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Geocomp hires Epstein as Southeast regional manager

Geocomp, a geostructural consulting, design, instrumentation and testing company, hired Aaron C. Epstein, P.E., to lead the consulting division in the company’s Atlanta, Georgia, offices in the position of Southeast regional manager, the company said. Epstein will develop Geocomp’s southeastern U.S. geostructural engineering services, expand opportunities for structural health monitoring and geotechnical instrumentation/monitoring, and support [...]

By |2018-04-30T08:40:40-05:00May 3, 2018|

USDOT launches BUILD Transportation program and announces $1.5 billion Notice of Funding Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on April 25, 2018, published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. USDOT said, BUILD Transportation grants replace the preexisting Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. [...]

By |2018-04-30T08:38:47-05:00April 30, 2018|

NHI hosting course on earth retaining structures in New Mexico and California

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI) will host a three-day instructor-led course on earth retaining structures twice this summer, in Sacramento, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The course (Course Number FHWA-NHI-132036) will provide state-of-the-practice design tools and construction techniques to expand implementation of safe and cost-effective earth retention technologies, NHI said. [...]

By |2018-04-26T11:26:01-05:00April 30, 2018|

FHWA and AASHTO open nominations for 2018 STIC Excellence Award

Nominations for the 2018 State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Excellence Award are open now through July 1, 2018, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Center for Accelerating Innovation (CAI) announced. CAI partners with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Innovation Initiative on the award, which recognizes STICs that have achieved significant results [...]

By |2018-04-26T10:17:05-05:00April 27, 2018|

HUESKER releases video on SoilTain geotextile tubes for dewatering

HUESKER Group made public a YouTube video on the company’s SoilTain geotextile tubes for high-flow dewatering of waterlogged sediments and residues from mines, industrial plants, construction sites and sewage works, applications, the company said, that are often expensive and labor intensive if dewatering is not undertaken. The SoilTain dewatering tube is a technical textile containment [...]

By |2018-04-26T09:31:59-05:00April 26, 2018|

GSI hosts webinar on MSE structure inspection

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar entitled “Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall, Berm and Slope Construction Inspection,” on May 9, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. The inspection and monitoring of MSE wall, berm and slope construction using geosynthetic reinforcement is essential for providing a safe, durable system. Such inspection includes [...]

By |2018-04-25T09:22:48-05:00April 25, 2018|

2019 IECA Annual Conference issues call for abstracts

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is now accepting abstracts for the IECA Annual Conference, Feb. 19–22, 2019, in Denver, Colorado, the association said in an April 20, 2018, press release. IECA said it is accepting abstracts for sessions including case studies, technical papers, workshops, industry roundtables, fireside chats, Mountain States-related sessions, posters, product case [...]

By |2018-04-25T09:19:59-05:00April 24, 2018|

FHWA accepting grant applications for advanced transportation technologies

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced April 18, 2018, it is accepting applications for grants from a pool of up to $60 million in federal funding under the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The grants will be made to eligible entities to develop model deployment sites for large-scale installation [...]

By |2018-04-25T09:18:59-05:00April 23, 2018|

IFAI signs representation agreement with BCH in India

On April 19, 2018, the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announced the signing of an agreement with Business Co-ordination House (BCH) in New Delhi to provide representation for ATA in India. “We believe BCH is uniquely positioned to help ATA expand the opportunities for our organization with the emerging Indian market for technical textiles,” said Mary Hennessy, [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:55:11-06:00April 19, 2018|

ASCE accepting nominations for OPAL awards for civil engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced it is now accepting nominations for the society’s Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awards. The OPAL awards honor exceptional civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments have contributed innovation and excellence in one of the five following categories: Construction: Candidates in this category are senior-level professionals whose primary [...]

By |2018-04-18T14:57:04-05:00April 18, 2018|
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