BREAKING NEWS
World’s Most Premium Industry Domain for Sale – “geosynthetics.net”
Coletanche Responds to Technical Paper Published on BGMs in a Short Video
LEGAL NEWS
Tensar and Industrial Fabrics Inc. (IFI) Trademark Battle Heads to Court
TRADEMARK—N.D. Tex.: Geotechnical engineering company competitor’s motion to cancel plastic mesh covering material trademarks dismissed, (Aug 18, 2026)
BUSINESS NEWS
GISTM Geomembrane Barrier System Design: Why GM13 Isn’t Enough
GRI GM13 and GRI GM42 standards establish vital minimum index properties that enable designers and specifiers to compare geomembranes on a common benchmark
Naue Develop Novel New Geomembrane Joining Methods
Exxon Mobil Develops New and Improved HDPE Geomembrane Resin with > 4000 hrs NCTL-SCR [PDF]
WORLD NEWS
Alpin Arena Schnals Launches Pilot Project for Snow Conservation Using Biodegradable Geotextiles
Long-Term Performance of a Maccaferri Green-Faced Reinforced Soil Wall at Kuranda Range, Queensland
Effectiveness of Bioengineering and Geosynthetic Integration for Riverbank Erosion Control
NAUE Base Sealing Geomembrane system for Landfill Cell 15 in Ennigerloh
Seaman Corporation Expands Wooster Headquarters Investment Supports Growth and More Than 50 New Jobs in Wayne County
New structure of Fishbone-Design Anti-Frost Heaving Canal Liners: Mechanical analysis and model Construction
ANDRITZ to Showcases Next Gen Nonwoven Geotextile Solutions at CINTE 2026
New EverLiner™ Design & Installation Guide for Seaming, and Installing PTFE Geomembranes
Maccaferri Railway Project in the Himalayas
Theoretical Analysis of Air- and Water-Inflated Double-Layer Rubber Dams
NEW PATENTS
Congratulations to Mr. Shravan Konnur, Research Scholar, and Prof. Amarnath Hegde, Dean [Infrastructure, Planning & Support (IPS)] & Associate Professor, Civil & Infrastructure Engineering (CIE), on the grant of a patent for the invention entitled: “FRACTAL TEXTURED RHOMBOHEXAL MULTIGRID FOR IMPROVED MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING IN SOILS”
The invention developed a geogrid (a type of soil reinforcement) capable of providing efficient mechanical interlocking and multidirectional stress distribution together with enhanced soil-geogrid interfacial interaction through the incorporation of a multigrid aperture geometry and strategically distributed fractal surface textures along the multigrid ribs. The newly developed product has wider applications in geotechnical structures such as MSE walls, slopes, and embankments.
TetraTech Patent
GEOMEMBRANES
Impact of Geomembranes on the Fate and Partitioning of Silver Nanoparticles in Landfills
HDPE liners almost completely prevented leachate penetration
2D Discrete Element Method Simulation for Direct Shear of Nonwoven Needle-Punched Geotextile with Pillar Structure and Co-extruded Textured Geomembrane
GEOTEXTILES
Water Migration Mechanisms and Drainage Performance of Wicking Geotextiles: A Comprehensive Review of Experimental Studies and Field Applications
Model for Steady-State Seepage Transfer in Geotextile Composite-lined Tunnel Drainage Systems
Tack Coat Rate and Geotextile Coverage Influence on Interlayer Bonding and Rutting Resistance in Flexible Pavements
GCLs
GCL Membrane Behaviour and Diffusion in Bentonite for Different Anions
Simulation water movement through the GCL cover using a physical model and HYDRUS-1D software
GEOGRIDS
Field Evidence and Laboratory Insights into Tensile Property Deterioration of Geosynthetics Under Coupled Salt Exposure and Wetting–Drying in GRS Retaining Walls
Performance-Based Forensic Evaluation of Reinforced Soil Structures Using Displacement-Based Back Analysis and Seismic Resistance Curves
Forensic investigation of the Tanada wall, a geosynthetic reinforced soil wall with a full-height rigid facing that experienced strong shaking during the 1995 Hyogoken Nambu earthquake in Japan
