April 2019 Vol. 4

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Why BGMs Can be Used in Some of the Most Challenging Mining Environments in Australia (Special Feature)
https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/oYZ9gWVAEe6bsf0/download

Hull & Associates Inc. Win Award for the Geomembrane-Lined Ash Landfill-Contact Water Basin Project
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/04/12/fgi-presents-engineering-innovation-for-outstanding-project-award-to-hull-associates/

Tensar Patents New Multi-Axial Geogrid with High Aspect Ratio Ribs (Declassified)
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/94/41/7b/d41b8967a8b718/US20190100884A1.pdf

Spectrophotometry as a Tool for Characterizing Durability of Woven Geotextiles (New)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026611441930024X#!

Tensar TriAx Geogrid Basics (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnFlBGs9Z6E

The Influence of a Cyclic Loading History on Soil-Geogrid Interaction Under Pullout Conditions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114419300275

Tensar TriAx Geogrid Demostration Showing that When Geogrid Area Finishes Truck Dramatically Gets Bogged (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpN0_2U2LcI

Evaluation of GCL and Geomembrane Characteristics on Failure Modes and Critical Shear Strength of GCL/Geomembrane Composite Systems [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahin_Ghazizadeh/publication/…../Evaluation-of-GCL-and-Geomembrane-Characteristics-on-Failure-Modes-and-Critical-Shear-Strength-of-GCL-Geomembrane-Composite-Systems.pdf

Temperature Effects on the Peak and Large-Displacement Shear Strength of Needle-Punched Reinforced GCLs [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahin_Ghazizadeh/publication/…../Temperature-Effects-on-the-Peak-and-Large-Displacement-Shear-Strength-of-Needle-Punched-Reinforced-GCLs.pdf

Evaluation of Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Mining Applications
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahin_Ghazizadeh/publication/…../Evaluation-of-mechanical-and-hydraulic-properties-of-geosynthetic-clay-liners-for-mining-applications.pdf

Selected Factors Affecting Measurement of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthethic Clay Liners
https://mountainscholar.org/handle/10217/191443

GCLs to Remove Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) at Groundwater/Surface Water Interfaces (GSIs) (New Research)
https://mountainscholar.org/handle/10217/193111
[PDF] https://mountainscholar.org/bitstream/handle/10217/193111/Tochko_colostate_0053N_15136.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Flow Rate Evaluation of Biplanar Geonets and Geonet Composites with a Recommended Generic Specification
https://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/GEOTECH/PAGES/GTJ20180314.htm

New Patent on Nonmetallic Conductive Geotextile and Geocomposite
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8d/b7/8c/9174e34574d9b2/US20190055710A1.pdf

Experimental Evaluation of Geocell Reinforcement Behavior Using Transparent Soil Techniques
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/74190
[PDF] https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/74190/NELSEN-THESIS-2018.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Defining the Boundary Conditions for Composite Behavior of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structures by Zornberg, Barry, et. al.
https://trid.trb.org/view/1598116

Evaluation of Arsenic Leaching Potential in Gold Mine Tailings Amended with Peat and Mine Drainage Treatment Sludge
https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/0/0/jeq2018.11.0392


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