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Fiberweb – TYPAR Geotextiles – Tough Over Time
Geotextile manufacturer. In addition to the usual products for a company like this, they have a geotextile product deployed to combat areas. But what I really liked on their site was som cartoony schematic diagrams […]
Geologic Hazards
New Zealand city council bans entry to 500 homes over geotechnical hazards
The Christ Church City Council has issued a notice banning entry to over 500 homes because of risks associated with rockfall, landslides, cliff collapse and other geotechnical problems exacerbated by recent earthquakes. [Source: Scoop News]
Standards and Codes
ASTM Updates for April 2011
It’s that time again. Here are a collection of changes/additions to ASTM standards that are relevant to geotechnical engineers, soils labs, CQA firms and related disciplines. There are a couple of interesting new standards available. D7698 is a new procedure for estimation of in-place density and water content of soil and aggregate by correlation with complex impedance. I’m not eactly sure what that is, but it sounds cool. There is also a new standard (D7702) that provides guidance for the evaluation of direct shear results involving geosynthetics. Read on for these and other updates.