August 2021 Vol. 3

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NEWSMAKERS:  * AGRU * BMI * CCGM * Cement Blanket™ * Concrete Canvas * Corex Plastics * CSPE * Defects * ExcelPlas * GCCM * GCL * Geocell * Geocomposite * Geofabrics * GeoStep® * Global Synthetics * Huesker * InterAx™ * Layfield * Leak Location * Pascal Sunier * Presto * Prestorus * Sensor * Tensar

INDUSTRY NEWS

Concrete Canvas Press Release – ‘Chinese GCCM Manufacturer Dishonestly And Illegally Misleading Customers’
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/5Jfmgg4gXf4URUW

An Interview with Michael Lawrence, CEO of Tensar International, on the Launch of Tensar InterAx™ Geogrid
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/08/08/an-interview-with-michael-lawrence-ceo-of-tensar-international-on-the-launch-of-tensar-interax-geogrid/

Tensar Casts Wide Net Over a Suite of Patents for Sensor-Enabled Geogrids for Monitoring the Health, Condition and Status of Infrastructure
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2021155364A1.pdf
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2021155362A1.pdf
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2021155358A1.pdf

Sensor Announces New Roller Attachment for Faster Leak Location Surveys of Geomembranes
It provides up to 40% faster speeds without sacrificing accuracy while performing geomembrane liner surveys
https://www.sensorgroup.com/introducing-our-brand-new-roller-attachment-plus-videos-of-it-in-use

Layfield Awarded Large CSPE Floating Cover Project for the City of Seattle, Washington
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/0pmfZx7rKXMcCos#pdfviewer

Windfall for Geosynthetics – USA Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
https://www.roadsbridges.com/senate-passes-12-trillion-bipartisan-infrastructure-package

Russian Develops ‘Weld-Free’ Geocell GEOSTEP®
https://en.prestorus.com/georeshetka-dlya-ukrepleniya-otkosov.html

Australian Company Corex Plastics Patents Novel Geogrid
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/11078789.pdf

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GEOMEMBRANES

Detection of Defects in Geomembranes Using Infrared Thermography [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/16/5365/pdf

Analysis of Main Causes of Structural Failures in Impermeable Geomembrane Liners of Hydraulic Structures
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/eiBQPWegTPClXp4

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Evaluation of Synthetic Canal Lining Materials in South Texas Over 18 Years—Final Results and Conclusions
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/yB1G6fHsBrdoV0D#pdfviewer

PUBLISHED WEBINAR

Geosynthetics in Mining & Tailings (Published Webinar and Transcript) (by Pascal Sunier and Andy Warwick)
https://globalsynthetics.com.au/event/geosynthetics-in-mining-tailings/
https://globalsynthetics.com.au/webinar-q-a-transcript-geosynthetics-in-mining-tailings/

GEOGRIDS

Introducing Tensar InterAx™ Geogrid (Product Launch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmDTnbpIenY

Tensar Working Across the UAE on Subgrade Stabilisation Solutions for Construction Sites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL-ddpFJMGw

Evaluation of Geosynthetics Use in Pavement Foundation Layers and Their Effects on Design Methods 
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/110252/FHWA-ICT-21-020.pdf?sequence=2

3D Numerical Study of the Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced and Pile-Supported Embankments
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080621001025

ACIGS August Geogrid Webinar- Registrations Now Open
https://www.acigs.org/events/considerations-designing-and-modelling-geogrids-soil-stabilisation-and-reinforcement

ACIGS Technical Forum #2 -Soil Reinforcement – Geo-Reinforcement – Register Now
https://www.acigs.org/events/technical-forum-2-soil-reinforcement-geo-reinforcement

EPS FOAM (GEOFOAM)

A Numerical Study on the Role of EPS Geofoam in Reducing Earth Pressure on Retaining Structures Under Dynamic Loading
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40891-021-00304-8

ACIGS NEWS

ACIGS Young Members Update
https://www.acigs.org/news/young-members-update-0

ACIGS 2021 Photo Competition has now opened submit your photos for a chance to win prizes
https://www.acigs.org/acigs-photo-competition-2021

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