Maccaferri, a manufacturer of geogrid, gabion, rockfall protection, and other geoconstruction products is offering a series of webinars. On November 8, the topic will be ‘Advancing Maccaferri Geosynthetics’. On November 15, the topic will be ‘Gabions and Reno Mattresses in Hydraulic Applications’. Geosynthetica has more info on the webinars at the link below. [Source: geosynthetica.net. Image: Maccaferri via geosynthetica.net]
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