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My Engineer Life With… Isuri Arunika Weerasinghe
Hi Isuri, please tell us a bit about yourself. Hi! I’m 30, a Geotechnical Engineer at CMW Geosciences, a geotechnical consultancy firm, based in Brisbane, Australia. Please share your career
Did You Know: Geosynthetics and Flood Protection
Did You Know… geosynthetics prevent floods and protect lives, livelihoods and property? Changes in weather patterns are one of the principal effects of climate change. We are now seeing more
50 Years Commemorative Session of the Journal GEOTECNIA, 20-21 September, Lisbon, Portugal
The Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG) celebrates the 50th anniversary of GEOTECNIA Journal (together with the Brazilian and Spanish geotechnical associations – ABMS and SEMSIG), with an event that will take place on
Out Now! Chapter Chat Summer 2021
Dive into the new edition of Chapter Chat – your essential guide to the latest news from global IGS chapters. Our latest issue focuses on the Asia region where you
Watch: Educate the Educators Invitation from IGS Chile
Estimada comunidad! Los invitamos a revisar el video del Presidente de IGS Chile – Capítulo Chileno de la Sociedad Internacional de Geosintéticos, Francisco Pizarro, a participar en el Programa Educando
Sustainability eBook Now In Portuguese!
A Portuguese version of the IGS Sustainability eBook has become the eighth translated edition of the popular publication. It follows versions in German, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese and French,
Drainage Geocomposites Webinar
Tap into the latest practices for testing, designing and specifying drainage geocomposites at an IGS UK webinar next week. Eric Blond of EB Consultants will speak on ‘The design of
Iranian Webinar: The Role of Geosynthetic Liners with Dr. R. Kerry Rowe
The Iranian chapter of the IGS is pleased to announce their next technical webinar entitled “The Role of Geosynthetic Liners: Minimizing Leakage and Contaminant Impact”. In this webinar, Dr. R. Kerry
IGS Opens Call to Host 13th ICG in 2026
Dear IGS Colleagues, Today we are opening the call for bids to host the 13th International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG) in 2026. Could your Chapter or organization be the successful bidder to
TC-B Interface Shear Testing Webinar
Improve your understanding of interface shear testing at a talk by geosynthetics testing expert Gary T. Torosian. Mr Torosian will speak on ‘Successfully specifying, performing and interpreting interface shear tests’
