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Presenting the Inaugural IGS Young Members Committee Photo Contest Winner
The Young Members Committee of the IGS held their first ever photo competition solely for young members of the society. The competition sought the best photos of geosynthetic materials or
IGS Awards 2014-2017
Original thinking and hard work characterized the IGS Award-winning projects at the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics held in Seoul, Korea. The IGS Awards were presented during the General Assembly
Young Member Committee Events at 11th ICG
During last month’s 11th ICG in Seoul, Korea, young members (35 years of age and younger) from around the world met to network and spread ideas on how to promote
Seoul Shines and 11 ICG Proves to Be a Tremendous Success
After 2014’s 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics in Berlin, the hosts of 11 ICG had some ambitious benchmarks to meet for technical strength and international participation. Professor Chungsik Yoo (now
Introducing the 18th IGS Council
At the recent 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (11th ICG) held in Seoul, Korea the IGS Council marked the beginning of a new Council term. At the General Assembly the
Geotextiles and Geomembranes: Best papers in 2017
Following the Editorial Board meeting held in Yokohama in September 2006 it was decided that it would be desirable to recognise some of the best papers published in Geotextiles and
Best Geosynthetics International Paper for 2017
Geosynthetics International is an official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and serves the mandate of the society to disseminate important technical developments to its members. We are delighted
Geotechnical Construction of Civil Engineering & Transport Structures Of The Asian-Pacific Region 2018 (GCCETS 2018) Symposium Report
The international geotechnical Symposium GCCETS 2018 ” Geotechnical Construction of Civil Engineering & Transport Structures Of The Asian-Pacific Region 2018” was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia on 04-07 July, 2018. Symposium
Geosynthetics for Sustainable Development – Chinese Translation
The IGS is please to offer the Geosynthetics for Sustainable Development video in Chinese. Translating the Sustainability Video into every IGS Chapter’s official language has been an initiative of the
Case Studies: Securing Cavities Area by a very high Tensile Strength Geosynthetic Reinforcement
Problematic The sinkholes present a major problem in roads construction and urban development. The classical solutions used to limit the risk of cavities collapse are: filling of the void, construction
