August 2022 Vol. 5

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NEWSMAKERS:  * ASTM * Beaulieu International Group * ELIS Technologies * EnviroGuard® * EUROGEO 7 * GCCM * GCL * Genuit * GeoProducts * GeoQ * George Koerner * GNA  * Huesker * IGS * Intertape Polymer Group * IPG * Microplastics * Nilex * Pietro Rimoldi * Presto Geosystems * RCR * Reinforced Concrete Roll® * Sensor Group * Solmax * Stantec * TENEO * TILTEX Australia * Tomas Gregor * WSP

INDUSTRY NEWS

Intertape Polymer Group Seeking Fabricated Geomembrane Customers in Australia
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/xxGYq4gGqN817aY

Tiltex Australia Install Anti-Cracking GCCM at Pilbara Mine to act as Water Infiltration Barrier and Erosion Control Protection
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/PVz121X3ppIXHsv

Solmax Presentation – Preventing Leaks in Geomembranes (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWG1GZ-kLg

New GCCM Available in the USA – EnviroGuard® – Reinforced Concrete Roll®
Pricing: RCR 7.  US$4.89 sf.  16.4’ x 65.7. Roll   Sales Contact: John Oberly <[email protected]>
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/uiDnaKoxBAEwriA

Designing Landfills Using Advanced Geosynthetic Technology (Geocells) – PRESTO Geosystems Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrG5aP7iNJk

Just 1 Week to Go Until EUROGEO 7 – Warsaw, Poland (4 – 7 September 2022)
https://eurogeo7.org/

Explore the Durability & Carbon-Footprint Reduction Benefits of Geotextile Fibres & Woven Fabrics at EuroGeo7
https://www.pressreleasefinder.com/Beaulieu_International_Group/BIGPR061/en/

IGS Panel Group at EuroGeo7 Conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept. 6 to Discuss Geotextiles, Sustainability, Microplastics and Industry Challenges – panel discussion to include members of European Commission, IGS, Construction groups
https://www.industryintel.com/government-and-public-policy/news/international-geosynthetics-society-to-present-on-geotextiles-sustainability-and-industry-challenges-at-eurogeo7-conference-in-warsaw-poland-on-sept-6-panel-discussion-to-include-members-of-european-commission-igs-construction-groups-157598266920

Belgium’s Beaulieu International Group to Showcase Geotextiles at EuroGeo7
https://www.technicaltextile.net/news/belgium-s-beaulieu-international-group-to-show-geotextiles-at-eurogeo7-
282645.html

Webinar Recording Now Available – Geosynthetic Barrier Systems Used for Flood Protection – George Koerner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8V_2gkKISw

Tomas Gregor Cofounder of Sensor Group is now Chief Technology Officer of ELIS Technologies Ltd
Tomas Gregor, PhD. who together founded Sensor 24 years ago has since have developed sophisticated geomembrane leak location systems for ELIS
https://www.elis.tech/

Recorded Webinar – ‘High Technical & Environmental Performance with Multifunctional & Sustainable Geosynthetics’ (Video)
Speaker: Eng. Pietro Rimoldi, Civil Engineering Consultant based in Milano, Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKVo3zMNZkk

Patent Granted for Strain-Sensing Geotextile for Civil Engineering Applications [PDF]
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/11422046.pdf

Video on ASTM D8058 Flexural Strength of GCCMs using a Three Point Bending Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXNyiexY1J0

Special Issue “State-of-the-Art of Geosynthetic Engineering for Sustainable Construction”
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/geosynthetic_engineering

EXPOS

Huesker Exhibiting at Contamination & Geotech Expo 2022 (14-15 September, 2022)
https://www.contaminationexpo.com/exhibitors

GEOTEXTILE TUBES

Characterization of Stacked Geotextile Tube Structure Using Digital Image Correlation  [PDF]
http://www.i-asem.org/publication_conf/structures22/9.CD/CD669/7.%20CD2669_7494A.pdf

Evaluation of Coastal Protection Strategies and Proposing Multiple Lines of Defence Under Climate Change for Sustainable Shoreline Protection (SSP)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0964569122002770

GCLs

Laboratory Investigation of GCL Hydration from Lateritic Subsoils
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114422000644!

Numerical Investigation on Hydraulic and Gas Flow Response of MSW Landfill Cover System Comprising a GCL Under Arid Climatic Conditions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114422000851

GEOGRIDS

Behaviour of Floating Stone Columns Reinforced with Geogrid Encasement in Model Tests
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2022.980851/full

Geosynthetic Reinforcement of Backfill Behind Integral Abutments to Mitigate Approach Slab Distresses
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141029622008586

Assessment of Flexible Pavement Reinforced with Geogrid Behaviour Under Dynamic Earthquake Loading
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Fattah-4/publication/362680326_Assessment_of_Flexible_Pavement_Behavior_Under_Dynamic_Earthquake_Loading/links/62f7
da0e79550d6d1c7a8a7d/Assessment-of-Flexible-Pavement-Behavior-Under-Dynamic-Earthquake-Loading.pdf

Drying Shrinkage and Thermal Expansion of Metakaolin-based Geopolymer Concrete Pavement Reinforced with Biaxial Geogrid
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509522005472

Reliability and Parameter Sensitivity Analysis on Geosynthetic-reinforced Slope with Spatially Variable of Soil Properties
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061822024631

Dynamic Response of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls with Different Reinforcement and Backfill Conditions
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40999-022-00761-w

Pull-out Behaviour of the L-Shaped Anchorage of Geogrid Under Static and Cyclic Loading
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362901576_Pullout_Behavior_of_the_L-
Shaped_Anchorage_of_Geogrid_Under_Static_and_Cyclic_Loading

MICROPLASTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Australian Scientists Find Microplastics Continue to Cause Havoc to Our Environment
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/microplastics-continue-to-cause-havoc-to-our-environment

Microplastic in Oysters: A Review of Global Trends and Comparison to Southern Australia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35995196/

Widespread Occurrence of Microplastics in Marine Bays with Diverse Drivers and Environmental Risk
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202200410X

Recent Advances on Ecological Effects of Microplastics on Soil Environment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/am/pii/S0048969721044119

JOBS

Nilex Hiring Technical Sales Representative
https://ca.linkedin.com/jobs/view/technical-sales-representative-at-nilex-inc-3202707852

HUESKER North America Seeking Regional Sales Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/regional-sales-manager-at-huesker-north-america-3222767574?refId=YqTzkAPbdds2qIbKEdfH0g==&trackingId=tOJnNNV3xlPwjjcQc4zpww==&position=14&pageNum=0&trk=public_jobs_jserp-result_search-card

GeoQ Seeking Quality Assurance Personnel for Geosynthetics Projects
https://www.seek.com.au/job/58230431

Teneo Seeking Graduate/Site Engineer Civils FIFO with HDPE Lining Experience ($90K/a)
https://www.seek.com.au/job/58233085?type=standard

Stantec Seeking Technician for Construction Quality Assurance of Installed Geosynthetic Materials 
https://jobs.wdtn.com/jobs/construction-quality-assurance-technician-atlanta-georgia/688803829-2/

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