Your extrusion welding rod matters

Solmax discusses why choosing your extrusion welding rod matters, and the best ways to perform an extrusion weld on a geomembrane. Circular geomembrane extrusion weld. Photograph courtesy of Solmax Extrusion welding is a highly effective seaming method that’s primarily used for detailed patching work on polymeric geomembranes such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). It also works well [...]

By |2022-04-27T01:49:00-05:00April 27, 2022|

GSI landfill covers webinar upcoming

GSI landfill covers webinar on May 11 will focus on the various components included in geosynthetic final covers for solid waste landfills. Geomembrane landfill cover, one type of emerging geosynthetics to be discussed in the GSI landfill covers webinar. Photograph courtesy of Layfield Group Ltd. The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Landfill Covers: [...]

By |2022-04-26T01:09:00-05:00April 26, 2022|

Geosynthetic Institute landfill failure webinar upcoming

Geosynthetic Institute landfill failure webinar on April 20 will focus on 20 lined and unlined municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill failures. A recent installation of a geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) at a landfill in Australia. Photograph courtesy of Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd. The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Behavior and Analysis of Twenty [...]

By |2022-04-08T08:41:24-05:00April 8, 2022|

Wrekin hires geosynthetics division leader

Wrekin Products Ltd. commercial and technical manager for the geosynthetics division, David Fisher. Photograph courtesy of Wrekin Products Ltd. Wrekin Products Ltd. of Lichfield, England, hired civil engineer David Fisher as commercial and technical manager to head up its geosynthetics division, the company said in a prepared statement. Fisher joins Wrekin with more than ten [...]

By |2022-03-29T15:16:00-05:00March 29, 2022|

GMA will host Geosynthetics Morning  

GMA will host Geosynthetics Morning at Outlook Conference 2022, with a focus on infrastructure and coal combustion residuals, as well as other important topics and current trends.

By |2022-03-25T08:42:34-05:00March 25, 2022|

IGS offers introductory geosynthetics videos

IGS offers introductory geosynthetics videos for students/educators to learn more about/to learn to teach about geosynthetics. Installation of geocells. Photograph courtesy of BTL Liners The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) released online videos aimed at exposing undergraduate civil engineering students to geosynthetics and at providing tools for geotechnical/civil engineering professors to teach about geosynthetics. An introduction [...]

By |2022-03-02T01:07:00-06:00March 2, 2022|
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