Microplastics come from a wide range of products. We use polymer-based products in our daily life all the time. This includes but is not limited to clothing, household items, stationery, packaging, even personal hygiene items such as masks and gloves.
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Potholes have been a hot topic in the news recently, highlighted by the increased traffic over the holiday period, and the heavy rainfall that some states have experienced. However, while a pothole is very inconvenient and sometimes downright dangerous, it is simply a manifestation of something else wrong with the pavement such as drainage, insufficient sealing or a weakened basecourse
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An issue that is often encountered in getting geosynthetics more widely accepted in the industry is to use them not only on keynote projects, but smaller scale projects that are undertaken more frequently. To do this, we must assists design engineers in quantifying the benefits of the geosynthetic, which is especially applicable in the stabilisation application.
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Cirtex were provided the opportunity to attend the GEOANZ Conference in Brisbane, Australia organised by the Australasian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). The conference attendees hailed from Australia and New Zealand, along with other international guests. The conference attendees hailed from Australia and New Zealand, along with other international guests.
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When we think of a retaining wall, we often default to the most common type we see around, or some favourite concept we have always had without researching the options available.
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Cirtex is pleased to announce the successful accreditation of the GeoCert laboratory specialising in materials testing for geosynthetic materials and covering a range of tests for geotextiles and Filter Sleeve™ to the appropriate AS and RMS standards.
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When discussing SRWs, the resistance to overturning comes from the retaining wall setback and its self-weight, which many times are not enough to resist the localised overturning moments generated when a load is applied to a fence post.
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Retaining walls are one of the most common landscape features in New Zealand for commercial and residential developments, and also one of the most expensive and least understood.
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With geotextiles and geogrids becoming ever more popular and integrated in a wide variety of civil works, it is easy to become complacent as to the selection and use of the correct grade and type of product to perform the engineering function we are looking to achieve.
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When using geosynthetics to stabilise a slope or build a retaining wall, the designer will take into account the most appropriate design method, which could be a geotechnical slope stability analysis or a wall design approach such as the tie back wedge or two part wedge analysis.
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Australia can experience some of the worlds most extreme weather conditions which can lead to instability and failure of slopes and embankments resulting in considerable consequential loss.
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Join us as we give an overview of the innovative Platipus Earth anchoring system for temporary, remedial and permanent works, followed by a review of Australian case studies.
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