by Joe Heintz, P.E., on Jun 8, 2022 10:53:54 AM
Industry associations are reporting that supply chain issues and increased demand are creating shortages with cementitious materials like cement, lime and fly ash that are typically used to stabilize soft …
Read Storyby Alec Anderson, P.E., on May 25, 2022 5:06:39 PM
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than half of the streams, rivers and lakes we use for recreation and drinking water are affected by nonpoint sources of …
Read Storyby Joe Heintz, P.E., on May 23, 2022 8:50:38 AM
Chemical soil stabilization methods like cement, lime, and fly ash are popular choices for strengthening poor subgrades. But, do their popularity rest on misunderstandings? The low initial cost of chemicals …
Read Storyby Tensar International, on May 17, 2022 9:17:03 AM
In the ancient days (P.C. – that is, pre-Covid), all was right in the land. Workers worked. Drivers drove. And a transportation contractor or road-owner could call a supplier and …
Read Storyby Alec Anderson, P.E., on Mar 10, 2022 11:46:54 AM
When soft soils are encountered on a job site, many contractors automatically turn to the same solutions they've always used. However, their "go to" method may not be the cheapest …
Read Storyby Paul Schmitz, on Feb 15, 2022 2:40:47 PM
As they say in Washington, "a billion here...a billion there...and pretty soon you're talking real money." On November 5th, 2021 Congress passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, …
Read Storyby John Wallace, on Feb 3, 2022 11:30:00 AM
Freight railroads spend $25 billion a year on capital and maintenance expenses and maintaining the integrity of rail lines is no small part of that. With the increased frequency and …
Read Storyby Tensar International, on Feb 2, 2022 1:16:20 PM
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Committee 1 members recently toured the Tensar International plant in Morrow, Ga. Around 50 members of the AREMA Committee 1 – Roadway & …
Read Storyby Katie Phillips, on Jan 10, 2022 10:55:20 AM
Helping engineers, contractors and owners design and build with confidence is at the core of all Tensar solutions. For years, civil construction professionals trusted our design software, SpectraPave™, to evaluate …
Read Storyby Andrew Dietz, on Nov 4, 2021 9:40:22 AM
In November 2020, Biden transportation advisor John Procari gave an address to state DOT leaders in which he explained that the new administration would prioritize shovel-worthy projects for federal funding …
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