April 2020 Vol. 3

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GNA – The World’s Most Viewed Online Geosynthetics Bulletin
Stay in Touch with the Geosynthetic Industry While Social Distancing


NEWSMAKERS: * ASTM * Concrete Canvas™ * ExcelPlas * Ginegar * GSI * IGS * Huesker * Layfield®  * PRS * TenCate * Tensar * Tonkin & Taylor * Vale * ZebraTube

Huesker Responds to Tensar’s Reopening of Wuhan Factory (Letter to the Editor)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/M5aLGHQgKaqMYvd

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Geosynthetic Institute has Made the Decision to Offer a Webinar Every Wednesday Starting this Wednesday, April 8, 2020
https://geosynthetic-institute.org/webinar.htm

Breaking News – Brazil Mining Regulator Orders Closure of 25 Vale Tailings Dams
https://creamer.everlytic.net/servlet/link/15336/131667/15072011/4380837

New Geomembrane Manufacturer Ginegar from Israel Targeting Markets in USA, Brazil, India, Spain and Italy (Breaking News)
https://ginegar.com/product/geomembrane/

Rock Risk ‘Identified’ by Tonkin & Taylor (T&T) Before Waimea Dam Build Started and Budget Blew Out by $25m by Replacing the Concrete Face with a Geosynthetic Membrane
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/120695316/rock-risk-identified-before-waimea-dam-build-started-and-budget-blew-out-by-25m

Training Development – The Use of Concrete Canvas GCCMs in the Civil Engineering Sector
https://www.engineersireland.ie/Businesses/Training-development/Registered-training-providers/Our-registered-training-providers/Concrete-on-a-Roll-The-use-of-Concrete-Canvas-GCCMs-in-the-civil-engineering-sector

South African Manufacturer of Geotextile Dewatering Bags Offer a Glimpse into their Factory
https://m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-african-manufacturer-of-geotextile-dewatering-bags-offer-a-glimpse-into-their-factory-2020-04-02/rep_id:4433

NEW ASTM Standard D5887M – 20 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Index Flux Through Saturated Geosynthetic Clay Liner Specimens Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter
https://www.astm.org/Standards/D5887.htm

NEW ASTM Standard D6243M – 20 Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method
https://www.astm.org/Standards/D6243.htm

Tensar Protecting the Panama Canal with Geogrid (Case Study)
https://info.tensarcorp.com/protecting-the-panama-canal

Study on the Internal Force of Geomembrane of Landfill in Heavy Metal Contaminated Area
https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/85231

Overcoming the Challenges of Accessing Remote Sites with Geogrids
http://info.tensar.co.uk/blog/overcoming-the-challenges-of-accessing-remote-sites

3-Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Sand Bed Reinforced with 3D Geogrids of Triangular Form
https://idr.nitk.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/9994

Stiffness and Strength Improvement of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pavement Foundation Using Large-Scale Wheel Test
https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/5/4/33/pdf

Constructing a Stockpile on Very Soft Soil in Indonesia with PRS Neoloy™ Geocell360p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYe-wD9tzX4

Designing Hard-Armored Stormwater Channels Using GEOWEB Geocells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_OWW1E6co

Chinese Nuolian™ Geocell for Erosion Control of Villa Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APeto4k6Bts

A Guide for Specifying Drainage Geocomposites
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/04/01/a-guide-for-specifying-drainage-geocomposites/

NEW Research: TriAx™ Geogrid Reduces Ballast Movement
https://info.tensarcorp.com/research-finding-triax-geogrid-reduces-ballast-movement?

Benefits of Using Tencate GT1000 for Shoreline Protection and Marine Structures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBgDh7uRfzg

NZ Council Approves $2.5m for Sludge Removal into Large Geotextile Bags
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/wdc-approves-25m-sludge-removal
 


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