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Fabricated Geomembrane Institute issues guideline for desert installation of fabricated geomembrane panels

Fabricated geomembranes at a lithium mine in Chile. Photograph courtesy of the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has issued this guideline to provide recommendations for installation and maintenance of fabricated geomembrane panels in desert environments, such as desert mining applications in North and South America. Guidelines for deploying geomembranes in elevated temperature [...]

By ATA|2021-12-14T07:55:07-06:00December 28, 2021|

Slope stability with geocells at a New Zealand playground

Photograph courtesy of Cirtex Aronia Park is a colorful new playground in South Auckland, New Zealand, that includes two multihued slides. The challenge arose with the specified topsoil thickness for the steep slope beneath the slides. There was a risk of the slope soil sliding off and requiring costly repair. Greenscene, the contractor, approached Cirtex [...]

By ATA|2021-12-27T01:39:00-06:00December 27, 2021|

International Geosynthetics Society announces call for candidates for IGS Council and officers

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), in accordance with its bylaws, will hold elections in 2022. IGS members will have the opportunity to elect nine council members, a president and a vice president. Each of the elected members will serve a four-year term, beginning on Sept. 3, 2022. The council is the governing body of the IGS, [...]

By ATA|2022-01-14T10:41:56-06:00December 24, 2021|

GSI to host webinar on geosynthetics in hydraulic applications

A 30-mil (0.8-mm) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) geomembrane with a 10-ounces-per-square-yard (339-g/m2) nonwoven geotextile cushion is installed for a stormwater/erosion control project in Harrisburg, Pa. Photograph courtesy of ACF Environmental The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geomembranes in Hydraulic Applications (dams, canals, reservoirs, tunnels, pipes),” on Jan. 12, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 [...]

By ATA|2021-12-23T12:49:19-06:00December 23, 2021|

Submit Tools, Tips and Tricks ideas

Organizers of the Marine Fabricators Conference 2022, being held Jan. 13–15, 2022, at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C., are seeking tips, how-to ideas and DIY techniques that benefit the marine fabrication industry. Qualified entries appear in Marine Fabricator magazine, and prizes for first, second and third place are presented at the Awards [...]

By ATA|2021-12-14T13:35:58-06:00December 22, 2021|

Forty-year-old Texas Reinforced Earth dam gets artistic facelift

Photograph courtesy Steve Lewis Woodhollow Dam in Austin, Texas, was built between April and December of 1979 to control flash flooding in an Austin, Texas, neighborhood. This first dam constructed of Reinforced Earth MSE Retaining Walls in the United States created a buzz in the community and even had a visit from the inventor of the [...]

By ATA|2022-01-06T10:48:34-06:00December 22, 2021|

Steve Fredrickson joins Rainier Industries

Industry veteran Steve Fredrickson is joining Rainier Industries as the National Sales Director for Rainier Shade. Frederickson has more than 25 years of experience in the textile industry, with several different companies. Most recently, he was sales director at Sattler Corp. "I started working with Rainier Industries in 1997; loved my time here and am [...]

By ATA|2022-01-12T10:24:41-06:00December 21, 2021|

GEOKON announces GeoNet cellular data loggers

The Model 8920 Series includes the Cellular Addressable Logger, Cellular VW Logger and Cellular Tilt Logger (top, left to right), and the 4- and 8-channel Cellular VW Loggers (bottom, left to right). Photograph courtesy of GEOKON GEOKON of Lebanon, N.H., released Model 8920 Series Cellular Loggers with stand-alone cellular options for the GeoNet family of [...]

By ATA|2021-12-16T13:38:58-06:00December 21, 2021|

IFAI Expo 2022 call for presentations

The Advanced Textiles Association is now accepting proposals for presentations at IFAI Expo 2022. IFAI Expo will take place Oct. 12-14, 2022, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., with education Oct. 11-14. ATA is accepting proposals for 50-minute classroom sessions in several categories: Advanced TextilesShade & Weather ProtectionSpecialty FabricsMarine FabricationGeneral Business Also available [...]

By ATA|2022-05-13T13:49:14-05:00December 20, 2021|

Easier bimini deployment hardware

Accon Marine’s 415-TB Bimini Release hardware make biminis and sunshades easier to deploy and stow. Accon Marine’s 415-TB Bimini Release hardware make biminis and sunshades easier to deploy and stow. Built from polished 316 stainless steel, the low-profile surface-mount base installs with two #10 screws; a cutout isn't needed. Unlike some marine shade solutions that [...]

By ATA|2021-12-14T13:59:38-06:00December 20, 2021|

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