ATARFIL Closes US Plant – Unseen Costs of Ignoring Leak Detection

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BREAKING NEWS

ATARFIL Closes its Geomembrane Plant in US and Announces Layoffs

SPECIAL FEATURE

The Unseen Costs of Neglecting Geomembrane Leak Detection [PDF]
Protecting Investments and Reputations (3 Common Scenarios with Geomembrane Leak Detection Solution Suggestions)

BREAKING NEWS

Geothermal Landfill Liner Approved for Use at Regional Landfill

Landfill in Virginia, Minn., Will Turn Heat from Waste into Energy Used to Treat Wastewater

Webinar Tomorrow – I95 Philadelphia Bridge Collapse, Emergency Repair Using Geosynthetic Reinforcement (26th Nov 2024)

Vona Orajuega of Huesker Presentation on How Geosynthetic Reinforcement can be Used for Emergency Repair Collapsed Bridges (26th Nov 2024)
HUESKER North America speaker to detail emergency reconstruction completed in 12 days

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kerry Rowe Honoured for Ground-breaking Work Designing Waste Containment Systems

Garware Technical Fibres: The Emerging Powerhouse in Geotechnical Textiles [PDF]

Interview with AKS Geomembranes’ Technical Manager Peter Hardie
AKS Expert geomembranes to 23 countries including Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand

Texel Industries Share Price Jumps Dramatically (+100%)
Indian Geomembrane and Geo-tube Manufacturer Share Price Soars

Transportation Research – New Project: Quantify the Benefits of Using Geotextiles and Geogrids to Improve the Performance of Unbound Pavement Layers

Webinar Video – ‘Geomembranes Don’t Like to Sustain Tension: the Implications for BGMs’ (WATCH NOW)

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NEW PATENTS

3D Printed Geotextiles as Spacer Fabrics to Reinforce GCLs and GCCMs

WatershedGeo Develop Tufted Geotextile with Understory for Shear Resistance to Hydraulic and Dry-flow Infill Displacement

SIKA Develop Cementitious Adhesives for Sealing Geomembranes

GCLs

Simulation of Leachate Movement from Clay Geosynthetic Liners (GCLs) Using a Laboratory Model

GEOTEXTILES

Effect of Geotextiles on the Geotechnical Properties of Gypseous Soil

GEOGRIDS

Geosynthetic Stabilized Bridge Approach (GSBA)

Study of the Performance of a 3D Modular Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Bridge Abutment under Overloading

Prediction Method for Lateral Displacements of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Walls with Segmental Block Facings

Full-Scale Testing and Monitoring of Geosynthetics-Stabilized Flexible Pavement in Alberta, Canada

NEW RESEARCH

Large Strain Consolidation Model for Very Soft Soils with Prefabricated Horizontal Drains (PHD) Considering Nonlinear Compression and Creep

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