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1. EPDM Liner Training Course in Melbourne (this Friday 21st August) Limited Spaces – No Charge (Book Early)
• Firestone Building Products Europe’s Trainer John Turner will be present to provide demonstration on seaming and techinques using Geogard™ EPDM Liners
• John Rourke from Lining Solutions will present products and discuss EPDM lining experiences in Australia
• ExcelPlas will demonstrate the multi axial deformation characteristics of EPDM in their multi axial burst testing lab
http://liningsolutions.com.au/training-sessions/
2. Geographic Ultraviolet Radiation Levels and Impact on Geosynthetic Cover Systems – by AGRU (PDF Download)
http://www.richgelsenviro.com/images/Estimation_of_Geographic_Ultraviolet_Radiation_Levels_and_Impact_on_Geosynthetic_Cover_Systems_Final.pdf
3. Extruded HDPE anchoring systems which provides an embedded attachment for HDPE liners – AGRU Concrete Embedment Profile (CEP)
http://agruamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/AgruLockMaterialSpecs_13.pdf (PDF Download)
4. New Patent for Invention for Affixing one or more Geomembrane Sheets to a Concrete Slab by Poly-America (PDF Download)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9085899.pdf
5. Rise of the Machines – Unmanned Mini-Dredgers for Desludging Lined Anaerobic Treatment Lagoons
http://cloud.dredging.com.au/index.php/s/6SwerNH6sWDlZO4/download
6. New Patent – Composite Configurable System to Support Solar Panels on Geomembrane (PDF Download)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20150204584.pdf
7. New Patent for Geomembrane Liner System for Containing Drilling Mud and Fluids (PDF Download)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20150191889.pdf
8. Can the Holy Grail of the Geosynthetics Industry “Zero Leakage” be Achieved by Arc Testing? (PDF Download)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/qOKR2BaKL00nIHg/download
9. Maximizing Productivity in Heap Leach Pads Through Dipole Electrical Leak Location (PDF Download)
http://anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/maximizing_productivity_in_hlp_trrough_dipole_electrical_leak_location.pdf
10. Geomembrane Interface Shear Strength Non-linearity and its Effects on Heap Leach Pad Block Failure Stability (PDF Download)
http://anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/interface_shear_strength_nl_and_its_effect_on_hlp_block_failure.pdf
11. Geomembrane Design Issues in Deeper Heap Leach Pads (PDF Download)
http://anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/geomembrane_and_pipe_design_issues_in_deeper_heap_leach_pads.pdf
12. 3-D Slope Stability Analysis of Geomembranes in Heap Leach Pads (PDF)
http://anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/3-d_slope_stability_analysis_of_hlp_using_lem.pdf
13. Evaluation of Prototype Geosynthetic Clay Liners in Landfill Cover Applications (PDF Download)
https://indigo.uic.edu/bitstream/handle/10027/19513/Goldenberg_Marat.pdf?sequence=1
14. Construction and Operation of Geomembrane-Lined, Hectare-scale Wastewater Treatment Enhanced Pond Systems (PDF Download)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-015-0658-6
15. Leachate Percolation through Failed Geomembrane of a Geo-Composite Soil Barrier (PDF Download)
http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjee/3/2/4/
16. Hydraulic Performance of Compacted Clay Liners Under Simulated Daily Thermal Cycles (New Paper)
•The research studies the effect of thermal cycles on CCLs’ permeability and shrinkage.
•The daily thermal cycles induced shrinkage and hence permeability increased.
•The higher the CCL plasticity the larger the shrinkage magnitude.
•Higher CCL plasticity provides better self-healing and hydraulic performance.
•The geomembrane cover reduces the effect of thermal and wet/dry cycles on CCLs.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147971530181X
17. Frictional Behaviour of Three Critical Geosynthetic Interfaces (New Paper)
The shear interaction mechanisms of three critical geosynthetic interfaces (geotextile/geomembrane; drainage geocomposite/geomembrane and soil/geomembrane) typically was studied. For geotextile/geomembrane and drainage geocomposite/geomembrane interfaces, the higher the asperity height, the higher the interface shear strength. Whereas for soil/geomembrane interfaces, the higher the soil shear strength, the higher the interface shear strength. The drainage geocomposite/geomembrane interface showed the lowest friction angles, followed by the geotextile/geomembrane and the soil/geomembrane interfaces.
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/gein.15.00017
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http://geosyntheticnews.com.au/archives/
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