| GNA – The Most Widely Read and Disseminated Digital Geosynthetic News Platform Worldwide Newsmakers: * ACIGS * BAM Institute * Boyd Ramsey * Fabtech * GSI * Huesker * Solmax * TenCate * Tensar Refurbishment of Remote Mine Potable & Process Water Storage Pond with CSPE Geomembranes https://www.acigs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Newsletter-BHP-News-Letter-v1.1.pdf Reclamation Canal Projects to Reduce Salinity and Improve Water Quality with Geomembrane Lining https://www.deltacountyindependent.com/news/reclamation-canal-projects-to-reduce-salinity-and-improve-water-quality/article_d36158e4-01a0-11ea-b051-e7dabc7405a2.html Representative Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Used in Waste Management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X19305471 Assessment of Geophyics Techniques for Monitoring of Geomembrane-Lined Landfills https://www.nweurope.eu/media/8181/rawfill-20190930-sardinia-2019-paper-itzel-im.pdf Conditioning Monitoring of Reinforced Polypropylene Floating Covers – Why and How do RPP Covers Degrade Is my cover still safe to walk on? http://rppcovers.simplesite.com Proposed Class Action Puts Australia’s PFAS Policies in the Spotlight Accelerating Need for Containment Liners https://chemicalwatch.com/84225/proposed-class-action-puts-australias-pfas-policies-in-the-spotlight PFAS Remediation Company named Australian Technology Company of the Year https://www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au/content/water/article/pfas-remediation-company-named-australian-technology-company-of-the-year-1526256276 Geotextile Comes to the Rescue for US Oil Spill https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Oil-spill-money-for-bird-rookery-off-Louisiana-14822418.php Effect of Installation Geometry on Dynamic Stability of Small Earth Dams Retrofitted with a Geosynthetic Clay Liner https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038080619301714 International Geosynthetic expert Mr Boyd J. Ramsey presented a keynote address and presented a workshop at the Landfill 2019 Conference & Exhibition Mr Ramsey has been a leader within the geosynthetic, environmental containment and waste disposal industries for over 20 years and his involvement promises to be very interesting – https://iwmsa.co.za/event/landfill-2019-conference-exhibition http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/J0gOWcsPIe2Db0y Sustainable Geotextiles Made from Recycled Textiles [PDF] http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/lLcBs0CYZMcts4h#pdfviewer Experimental Studies on Interfacial Shear Characteristics between Polypropylene Woven Fabrics https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/22/3649/htm A Geomembrane Liner to Stop Water Seepage in an 8 km Long Embankment: The Bill Young Reservoir Case History https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-34242-5_7 Review of Process Control and Assurance for Optimized Seaming Condition Optimization of Woven Geotextiles to Improve Stability in Soft Soil Structure https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-34242-5_10 Geosynthetic Solutions for Coastal Engineering Applications – Tensar New Webinar https://tensarcorp.info/2ClbI1W Celebrating Reinforced Soil Structures Based on HDPE Geogrids (by Tensar UK) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-34242-5_11 Effect of Strain Rate on Cyclic Behavior of Pond Ash Reinforced with Geocell https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-34242-5_2 Use of Geomembranes to Protect from PFAS Migration from Landfills with EPA Grant https://www.eng.ufl.edu/newengineer/essie/uf-engineering-hopes-to-curb-harmful-chemicals-in-landfills-with-epa-grant/ Use of a Geosynthetic Clay Liner to Rehabilitate the Lower Chinns Dam, Colorado Steve Kuehr, P.E., Principal, Brierley Associates; and Ryan Schoolmeesters, Dam Safety Engineer, CO Division of Water Resources https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/dam-safety-2019-agenda Influence of Rib Stiffness and Limited Long-Term Junction Strength on Geogrid Performance (by Werner Mueller of BAM Institute) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40515-019-00095-6 A Finite Element Study on Optimum Location of Geogrid Layer Installation in Asphalt Overlay https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saeed_Toolabi/publication/336669527-A-finite-element-study-on-optimum-location-of-geogrid-layer-installation-in-asphalt-overlay/links/5dab156892851c577eb8b751/A-finite-element-study-on-optimum-location-of-geogrid-layer-installation-in-asphalt-overlay.pdf Implementation of a Combination of Geotube and Microbially-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) for Coastal Erosion Protection that is Cheaper, Energy-Saving and Eco-friendly https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/20/4462/pdf ACIGS Undergraduate Research Summer Project – Applications Now Open https://www.acigs.org/undergraduate-research-summer-project/ Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhePRrBykwStay Up to Date with the Latest Geosynthetic News by Signing Up for the GNA Newsletter! https://www.geosyntheticnews.com.au/subscribe/ • GNA now has +30,000 views per month • Articles published on GNA get thousands of views and are distributed widely through 3rd Party Affiliates • GNA is now the most read source of Breaking News on Geosynthetics Worldwide • Since GNA is published up to 12 times per month, no other source of Geosynthetic Industry News comes close to being as current and up-to-date • In 2017 we have increased readership by 10,000+ though India, Africa and Asia • Special Advertising Packages Available for Geosynthetic Manufacturers, Installers, and Service Providers. 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