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INDUSTRY NEWS
Concrete Canvas Wins at Inaugural Wales STEM Awards
https://www.concretecanvas.com/concrete-canvas-wins-at-inaugural-wales-stem-awards/
Lake Francis Dam Maintenance with GCCM
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/12/11/lake-francis-dam-maintenance-with-gccm/
Introducing Coletanche Solar™ – Rio Tinto Installs Bituminuous Geomembrane (BGM) with Flexible Solar Cells
For the first time, a bituminous waterproofing geomembrane with flexible photovoltaic modules has been installed. This solution allows reusing areas such as closed landfills or industrial wastelands while providing clean renewable energy. 3500m² of Coletanche XP have been installed, topped by 1170 flexible photovoltaic modules for a total of 130 kWp for Rio Tinto Mining Company.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6742385849394044928
Australian Engineers Design Irrigated Composite Liners for Fast Hydration and Prevention of Thermal Desiccation of Geosynthetics Clay Liners
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114420300832
Russian Scientists Create Self-Healing Geosynthetics
https://sputniknews.com/science/202012171081491311-russian-scientists-create-self-healing-roads-made-of-garbage/
FLI Global Becomes Founding Member Of New IGS Foundation
https://www.fli-group.com/about-us/latest-news/fli-global-becomes-founding-member-igs-foundation
Reuters Photo of Geotextile Covering Glacier Considered Photo of the Year on Role of Geosynthetics to Combat Climate Change
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/QCyQUcjAdTVV3bZ
GEOMEMBRANES
How to Avoid The Traps and Pitfalls in Purchasing Geomembranes (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGW7lmaVT7I
Best Practice Principles of HDPE Geomembrane Welding from NAUE (WATCH NOW)
https://webinar.naue.com/basic-principles-of-carbofol-hdpe-geomembrane-welding/
Tim Stark Video Podcast – Episode-22-Panel-Discussion-Subgrade-Prep-CQC/CQA (LISTEN NOW)
https://anchor.fm/fgi/episodes/Episode-22-Panel-Discussion-Subgrade-Prep-CQCCQA-enrs3f
Environmental Protection Inc. Shares Tips on Cold Weather Installation of Geomembranes
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/12/10/environmental-protection-inc-shares-tips-on-cold-weather-installation-of-geomembranes/
Liner-Lock™ Self-Sealing Anchoring System for Geomembranes to Prevents Uplift or Draw Down Movements
https://www.gripple.com/products/civil-construction/liner-lock/
GEOTEXTILES
Are you Specifying and Using the Correct Separation Geotextiles? Online (28TH JANUARY 2020)
Ian Fraser is currently Technical Director with TCS Geotechnics and Treasurer/Officer of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). He is a geotechnical engineer with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical consultancy, specialist geotechnical contracting and geosynthetics system design, supply and construction. Ian has accumulated extensive experience of the geosynthetics industry via senior roles with some of its key players.
https://www.igs-uk.org/
Coastal Protection with Geotextile Sand Containers (WATCH NOW)
https://webinar.naue.com/coastal-protection-with-geotextile-sand-containers/
NEW RESEARCH
Review of Application and Innovation of Geotextiles in Geotechnical Engineering
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1774/pdf
Cyclic Shear Behaviour of GMB/GCL Composite Liner
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114420301424
Global and Local Sand–Geosynthetic Interface Behaviour
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgeot.19.P.109
Shear Behaviour of Canadian Marine clay/Geomembrane Interface Under Freeze–Thaw Cycles
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jenge.15.00055
Changes in Physical Properties of Geosynthetic Materials under the Action of Chemical Media
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/5.0032413
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