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5-Part Series (Part 5): Chemical resistance
October 11th, 2022
Editor’s note: Last November 2021, E Squared Technical Textiles discussed the five geosynthetics performance tests to ensure suitability for your application: Chemical Resistance, UV Resistance, Cold Resistance, Abrasion Resistance, and Flame Retardancy. In this fifth part of a new five-part series, E Squared takes an expanded look at each of these specific tests, this time […]
New ASTM geosynthetics standard provides specifications for vinyl sheet piling
January 28th, 2022
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet piling. Photograph courtesy CeTeau B.V. ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has approved a new standard that will help engineers, designers and specifiers who work with vinyl sheet piling. Applications for such piling include the construction of seawalls, retaining walls and chemical cut-off walls. “The new specification will standardize the materials […]