NAUE geosynthetics secure German road embankment over old mining area

Photograph courtesy of NAUE The German federal highway B91 between the cities of Deuben and Werschen in Germany is a collector road with access to the A9 motorway. The subsoil risks resulting from past lignite mining activities represent an enormous challenge in the region. Subsidence has occurred regularly. Solution In the area of a bridge [...]

By |2021-11-02T01:04:00-05:00November 2, 2021|

Solmax and Solites develop the next generation of pit thermal energy storage

In Langkazi, Tibet, a 529,720-square-foot (15,000-m3) PTES with a capacity of 700 MWh of heat was constructed and professionally sealed by Solmax. Photograph courtesy of Solmax What does the next generation of pit thermal energy storage (PTES) look like? This question is the focus of the Efficient Pitresearch and development project funded by the German [...]

By |2021-09-15T01:27:00-05:00September 15, 2021|

Deploying a geosynthetic mattress ballast layer at an ore-processing site

FIGURE 1 GBL installed on the side slope and suitably ballasted with UV-resistant sandbags and rope. The GBL is white due to the exposed nonwoven geotextile stitched to the underlying black woven geotextile. New applications of geosynthetics are being found that form from overlaps of existing functions, such as protection, separation, filtration and [...]

By , |2018-08-01T00:00:09-05:00August 1, 2018|

IGS hosting June workshops in Munich on georeinforcement and geobarriers

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) will host two high-level, two-day geotechnical engineering workshops on georeinforcement and geobarriers June 4–7, 2018, in Munich, Germany. These events, with their international speakers, attendees and engineering issues will provide the most advanced IGS Technical Committee–led workshops to date. The IGS welcomes the world’s civil and geotechnical engineers to this [...]

By |2018-04-13T07:20:28-05:00April 13, 2018|

HUESKER’s Zerhouni discusses geosynthetic asphalt reinforcement in video

HUESKER has released a video of Mourad Zerhouni, Dipl.-Ing., who is based in Gescher, Germany, providing an introduction to the functions of geosynthetic asphalt reinforcement. Society’s growing mobility and rapidly aging road networks are currently challenging the road construction sector with ever greater and more cost-intensive options, HUESKER said. Engineers and project managers need to [...]

By |2018-02-02T14:06:11-06:00February 2, 2018|

HUESKER webinar on finite element and geosynthetics

HUESKER will offer a free webinar entitled “Finite Element and Geosynthetics,” on Feb. 14, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. The webinar will be taught by Dr. Arash Lavasan, a HUESKER engineer based in Gescher, Germany). For more information or to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/finitegeowebinar.

By |2018-02-01T04:47:20-06:00February 1, 2018|

Competence and vision: Knuffinke retiring from NAUE

Thomas Knuffinke. Photograph courtesy of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG After nearly 27 years, Thomas Knuffinke is retiring from the senior management team of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG at the end of this year. NAUE News reported the retirement of senior manager Thomas Knuffinke in their December 2017 issue. After successfully completing [...]

By |2017-12-20T15:30:45-06:00December 20, 2017|
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