April 2017 Vol. 5

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GNA – Latest and Breaking News in Geosynthetics from Around the World

GSE to Cooperate with Firestone to Make New EPDM-backed Landfill Cover
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20170323/NEWS/170329943/gse-system-provides-a-greener-look-for-geomembrane-containment

TechSpan MiniWelder Geo2 To Redefine Geomembrane Welding (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5kh-jbtQjE

New Zealand IGS – Geosynthetic Reinforcement in Highways Seminar 2017 – Auckland
http://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/event/geosynthetic-reinforcement-in-highways-seminar-2017-auckland/

Naue Asia Achieves SAMM Testing Accreditation for Geosynthetics
http://www.georesources.net/index.php/global-news/naue-asia-achieves-samm-testing-accreditation-for-geosynthetics

Civil Plant Operators Required to install geotextile lining to a Tailings Dam located in the WA Goldfields
https://www.seek.com.au/job/33217870

Malaysia Introduces Landfill Construction Training Workshop
http://www.wmam.org/main///images/events/LANDFILL%20TRAINING%20WORKSHOP%20BROCHURE.pdf

Liner Installation Kicks off on a Landfill Expansion Project
https://comanco.com/liner-installation-kicks-off-on-a-landfill-expansion-project/

50 m Long Retaining Wall Made of Sand Filled Geosynthetic bags Catches Fire
http://reportodisha.com/samajajpur-overbridge-mishap-quick-repair-damaged-wall-finish-pending-works-rath-yatra/

GCLs with Factory-applied Bentonite Below Geomembrane Wrinkle (New Study)
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jenge.16.00027

An Investigation on the Formation of Cracks at the Corner Turns of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls (New Study)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40999-017-0216-5

A wake up call for protecting Digha coast, West Bengal, Northeast coast of India After Geotextile Tube Failures
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/41098/1/IJMS%2046%284%29%20771-773.pdf

Deformation of geosynthetic-reinforced soil – aggregate system under repetitive loading (New Study)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19386362.2017.1307309?journalCode=yjge20

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