February 2019 Vol. 5

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Tensar Patent Court Case Underway before The Honourable Mr. Justice Manson (Breaking News)
Court to hear the closing argument on February 18, 2019 from:
Mr. Bob Sotiriadis and Ms. Camille Aubin (514)987-8899 representing the Plaintiffs
Mr. Rob McDonald (780)917-5225 representing Defendant
Tensar’s expert is Prof.  Alan McGown author of the highly popular book ‘Performance of Reinforced Soil Structures’.
https://www.ippractice.ca/file-browser/?fileno=T-1930-13

Solmax Produce Stunning Corporate Video on ‘Doing the Groundwork’ with Geomembranes
https://www.solmax.com/en/about/about-solmax
Congratulations from GNA to Daniel Lim for starting a new positionas Regional Sales Director, APAC at Solmax

Layfield Geomembrane Presentation in Brisbane on Containment of Emerging Contaminants (12th March, 2019)
https://layfieldgroup.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=13f320e7b5ead1024ac95c3b208610db.581&s=8dc40de1f26f506ce50cbe227be6427b

Layfield Geomembrane Presentation in Melbourne on Containment of Emerging Contaminants (14th March, 2019)
https://layfieldgroup.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=11b921ef080f7736089c757404650e40.610&s=8dc40de1f26f506ce50cbe227be6427b

Mapping of Underground Leachate Distribution Based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography in a Landfill
https://search.proquest.com/openview/90b200f42e4e53459c114b7010a21524/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2032646

Hydration Fluid and Field Exposure Effects on Moisture-Suction Response of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0002011

ANDRITZ Showcases it Needlepunch line for Geotextile at Afitex (France) (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWMLOK0cKo

REE Awarded Design of the World’s Largest Concentrated Brine Dam
https://redearthengineering.com.au/ree-awarded-design-of-the-worlds-largest-concentrated-brine-dam/

REE Proud Sponsors of the ACIGS Workshops Later This Month
https://redearthengineering.com.au/ree-proud-sponsor-of-acigs-workshop/

Geosynthetics in Transport Infrastructure on February 19 in Melbourne @ 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
https://www.acigs.org/event/2019-international-speakers-program-geosynthetics-in-transport-infrastructure/

South Africa Secugrid Geosynthetic Geogrid Reinforcement for Retaining Walls
https://www.transportandconstruction.co.za/2019/02/07/fibertex-sa-secugrid-geosynthetic-geogrid-reinforcement-for-retaining-walls/

EPA Decision on PFAS Coming Soon as Pressure Mounts
https://www.ecowatch.com/epa-decision-on-pfas-coming-soon-as-public-pressure-mounts-2628644160.html

Landfill Reverses Decision to Take Thousands of Tonnes of PFAS-Contaminated Soil
https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/01/31/n-j-landfill-reverses-decision-to-take-thousands-of-tons-of-contaminated-soil-from-pa-military-base/

Residents Seek Early Completion of Installation of Geotextile Tubes to Prevent Sea Erosion
Work on laying geotextile tubes as a shore protection measure in areas most affected by sea erosion has been stalled,
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/residents-seek-early-completion-of-work-to-check-sea-erosion/article26231533.ece


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