Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
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<strong>Volume</strong> 7, <strong>no</strong>. <strong>13</strong><br />
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GEOSYNTHETICS W<br />
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Good drainage takes<br />
the pressure off<br />
of Alpine<br />
engineering<br />
September 2002<br />
Colophon<br />
<strong>Geosynthetics</strong> News is a publication of<br />
<strong>Colbond</strong> <strong>Geosynthetics</strong> for its business<br />
relations all over the world.<br />
<strong>Geosynthetics</strong> News appears in English,<br />
German and Spanish.<br />
Editors:<br />
Winny van den Tempel<br />
Sietske Buiskool Leeuwma<br />
Hannah Hübner<br />
Editorial contributions: Sam Garrett<br />
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<strong>Colbond</strong> <strong>Geosynthetics</strong><br />
P.O. Box 9600<br />
6800 TC Arnhem<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Tel. +31 26 366 4561<br />
Fax +31 26 366 5812<br />
E-mail: geosynthetics@colbond.com<br />
Internet:<br />
www.geosynthetics.colbond.com<br />
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From the editors<br />
Cover story<br />
Good drainage takes the pressure off of Alpine engineering<br />
Column<br />
by Wim Voskamp<br />
Will bypass bring mountain idyll back to Giswil<br />
Polymer expertise and k<strong>no</strong>w-how: key ingredients for tailor-made<br />
product development for AlpTransit project<br />
Enkamat ® & Enkadrain ® : high-performance flexibility<br />
Underslating/drainage composite layers in metal roofings<br />
Short News<br />
Enkagrid ® PRO picked for Floriade<br />
Enkagrid ® PRO and Enkamat ® a fruitful combination<br />
Mekastone and Enkagrid support World Cup Soccer 2002<br />
Worldwide network<br />
<strong>Colbond</strong> <strong>Geosynthetics</strong> is a supplier of quality products for civil engineering applications. Based<br />
on polymer tech<strong>no</strong>logy, these products are used in drainage, erosion control, landfill application and<br />
soil improvement. The company has a global network of specialists at its disposal.<br />
<strong>Colbond</strong>’s materials are produced and supplied in accordance<br />
with the ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance standard.<br />
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