-06:00December 31, 2021|

Geosynthetic capping sealing system rehabilitates the Croatian Osojnica landfill

The landfill will become a green hill that blends perfectly into the landscape of the idyllic coastal region. Installation of the geosynthetic capping sealing system inside the gabion wall. Photograph courtesy of Naue GmbH & Co. KG The Croatian municipality of Matulji is an idyllic seaside resort on Kvarner Bay in northwestern Croatia, 8 miles [...]

By |2021-12-16T01:08:00-06:00December 16, 2021|
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