April 2020 Vol. 6

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NEWSMAKERS:  * Cooley * COVID-19 * ExcelPlas * FGI * Fibertex SA  * GeoAsia7 * IGS * Layfield * Maccaferri * Tensar

Cooley Expands Offerings to include Geomembrane Materials for Health Care Industry Amid COVID-19 Crisis (Breaking News)
https://pbn.com/coping-with-covid-19-cooley-group/

Q&A with Chaido Doulala-Rigby (Yuli) of Tensar International
https://www.ags.org.uk/2020/03/qa-with-chaido-doulala-rigby-yuli/

Maccaferri’s Bondholders Say Yes to 70 Mill Euros of New Loans
https://bebeez.it/en/2020/03/16/officine-maccaferris-bondholders-say-yes-to-70-mln-euros-of-new-loans-while-parent-company-seci-is-expected-to-say-yes-to-carlyles-offer-shortly/

Application of Geosynthetics in Highway Engineering
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-2349-6_59

Performance of a Geosynthetic-Clay-Liner Cover System at a Cu/Zn Mine Tailings Impoundment
https://aem.asm.org/content/86/8/e02846-19/figures-only

Announcement – 7th Asian Regional Conference on International Geosynthetic Society (GeoAsia7) will be held on March 01-04, 2021
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/save-the-date-7th-asian-regional-conference-on-international-geosynthetic-society-geoasia7/

Fibertex SA’s ‘Introduction to Geosynthetics and Soil Reinforcement’ Course 
https://www.crown.co.za/construction-world/products-and-services/12397-fibertex-sa-s-introduction-to-geosynthetics-and-soil-reinforcement-course

Webinar – Understanding Leak Location Surveys for Owners & Inspectors (April 28, 2020)  Register for Webinar 
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4810855259221629454

Shear Testing of the Interfacial Friction Between an HDPE Geomembrane and Solid Waste
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1672

System Reliability Analysis of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Slope Considering Local Reinforcement Failure
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266352X20301269

 
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