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New Company Syntec acquires portion of Tenax

October 21, 2009 rockman Miscellaneous 1

Tenax is a well known name in the geosynthetics industry. Recently a new company, Syntec, acquired portions of Tenax. From GeosyntheticsMagazine.com: According to a press release distributed Oct. 13, Syntec acquired the assets related to […]

Geogrid reinforcement
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Geosynthetic reinforced soil walls as integral bridge abutments

April 21, 2011 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Geosynthetic reinforced soil walls as integral bridge abutments

Republished from the ER-2010 conference, this paper by Michael R. Simac and David J. Elton describes the performance of two of the first geosynthetic reinforced soil walls for integral bridge abutment construction in North America […]

Sinkhole as large as 4 football field forms in Ohio
Geologic Hazards

Ohio Sinkhole Devours Four Football Fields Of Land, Stretch Of State Highway 516 Near Dover

December 4, 2012 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Ohio Sinkhole Devours Four Football Fields Of Land, Stretch Of State Highway 516 Near Dover

A sinkhole the size of 4 football fields has opened up in Dover, Ohio. The sinkhole is located near a Lake where an Asphalt company has been dredging for sand some 50 feet below the […]