August 2017 Vol. 1

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Brendan Swifte, Managing Director, Geofabrics Australasia to present on Conductive textiles – Smart and Intelligent Textiles Conference
Geofabrics first steps towards developing smart textiles for civil infrastructure
http://ttna.com.au/events/industry-information-session/

Geofabrics Seeking Laboratory Technician for Gold Coast Role
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34031445

Boyd Ramsey’s Feature Article on the Regulation of CCR in the United States: Geosynthetics and Barriers
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2017/08/01/part-1-the-regulation-of-ccr-in-the-united-states/

GSI offers webinar on Sand Drains, Wick Drains and Geotextile Sand Columns
http://www.geosynthetic-institute.org/webinar.htm

Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research (BAM) has made its Guidelines for the Certification of Protection Layers for Geomembranes in Landfill Sealing Systems in English
https://www.tes.bam.de/en/mitteilungen/abfallrecht/medien/protection_layer_certification_guidlines.pdf

West Coast Profiles Build Ravensthorpe Landfill
http://www.westcoastprofilers.com.au/portfolio/ravensthorpe-landfill/

Reclamation Project of a Brownfield Site Using Geosynthetics
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Roberto_Oliveira/links/5826076b08ae5c0137eb96a7/Reclamation-project-of-a-Brownfield-site-at-Rio-de-Janeiro-State-Brazil.pdf

Use of Mixed Construction and Demolition Recycled Materials in Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankments
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40098-017-0254-6

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing Expands Geosynthetic Testing Offerings (Lab News)
ExcelPlas now performs more than 120 standard geosynthetic tests in accordance with relevant  ASTM, GRI and ISO standards.
We have extensive experience with all types of geosynthetics – from geomembranes (HDPE, LLDPE, fPP), geotextiles to geonets, geogrids, geocomposites and and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs).
As a National Accredited Testing Laboratory our technicians, equipment and quality system are monitored regularly for proficiency and compliance assuring that you can count on quality results every time.

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