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INDUSTRY NEWS

Geomembrane Bonanza as World Bank Supports Rural Development with New Irrigation Investment of $200Mill in Uzbekistan
Lining of 259 km of primary canals connected to the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers Using Geomembrane Liners

Geomembranes are the Key to Egypt’s Mega-Fish Farm: The Future of Food Security and Global Fish Production [VIDEO]
The project, which covers over 8,000 hectares, uses geosynthetic materials for sustainable fish farming

Brian Fraser (Layfield) Presentation for GeoAsia8 on Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) [PDF]

Thrace – Election of New Board of Directors and Constitution of the New Board of Directors into Body

Webinar – Flexible Design Solutions for Dams and Spillways – June 10, 2025

Monash Uni PhD Student Elissar Mikhael Complete Major Study on Migration of PFAS Through Geomembranes

Manual Dumping of GeoBags in Ocean (Not Safe but Effective!!) [VIDEO]

NEW MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS

NAUE Patent Novel Biodegradable Geotextiles

US Company Develops Low-Cost Laminated Gas Barrier Geomembranes

WaterShed Geo Patents Solar Energy System for Use with Tufted Geosynthetics

Chinese Company Develops High Performance HDPE Geomembranes: Innovative™ 2000 GM – Demonstrates Impressive Durability Properties
Meet INNO Material at GeoAsia8 in Brisbane in Just 7 Days!

GEOMEMBRANES

Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Partitioning into a HDPE Geomembrane

Fate and Migration of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Geosynthetic Liner Components (Thesis)

Insights into the Migration Behaviours of PFOS and PFOA in a Cut-Off Wall-Aquifer-Aquitard Triple-Domain System
Different types of the cut-off walls including the soil-bentonite wall (SBW), GCL-enhanced cut-off wall (GCLW) and composite geomembrane cut-off wall (GMBW) are selected for analysis
A geomembrane can effectively reduce the peak PFAS concentration even if there is a leakage.

Lifetime Prediction of PVC-P Geomembranes Immersion in Water at Elevated Temperatures

GEO-TUBES

Seismic Stability of Stacked Geotubes for Construction of Resilient Embankment

GEOGRIDS

Mechanical Properties of Triaxial Geogrid Reinforced Marine Coral Sand-Clay Mixture Based on 3D Printing Technology
This study investigates the effects of 3D-printed triaxial geogrid (TGG) reinforcement on MCCM through triaxial testing

Numerical Behaviour of Buried Flexible Pipes in Geogrid-Reinforced Soil Under Cyclic Loading 

Simplified Approach for Error Quantification in the Calibration of Numerical Models for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls Using Triaxial and Plane-Strain Test Results

Disconnected Piled Raft Foundation Using Polystyrene Cushion with Hybrid Geogrid and Geotextile Base

The Effect of Geocell, Geonet, and Geocomposite on the Impact Resistance and Behaviour of Buried Pipes

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Seeking Project Manager / Senior Project Engineer to Oversee Highly Engineered Containment and Geosynthetic Projects (MELBOURNE)

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