May 2014 Vol.6

Download PDF

Exhibition space at Melbourne Geotechnical & Geosynthetics 7ICEG conference Selling Out
http://www.7iceg2014.com/sponsorship-exhibition/exhibitors/ 
New exhibitors this week include:
ATARFIL: www.atarfil.com            
Garden City GeoTech: www.gardencitygeotech.com        
Siplast International: www.siplast-international.com          

New LiteEarth Geomembrane Offers a Wrinkle Free Closure SystemWhile polyethylenes are prone to wrinkles and waves
The flexible LiteEarth synthetic grass and EPDM composite remains in a wrinkle free state.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/LiteEarth-No-Wrinkle/Landfill-Turf-Closure/prweb11853377.htm

GSE Environmental opens new geomembrane plant in China
http://www.solidwastemag.com/news/gse-environmental-opens-new-geosynthetics-plant-in-china/1003073483/?&er=NA

Amazing EGSC (Exposed Geomembrane Solar Cover) Technology of Solar Landfills
http://www.sunisthefuture.net/2014/05/01/the-amazing-egsc-exposed-geomembrane-solar-cover-technology-of-solar-landfills/

Leak Marking Scheme for Construction Quality Testing of Geomembrane Liners in Landfills
http://ijer.ut.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=736&_ob=57080c8f85d153aa944b32aa23d5d4e8&fileName=full_text.pdf

Geosynthetics in New Transportation Applications
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/0414_f2_geosynthetics_newapplications.html

Prof. Malek Bouazza publishes New Paper on empirical equations for predicting leakage rates through GM/GCL composite liners
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000259

******Alert – Stolen Geomembrane Welding Equipment 25th May 2014******
The following geomembrane welding equipment was stolen from Lining Victoria at Wests Road Landfill in Werribee Victoria over the weekend:·        
2 off Demtech PRO Wedge XL wedge welders  ·  1 off Demtech X2 extrusion welder  · 1 off Demtech dual station tensiometer  · 1 off Demtech Bone cutter  · Non-destructive test esting equipment including Air needles Vac and spark tester  · 1  off 8 KVA Genilite Genset on wheels  · 1 off 2 KVA Genset  ·  2 off 1600 watt Leister heat guns  ·1 off Blue 2 tonne Box trailer sign written with Lining Victoria Logo “rego S81413”   Any information please contact:  [email protected]

HDPE Geomembrane / Lining Welders Required in Roma, QLD
http://au.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/12923517

A Laboratory Examination of Down-slope Bentonite Erosion in Geosynthetic Clay Liners
http://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/12164

Interface Shear Damage to a HDPE Geomembrane. I: Gravelly Compacted Clay Liner
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001132

New Fire Retardant EVA/ECB/PE Geomembrane
http://
www.hxgeos.com/2-8-fire-retardant-geomembrane/175351

Nonwoven geotextiles to filter clayey sludge: An experimental study
This paper describes pressure filtration tests in which eight different nonwoven geotextiles (GTXs) were used to filter high-clay-content sludges.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000223