December 2016 Vol. 1

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New Patent Granted – Geosynthetic Wrapped System for Constructing Stabilized-Earth Walls and Slopes
https://www.google.com/patents/US9493923

Full Schedule Released for Geotechnical Frontiers Conference [NEW]
http://geotechnicalfrontiers.com/program/full-schedule/

Wind Defender vs Unballasted HDPE Geomembrane On a Slope  [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_JbpltYC9o

Tailings Dam Concerns May Affect Iluka Takeover
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/
geotechnical-risks-may-scupper-ilukas-takeover-of-sierra-rutile-2016-11-29/rep_id:3650

Bentomat Queen from CETCO passes away at age 59
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2016/11/29/in-memoriam/

Geosynthetic Weld Techs needed for Perth Company
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/perth/other/geosynthetic-weld-techs/1131160057

Asphalt with Backbone from Ten Cate Corporate
http://www.tencate.com/txtures/029-winter-2016/asphalt-with-backbone.aspx

A Look at Some Innovations with Landfill Liners
http://www.waste360.com/leachate/look-some-innovations-landfill-liners

TenCate Accorder®  Solution for a New Stone Age
http://www.tencate.com/txtures/029-winter-2016/solution-for-a-new-stone-age.aspx

Use of Geosynthetics in Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering Applications in India [PDF]
http://cistup.iisc.ac.in/pdf/SRC/2_Prof.%20B%20R%20Srinivasa%20Murthy.pdf

Geotextile Breakwaters by Royal Ten Cate Corporate
http://www.tencate.com/txtures/029-winter-2016/geotextile-breakwaters.aspx

Long-Term Performance Analysis of Geomembrane Considering Stress Cracking Resistance (New Paper)
http://www.scientific.net/MSF.879.838

Revision of ASTM D5321 Standard Test Method for Determining the Shear Strength of Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct Shear
http://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/WORKITEMS/WK56707.htm

Seismic Analysis of a Valley-fill Heap Leach Pad  [PDF]
http://www.anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/hl2016_seismic_analysis_in_vhlp_mrz_0.pdf

The Dynamic Properties of Leached Ore and Mine Waste  [PDF]
http://www.anddes.com/sites/default/files/publishing/
hl2016_on_the_dynamic_properties_of_leached_ore_and_mine_waste.pdf

Calibration Procedure for Modeling HDPE Geomembrane Using Discrete Element Method [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Meguid/publication/
309592563_A_Calibration_Procedure_for_Modeling_HDPE_Geomembrane_Using_Discrete_Element_Method/
links/5818f42008aee7cdc685e0b2.pdf

Antioxidant Depletion from HDPE And LLDPE Geomembranes In Chlorinated Water [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronald_Rowe/publication/
309429004_Morsey_and_Rowe_Geoamericas2016_14_154/links/581096d708aef2ef97b28e89.pdf

Geosynthetic Drainage and Lining Systems in Piggy-Back Landfills [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Dias7/publication/
308723364_Geosynthetic_drainage_and_lining_systems_in_piggy-back_landfills/links/5808972808ae63c48fecc281.pdf

Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners to Coal Combustion Product Leachates
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jiannan_Chen/publication/
308919368_Hydraulic_Conductivity_of_Geosynthetic_Clay_Liners_to_Coal_Combustion_Product_Leachates/
links/57f79f0508ae8da3ce58f764.pdf

Effect of Rubber Tire Chips-Sand Mixtures on Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Walls [PDF]
https://pp.bme.hu/ci/article/download/9539/7199

Geosynthetic Road Retaining Technologies on Difficult Slopes in Japan [PDF]
http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/ejfe/article/download/5000205072/5000176521

Efects of Coastal Geotextile Tubes Placed Parallel to the Shoreline at the Edge of the Back Beach [PDF]
http://www.jcronline.org/doi/pdf/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00033.1

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