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EuroGeo6 Congress is relocated without changing the congress dates. New destination is Ljubljana, Slovenia. PROPOSED SESSIONS FOR EuroGeo6 Agricultural Applications Coastal Protection Direct and ...

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Valencia will be the host the 5th European Geosynthetics Congress organized by the Spanish Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Professionals and students around the world wil...

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Laying geocomposite drainage sheets at the roof garden of a shopping mall construction. Special attention should be given to to direction of overlap considereng the backfill direction.

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Leister Makes Firm Commitment to the US Geo Industry Swiss Manufacturer Announces New U.S. Headquarters and New Geo Tool CHICAGO - October 17, 2011 - Leister Process Technologies, the worldwide l...

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A nice video animation to show how to install gabion baskets on geotextile fabrics.

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During the installation of prefabricated wick drains (Prefabricated vertical drains) for soil consolidation you need some materials under the mandrel (lance) to hold the drain in the soil when yo...

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Another typical cross section of a green roof design.Vegetation Substrate Drainage-, filter- and protection- layer Enkadrain Roof sealing layer Separating fleece Heat insulation Vapour barrier Ho...

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On the river banks prefilled erosion control mats could be used. The mats may be filled with bitumen bound stone chippings, gravel or etc,. prefilled mats Selecting wider witdhs may be better (5 ...

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There are a lot of type of geogrids in the market. Depending on the production types, raw materials they may be defined in several categories. Laser welded and polyester/polypropylene bars Punche...

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To compare with the geocomposite drainage products let's remember the traditional drainage layers :) Traditional drainage layers are made of graded granular material the granular filter prevents ...

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Below a video simply shows how geogrid works. Ofcourse there are a lot of things to do for design and applications but this video simply explains the supporting power of geogrids. Take a box...

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- Possible materials for soil reinforcementMost used: STEEL POLYMERS (PET, PP, PE-HD, AR, PVA) - Main design questions: What are the soil-reinforcement interaction parameters ? What is the long t...

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ISO 12958:1999    Geotextiles and geotextile-related products -- Determination of water flow capacity in their plane ISO 10319:1993   Geotextiles -- Wide-width tensile te...

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Erosion control mat on slopes: prevent seeds washed away reinforces root system repair of heavily eroded areas

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Why use PVD (Prefabricated vertical drain) over sand drainInstallation of PVDs typically 6,000 linear meters per day (depending on the soil and the machine used it changes from 2000 to 8000) and ...

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In the construction of waste containments there is an economic advantage of using geosynthetics products. As seen in the first picture if you use traditional clay and gravel layers in the landfil...

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Some geocomposite drainage products may be used as lost shuttering also. The drainage composites which have a cement milk-proof layer on one side, made of PVC layer (nonwoven coated with a PP fil...

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Below 2 typical roof garden sections. These are only to give an idea. Of course the designs change depending on the needs in the project.The upper with conventional design. For drainage 2 nonwove...

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Advantages of using uniaxial geogrids in reinforced soil retaining walls, can be listed as follows:Fast construction in all weather conditions No mortar, dry built Optimal utilization of landFree...

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Geosynthetic erosion control mats help nature to establish a natural, vegetation cover, as it : acts as an artificial root-systemholds soil particles and seedsreduces water and wind velocitiescre...

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Principle installation of Prefabricated Vertical drainsSpecialized rigMandrill supported inside a leader held by crane or hydraulic excavator Mandrill pushed into soil by chains/cables driven by ...

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From bottom to top layers: Waste Leveling layer : Levels the top of the waste dump. Forms a foundation layer for the capping construction. Gas conducting layer : Ensures controlled removal of the...

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Reduce and eliminate hydraulic pressure against structures:increase stability of geotechnical structure in case of a retaining wallreduce the weight on the structure in case of flat roofsincrease...

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Two systems - Two purposesRoof gardens: To be used as a garden with rich vegetation on a thick layer of soil requires maintenanceGreen Roofs: environment-friendly roof with a thin vegetal cover n...

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grid embedded in nonwoven filter layersOne-step easy installation Optimal interaction with the sub-gradeHigh modulus, low strain (Enkagrid TRC)Geogrid and nonwoven geotextile togetherFunctions:St...

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