June 2016 Vol.5

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Teneo Deepens Critical Containment Expertise with New Director and Orana 3 Win [Breaking News]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/UYJVNEVO9RBS2s6

Free Consulting Services and CQA for Geosynthetic Projects (Promotional Offer)
http://www.iolar.com.au/promo.html

GSE Introduces Sensor to Help Detect Leaks in Geomembranes [PDF]
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20160607/NEWS/160609834/gse-introduces-sensor-to-help-detect-leaks-in-geomembranes

Prof. Koerner Talks Frankly About Predicting the Lifetime of Exposed Geotextiles and Geomembranes (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REhfrCn1JHs

CoExtruded Geomembranes in Barrier Systems for Extreme Environments [PDF]
http://www.geoeng.ca/Directory/kerry%20Pub/McWatters%20et%20al%20Geosynthetics%202015.pdf

LAYFIELD Webinar – Leak Location Technology – Pros and Cons of Various Methods – June 29th, 2016
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Australia Takes The Lead In Race To Commercialise Graphene For Super Intelligent Materials
http://ttna.com.au/australia-takes-the-lead-in-race-to-commercialise-graphene-for-super-intelligent-materials/

Carlisle Syntec Launch Their New GeoTough™ Geomembranes (EDPM and RPP) [PDF]
https://www.carlislesyntec.com/template.aspx?mode=product&category=379

Builder Sought for Bay’s Geotextile Protection Wall
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/builder-sought-for-coast-sand-wall/3040165/

TenCate Review of Geotextiles in Ground Improvement Applications [PDF]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/V47ZY8jUhe3VO4N

Durability of Polypropylene Geotextiles Under Climatic and Chemical Agents [PDF]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/X9CUhYIWLpthOjf

Concrete Cloth in Pipeline Protection Applications
http://cenews.com/article/10377/pipeline-protection

USB Wedge Welder Continuously and Automatically Records All Weld Parameter (Temperature, Pressure, Speed)
https://www.leister.com/en-va/plastic-welding/products/automatic-welders/astro-usb

Fast Emergence for Geotechnical and Geosynthetic Textiles in India [PDF]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/4It6gXMKGaVpJZx

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http://www.geosyntheticnews.com.au/

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