January 2017 Vol. 9

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GNA – Latest & Breaking News on Geosynthetics from Around the World

Presto Launches New Website for Geosynthetic Soil Confinement Technologies
http://www.prestogeo.com/

RhinoMat™ 500 – a New Geomembrane that Welds Easier, Installs Faster Specifically Designed for Water Retention and Containment Applications 
http://www.interwrap.com/Downloads/industrial-docs/RhinoMat-500.pdf

BC Hydro Installs Carpi Geomembrane to Extend Lifespan of Canal by 50 years at a Total Project Cost of $10 M
https://www.bchydro.com/news/press_centre/news_releases/2014/bc-hydro-at-work–crews-lower-the-kootenay-canal-and-extend-its-.html

‘Effective Geomembrane Systems for Hydraulic Structures in Africa’  Presentation by A. Scuero and G. Vaschetti, Carpi Tech, Switzerland
http://www.hydropower-dams.com/pdfs/africa_2017.pdf

Investment Opportunity – Production of Geomembranes in Belarus
http://investinbelarus.by/en/invest/base/object/590/

Lumite Lodges Patent for New Water-permeable Woven Geotextile
https://www.google.com/patents/US20160348333

Maccaferri Reno Mattresses Used to Repair a Stormwater Channel
http://www.maccaferri.com/za/gabions-used-repair-stormwater-channel-killarney-golf-johannesburg/

Shandong Dageng Project Material Co. Sets Up German Geosynthetic Materials Site
http://german.geosynthetic-materials.com/

Nilex Seeking Geosynthetic Estimator for Construction Projects
https://ca.linkedin.com/jobs/view/250535177

Tender Documents for Construction of Cell #5 and New Leachate Lagoons at Existing Landfill in Jordan
http://www.gamtenders.gov.jo/Uploads/1957/1_TENDER%20DOCUMENTS_%20vFINAL.pdf

Jordan Landfill Project Tender requires:  – Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL). – 2 mm HDPE geomembrane, smooth/smooth. – 2 mm HDPE geomembrane, textured/textured. – 1000 g/m² PP non-woven protection geotextile. – 400 g/m² PP non-woven protection geotextile. – 300 g/m² PP non-woven filtration geotextile. – Drainage geocomposites.

Bid for Western Regional Landfill – Cell 4 Liner (Arizona)
http://www.americasbiz.net/bid_opportunities/2017/01/20/state/4/7513049-western-regional-landfill—cell-4-liner.html

Federal Highway Administration  Publishes Handbook on Design of Riprap Revetments [PDF]
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/pubs/hec/hec11sI.pdf

Use of HDPE Geocells for Pitched Green Roofs [PDF] (Open Access)
http://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2017/07/matecconf_bd2017_02005.pdf

Use of HDPE Geogrids to Reinforced Soil Under Footings [PDF] (Open Access)
http://www.geomatejournal.com/sites/default/files/articles/9-16-79025-Masoud-Jan-2017-R1.pdf

Landfill Design for Hazardous Oily Sludge [PDF] (Open Access)
http://www.gjesm.net/article_21328_d68dff1a9d7d6e0615ac209b5a05af07.pdf

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