Can geotextiles and geogrids help build roadways that last for 100 years—or longer? Yes, say industry and transportation ...

Most construction projects have to contend with the affects of water on excavations not only as a consequence of rainfall runoff but also from ground water intrusion. Soil erosion isn't only a problem ...

Today, geogrid and geotextiles are extensively being employed in civil engineering and other related industries. Hence, it is important to ensure that the material is subjected to specialized testing, ...

The initiative, titled “Glacial Threads: From Forests to Future Textiles,” was unveiled at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the International Day of Forests celebration. Credit: Shutterstock.

GeoGrids, GeoComposites (Grids and Paving Fabric Combination), Geotextiles (Paving Fabric and others) and Hybrid GeoMats (fabrics with a combination of fiber types) are all part of the ever-expanding ...

KARACHI: This is with reference to your report of July 27 titled “Disaster risk reduction: Weak infrastructures, embankments along Indus River pose risk of flooding in Sindh”. Dumping stones to ...

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Twenty-five of the nearly 300 ponds in Ernakulam rejuvenated under the ambitious Ente Kulam initiative will soon get another facelift. The Haritha Keralam Mission has drawn out an ambitious plan to ...

Confidence Infrastructure Limited (CIL), a sister concern of the country’s one of the largest conglomerates Confidence Group, has inaugurated its state-of-the-art geotextiles plant in its factory ...

Eloor municipality has initiated work on strengthening the sides of ponds and streams using the eco-friendly coir ‘bhoovastra’ (geotextile) ahead of the monsoon. The geotextile fabric has been laid ...