December 2018 Vol. 1

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Sensor Patents New Geomembrane with Printed Conductive Grids (Breaking News)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180320380A1/en

Firestone Patents New Method to Make EPDM Geomembranes in a Continuous Process
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/10112334.pdf

Geofabrics Wins National Export Award (Breaking News)
https://www.geofabrics.co/news/geofabrics-wins-national-export-award

Upcoming Webinar on Stability Designs for Landfill Covers (Dec 12th, 2018)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2018/11/29/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-lifetime-predictions-of-geosynthetics-gma-members-get-discounted-rates-2/

Wear-Quantification of Textured Geomembranes Using Digital Imaging Analysis (New Research)
https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/dspace-jspui/handle/2134/36244

New Leak Location Method for EPDM Liners Available in Australia
https://detecsystems.com
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TenCate Design Seminar Series – Geosynthetics Education for the Geotechnical Engineer (Jan 31st, 2019)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geosynthetics-seminar-hosted-by-tencate-mirafi-houston-area-tickets-52878400720

Tensar to Present Technical Seminar on Geosynthetic Applications, including Roadways, Pavements, Walls and Slopes, Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining Walls, and Waste Containment (Jan 8th, 2019)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2018/11/26/tensar-to-present-technical-seminar-in-minneapolis/

DOWNLOAD FREE WEBINAR on ‘Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Geosynthetics’
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9p15qz9fi3qmh6/GeoSeminar_08-03-18_Session06.mp4?dl=1

DOWNLOAD FREE PRESENTATION on ‘Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Geosynthetics’
https://www.dropbox.com/s/573aua0cd1cj1mi/07-ElevatedTemps-UIUC-2018-Stark-7-20-18.pdf?dl=1

Geocomposites Serve as Foundation for $11.6M Pavement Preservation Project
https://www.forconstructionpros.com/pavement-maintenance/press-release/21033960/crafco-inc-crafco-geotac-hs-serves-as-foundation-for-116m-pavement-preservation-project

Prevent Shoreline Erosion with Geosynthetics: Geotube® units Make Resilient, Immovable Groynes
https://bishopwater.ca/prevent-shoreline-erosion-geotube/

Golder Associates Review Tailings Dam Design in Consideration of a 1000-Year Closure Design Life
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neeltje_Slingerland/publication/…/Geomorphic-analysis-for-tailings-dam-design-in-consideration-of-a-1000-year-closure-design-life.pdf

Geomembranes Assist CCR Cleanup and Closure Projects on a Massive Scale
https://www.powermag.com/cleanup-and-closure-projects-on-a-massive-scale/

Concrete Canvas to Exhibit at Railtex 2019 (May 14-16th, 2019)
http://www.railtex.co.uk/2019/exhibitor-profile/?e=35&lang=en&section=exhibitor-list

Acceleration Response of a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Bridge Abutment under Dynamic Loading
https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/acceleration-response-of-a-geosynthetic-reinforced-soil-bridge-ab

Reliability-based Design of Internal Limit States for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls using Geosynthetic Reinforcement
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cgj-2018-0074

Performance Evaluation of Geocomposite Reinforcement in Flexible Pavements using Marshall Test Protocol
https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/62/matecconf_iccoee2018_06020.pdf

The Long Term Performance of Geocomposite Drainage Materials Used as Capillary Break Layers
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-01944-0_18

Hybrid A-Frame Micropile-Geosynthetic Reinforced Wall with Impact Barrier (Declassified)
https://www.codot.gov/programs/research/pdfs/2018-Research-Reports/2018-11/at_download/file


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