Photos of World’s Largest Solar Geomembrane Landfill Capping Project

September 13, 2011 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Photos of World’s Largest Solar Geomembrane Landfill Capping Project
Solar geomembrane installation at Rebublics Hickory Ridge Landfill near Atlanta, Georgia

Solar geomembrane installation at Rebublics Hickory Ridge Landfill near Atlanta, Georgia

At the Hickory Ridge Landfill near Atlanta, Georgia, a project is being undertaken to cap the landfill with solar geomembranes. It will be the largest solar facility in Georgia, and the largest solar landfill installation in the world. Covering an area of over 10 acres, the cap is comprised of 6,974 individual solar laminates, each generating about 144 watts of power. If my math is correct, that’s a little over 1 mega-watt or enough to power, enough to power about 240 homes. [Source: Waste360 via Geosynthetica.net News. Image: Waste360]

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May 26, 2011 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Bachy Soletanche launches carbon calculator for plant & piling professionals

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ASTM Updates for March, 2012

April 16, 2012 rockman Standards and Codes Comments Off on ASTM Updates for March, 2012

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTMThis post contains a list of new, revised and otherwise updated ASTM standards that pertain to the geotechnical engineering, materials testing and related fields. Standard C39/C39M for testing the compressive strength of concrete cyllinders was updated, as was C42/42m for obtaining and testing drilled cores and sawed beams of concrete.  The month of March also saw several geosynthetic standards being updated or added, including new standards for selecting the test method for geomembrane seams, and for testing the flexural rigidity of geogrids and other geosynthetics.  There are also a few updated standards related to asphalt mix design and sampling of asphalt.  Click through for updated ASTM Standards relating to geoprofessionals.

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