August 2022 Vol. 3

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INDUSTRY NEWS

12 Year Old Concrete Canvas Case Study Shows Why the GCCM Specification Standard (ASTM D8364) Helps Ensure Your GCCM Will Go the Distance
https://bit.ly/3QoeiIM

Freyssinet Group Announces Carpi as Their Geomembrane Specialist Subsidiary
https://www.freyssinet.com/solution/build/waterproofing-geomembranes/

Press Release – WINFAB Invests in A New State-of-the-Art Nonwoven Needle-punched Geotextile Production Line as They Continue on A Path Of Expansion And Growth
https://www.winfabusa.com/willacoochee-industrial-fabrics-inc-winfab-invests-in-a-new-state-of-the-art-nonwoven-
needlepunch-geotextile-production-line-as-they-continue-on-a-path-of-expansion-and-growth/

Call for Papers for a Special Issue: Geosynthetics in Mining
Submission Period: 15 July 2022 – 15 September 2022
https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/20311662/data/v1

LyondellBasell Develops Modified Environmental Stress Crack Test for HDPE
https://www.lyondellbasell.com/globalassets/documents/polymers-technical-literature/tech-topic-modified-environmental-stress-crack-test-for-homopolymer-hdpe.pdf

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Australian Scientists Investigate Effectiveness of a Geocomposite-PVD system in Preventing Subgrade Instability and Fluidisation Under Cyclic Loading
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114422000280?dgcid=rss_sd_all

FGI Webinar – Differentiating Microplastics and Geosynthetics (31 August 2022)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3698202286051248139

India Gets New Geosynthetics Testing Facility Can Help Construct Better Walls and Roads
https://dst.gov.in/new-testing-facility-can-help-construct-better-walls-and-roads

Resilient Roads: Chemical and Geosynthetic Methods for Roadway Stabilization
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/geosek.0000411

GEOMEMBRANES

Carpi Tech Completes Waterproofing with Geomembrane on Santa Maria Dam in Mexico
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/08/10/carpi-tech-completes-waterproofing-with-geomembrane-on-santa-maria-dam/

LEAK DETECTION OF GEOMEMBRANES

Sensor DDS® MIT Showcase Waterless Geomembrane Arc Testing –  ASTM D7953 Approved
https://sensor-uk.com/technologies/sensor-dds-mit

eFix® Permanent Leak Monitoring for Geomembrane
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/08/02/efix-permanent-leak-monitoring-for-geomembrane/

GEOTEXTILES

Bangladesh Planning USD14 Million Coastal Erosion Prevention Program with Geotextile Bags
Hundreds of Large Geotextile Sand Containers to be Strategically Placed
https://bdnews24.com/environment/1u8dmupovz

World Longest Sand Beach Destroyed by Erosion in a Few Days – Geotextile Sand Containers to be Deployed
https://bangladesh.postsen.com/news/amp/42419

Chapter on ‘Application of Geotextiles for Protection Against Coastal Erosion’
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/vogLblMvJ7vFBzj

GCLs

Hydration Behaviour of Geosynthetic Clay Liner with Polymerized Bentonite
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362581923_Hydration_behavior_of_geosynthetic_clay_liner_with_polymerized_bentonite

GCL Membrane Behaviour of Kaolin–Bentonite Mixtures
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002880

GCCM

GSI New Training Video on ASTM D8364 for GCCM Thickness, Mass, and Density Testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-ZMx7Qb94

Concrete Canvas Publishes New Brochure for Civil Applications [PDF]
https://www.concretecanvas.com/uploads/1.1-CC-Civil-Brochure-2.pdf

GEOGRIDS

Investigation of Load-Carrying Capacity of Rigid Pavement Slabs Reinforced with Biaxial Geogrids
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42947-022-00217-3

Embodied Energy and Carbon Emissions Analysis of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Structures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652622030918

Geosynthetics in Retaining Walls Subjected to Seismic Shaking
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-1468-2_15

MICROPLASTICS

FGI Webinar – Differentiating Microplastics and Geosynthetics (31 August 2022)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3698202286051248139

LANDFILLS

Effect of Cover Layer on Radiological Impact of Landfill for TENORM Waste from Tin Industry
As time passes, its performance will decrease due to the degradation of the
geomembrane part thereby clay layer becomes a crucial part of long-term safety of the facility
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/5.0095664

JOBS

AXIONiQ Seeking HDPE Geomembrane Welders for Perth Project
https://www.seek.com.au/job/58064297?type=standout

Jaybro Seeking Technical Business Development Manager for Geosynthetics
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs/view/technical-business-development-manager-at-jaybro-3202344346

WSP Seeking Civil Engineer in Geosynthetics for Perth Role
https://www.livehire.com/careers/wspaustralia/job/BKGM6/JKX2MTC2Z/civil-engineer
https://www.seek.com.au/job/57995001?type=standard

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