April 2020 Vol. 9

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


NEWSMAKERS: * Boyd Ramsey * Cooley Group * COVID-19 * Craig Benson * ExcelPlas * Geotube® * GSI * SOLMAX * TENEO

Geosynthetics Industry Moves Forward with Webinars and Podcasts During COVID-19 Lockdown

Solmax Launch Webinar Series through Linkedin: 

  • Which Solmax Geoembrance Series is for Me? (April 23, 2020)
  • Prime Finishes in Geomembranes: Which Colour is Suitable for My Application (May 6, 2020)

http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/t0dB9mqhiH11oy7
https://www.linkedin.com/company/solmax-international-inc/

GSI to Host Webinar on Landfill Failures (April 22, 2020)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/04/17/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-landfill-failures/

How Cooley Group is Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic, from the Perspective of the CEO
Pandemic Diary: Seeking Silver Linings 
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/8v7jHWc4L9qpfkt#pdfviewer

TENEO COMPLETES 66km of HDPE Geomembrane Welding
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/teneogroup_construction-completion-teneo-activity-6646600973248712704-EFU2

Laboratory Testing on Geomembranes to Check Quality Conformance, Composition, Estimated Residual Lifetime and Performance in Aggressive Liquids
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Geosynthetic Podcast – Interview with Boyd Ramsey 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ-VepFyPmY

Behind the Scenes Podcast – Interview with Craig Benson  
https://anchor.fm/bryan-ulrich/episodes/Episode-25-An-Interview-of-Prof–Craig-Benson-ebami6

Large NZ Geotube Job – Canal Remediation Project
https://www.boprc.govt.nz/our-projects/kopeopeo-canal-remediation-project-monitoring-phase/

Allan Garrard – Failures of Slopes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBzg8kbIr9A

IFAI Announces Hiring Of Fred Chuck As Geosynthetic Materials Association Division Executive Director
https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2020/04/ifai-announces-hiring-of-fred-chuck-as-geosynthetic-materials-association-division-executive-director/

Failure Mode and Propagation of Cracks of Concrete Pavements Reinforced with Geogrids Under Cyclic Loads
https://ro.uow.edu.au/eispapers1/3865/

Identification of Geotextile Productivity in Soil Improvement Projects using Webcyclone
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1477/5/052027/pdf


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