April 2019 Vol. 7

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Tensar Unsuccessful in Federal Court Challenge on Geogrid Patent Infringement
https://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-considers-validity-and-infringement-of-canadian-patent-2491858

Titan Joins Concrete Canvas as New Sales and Distribution Partner (Press Release)
https://www.ccportal.co.uk/s/4eXgtbQnqcMdKaw

AGRU Publishes Concrete Protective Liner Case Study on the Annacis Island Waste Water Treatment Plant in Vancouver: 
Case Study: https://agru.life/2XA2M14
Photos: https://agru.life/2L0ptu8
Video: https://agru.life/2UEVqYc

US Professor Receives Recognition for Paper Published in Geosynthetics International
https://news.psu.edu/story/570583/2019/04/23/academics/fox-receives-recognition-paper-published-geosynthetics

Emerging Topics in Geosynthetics – New Regulations, Advances, and Current Trends (When:  Monday August 12, 2019) by Timothy D. Stark, Fabricated Geomembrane Institute 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emerging-topics-in-geosynthetics-tickets-59546364780?aff=ampmlt

Titan Environmental Containment Publish Video on Concrete Canvas & CC Hydro Material Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foHWZ18eIxs

Loss of Flexibility in Geosynthetics Subjected to Chemical Exposure: Experiments and Estimates for Contaminant Leakage (New Research)
https://mcgill.ca/civil/files/civil/311.pdf

Raven Industries Installs New Advanced 7-layer Extrusion Line
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/04/24/raven-industries-installs-new-advanced-7-layer-extrusion-line/

Construction Waste may be the Greener, Smarter way to Cover Hong Kong’s Landfills Instead of Geosynthetic Covers
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2127100/construction-waste-may-be-greener-smarter-way

New Webinar – Behavior and Analysis of Twenty Solid Waste Landfill Failures
GSI W-9 Behavior and Analysis of Twenty Solid Waste Landfill Failures – When: May 8, 2019
https://geosynthetic-institute.org/gsi9description.pdf

Free Geotechnical Seminar on Modelling Software – gINT, PLAXIS and SoilVision 17 May 2019, NSW Business Chamber, Level 15, 140 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
https://pages.info.bentley.com/event-details-ae/?event=CO_EVTB_GEOTEC_SEM_19&offer=CO_EVTB_GEOTEC_SEM_19&eventGUID=2abbfaf9-b903-411e-b41f-7004a8b6613b

A Case Study on Geogrid-Reinforced and Pile-Supported Widened Highway Embankment
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.19.00024

A Strain Softening Model Evaluating Geobelt-Clay Interaction Validated by Laboratory Tests of Sensor-Enabled Geobelts 
https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cgj-2018-0560#.XMOmZpMzYQ8

Large-scale Studies to Evaluate the Resilient Modulus of Geocell-Reinforced Pavement
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/04/01/large-scale-studies-to-evaluate-the-resilient-modulus-of-geocell-reinforced-pavement/

NZ Gets Huge Geomembrane-Lined Water Storage
https://www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz/community/4047

Professor Oberle to Chair Independent Mine Tailings Review
https://www.worldcoal.com/mining/25042019/professor-oberle-to-chair-independent-mine-tailings-review/

ICMM Announces Independent Review of Mine Tailings Storage Facilities
https://www.miningglobal.com/mining-sites/icmm-announces-independent-review-mine-tailings-storage-facilities

First Use of Geosynthetic Fibre for Concrete Tunnel Lining in the USA
https://www.tunneltalk.com/TunnelTECH-25Apr2019-First-use-in-the-USA-of-macro-synthetic-fibre-reinforced-segments.php

Geotextile Use to Capture Debris from Cooling Tower Controlled Implosions
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20190424/going-down-all-you-need-to-know-about-implosion-of-somersets-cooling-towers

Geotextile Tube Project Dropped; Coastline to Get Temporary Walls
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/geotextile-tube-project-dropped-chellanam-to-get-temporary-walls/article26974863.ece

Geotube Installation Project Conducted in an Unscientific Manner
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/apr/27/geotube-project-yet-to-take-off-chellanam-under-threat-of-sea-erosion-1969462.html

Use of Hand Clamps to Test for Peel Incursion to Qualify both Trial Welds and Destructive Samples of Geomembrane Liners
http://uncontained.co/2019/04/25/outside-the-box-tensiometer-down/


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