December 2013 Vol.1

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Polymer Liner would have prevented corrosion and tank collapse at Uranium Mine (Breaking News)
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/investigation-as-radioactive-leak-leaves-ranger-uranium-mine-under-a-cloud-20131208-2yzeo.html

Lining of Landfills- Lessons Learned and Progress Made (Free Download)
http://www.wasteminz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/WasteMINZ-2013-Levin-Landfill-Lessons-Learned-and-Progress-Made_Landmark-and-Dykstra.pdf

Current Pricing of Landfill Lining Materials US Data (2013 Bidders List)
http://www.e-ht.com/bid-information/BiddersLists/5658BidTab.pdf

Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geomembrane Installation (Free Download)
http://www.cscos.com/wp-content/uploads/NY1400_QA-QC-Geomembrane_Albunio.pdf

Modeling and Computational Simulations of the external pressure induced buckling collapse of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) liners (Just Published)
http://www.gruppofrattura.it/ocs/index.php/ICF/icf13/paper/download/11436/10815

New Liner made from recycled tire rubber makes ideal lining for irrigation canals (New Products)
http://www.skidmarkgeomembrane.com/About.html

Unsaturated Geotechnics Applied to Geoenvironmental Engineering Problems involving Geosynthetics New Publication)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001379521300046X

(Free Download) Guidelines for Installation of Factory Fabricated Lightweight Thickness Geomembranes by The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) and the International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI)
http://www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com/wp-content/docs/articles/Installation-lightweight%20reinforced-Stark-10-24-13-FINAL.pdf

Retractable Odor Control Covers Made from Geomembranes Improve Access to Wastewater Tanks
http://www.gticovers.com/

Principle of leakage detection for landfills with double geomembrane liners (Free Download)
http://world-food.net/principle-of-leakage-detection-for-landfills-with-double-geomembrane-liners/

New Traveling Machine for In-factory Welding of Geomembrane (New Products)
The TG3600 efficiently produces any size liner or cover and is designed to eliminate excessive fabric handling. By using our exclusively designed welding and pulling system, the TG3600 will dramatically reduce labor and increase production. Using the floor as the welding surface, the TG3600 only takes up limited floor space.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgruCu255u4&feature=youtube_gdata

Raven exhibits Absolute Barrier® engineered EVOH barrier geomembranes, rugged Dura-Skrim® K-Series liners and their upcoming Rufco® VLDPE product for the ultimate in flexibility
http://ravenefd.com/news-and-events/visit-raven-at-nwmas-2013-expo-dec-2-6…1/

Updated Standard: ASTM D5747 / D5747M – 08(2013)e1 Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geomembranes to Liquids
http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5747.htm

Lining Tech (Toowoomba) seeking multiple HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25678577

COLETANCHE bituminous geomembrane exhibiting at Perth Oil and Gas Conference
http://www.aogexpo.com.au/webdirectory/files/exhibitor-name.php?computedurl=axter-sas

A new report on the geotextiles market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Gulf countries says the geotextile market in these areas will experience major positive growth
http://www.nonwovens-industry.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2013-12-03/nonwovens-grow-in-middle-east-geotextile-market/

BlueScope Water tanks lines Open top steel walled above ground tanks lined EnviroLiner® geomembrane
Engineered for rapid assembly and disassembly in remote locations.
http://bluescopewater.com.au/products/environmental-containment-systems/our-product/

Numerical analysis of the geomembrane behaviour in the earth dams (New Publication)
http://web.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=15450740&AN=82128103&h=qZ3nwQWPL0q7uZNhoD38ttSEy0DHH5SYigrCSOJzQJDQSNWrz1aIL4EBKwBIDzOpXbihtK1TUoTcJms49WK%2bpw%3d%3d&crl=c