December 2022 Vol. 2

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Geosyntec Expands Australian Footprint with Acquisition of Red Earth Engineering
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Brazilian Geomembrane Manufacturer Nortene Develops Textured Geomembranes Tailored for Mining Industry
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/TIRtENJJ8PK2yfg

Solmax Files World Patent for Apparatus and Method for Detecting Holes/Leaks in Geomembranes
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2022254231A1.pdf

Kuraray Develops New EVOH Gas Barrier Geomembrane [PDF]
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20220396060.pdf

New Geomembrane and Cover Presentations at Geo23 in Kansas City 
Paper #1261809 – High Performance Geomembranes in Aggressive Mining Applications, February 8, 2023, 8:00-9:30pm
Paper #1261347 – Emerging Uses of Geosynthetic Floating Covers in the Energy Sector, February 7, 2023, 1:30-3:00pm
https://geosyntheticsconference.com/

ABG Provides Geosynthetic Leak Detection Solution for Tropical Fruit Irrigation Basin on El Hierro
https://www.abg-geosynthetics.com/company/news-archive/abg-provides-leak-detection-solution-for-tropical-fruit-
irrigation-basin-on-el-hierro/

Cook Islands Weigh Up Geotextile Bags and Containers Options to Prevent Coastal Erosion
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/12/12/cook-islands-weighs-up-geotextile-bags-and-containers-options-to-prevent-coastal-erosion/

Geosynthetics for Filtration and Stabilisation: A Review
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5492

Alberta Government Adds Layfield Geogrids to Approved Products List
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/planningtools/GMS/ProductList/Geosynthetics.pdf

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Webinar on ‘Positive Pressure Anaerobic Biogas Cover Systems’ (12 January, 2023)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4197452036921148943

Online Course and Certification Exam on ‘Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Installation QA/QC for Geosynthetics’ (25th January, 2023)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3457212425750138124

GEOMEMBRANES

Analysis of Textured Geomembrane–Soil Interface Strength to Mining Applications [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/TIRtENJJ8PK2yfg

Effects of PFAS on Antioxidant Depletion from HDPE Geomembranes
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36502710/

Puncture Behaviour of HDPE Geomembranes with Defects: Laboratory Investigation
https://www.wosonhj.com/scholar/170732xs.html

Swelling Behaviour and Flow Rates of a Novel Hydrophilic Gasket Used in Composite Geomembrane Vertical Cut-off Walls
HDPE geomembrane was obtained from Atarfil (Granada, Spain)
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/12/2207

Online Course and Certification Exam on Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Installation QA/QC for Geosynthetics (25th January, 2023)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3457212425750138124

GEOTEXTILES

Filtration Studies for Geotextile Selection to Produce Rare Earth Elements Preconcentrate
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40891-022-00420-z

Geosynthetics for Filtration and Stabilisation: A Review [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5492

Geotextile Resistance to Cyclic and Static Loading Damage when Impregnated with Asphalt Emulsion
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061822033943

Geotextile Wind Mill Possible Solution to CO2 Removal from Atmosphere
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/11524260.pdf

Swedish Researchers Say Second Major Source of Microplastics in Urban Catchments and Stormwater is Construction and Landscaping Materials and Activities (Geotextiles, Artificial Turf and Rope)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722068814

GCCM

Concrete Canvas Updates its FAQs
https://www.concretecanvas.com/uploads/1.3-CCUSA-FAQs.pdf

GEOGRIDS

DEM Simulation of Geogrid–Aggregate Interface Shear Behaviour: Optimization of the Aperture Ratio Considering the Initial Interlocking States
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266352X22005195

Mesoscopic Failure Behaviour of Strip Footing on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Granular Soil Foundations Using PIV Technology
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/24/16583/pdf

Reinforcement of Runway Embankment by Using Geosynthetics in Indonesia
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-3322-6_7

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