February 2020 Vol. 6

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Field Monitoring of Landfill Gas Emissions through an Intermediate Cover with Co-Extruded EVOH Geomembrane in an Operating Landfill
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339414004-Field-Monitoring-of-Landfill-Gas-Emissions-through-an-Intermediate-Cover-with-Co-Extruded-EVOH-Geomembrane-in-an-Operating-Landfill 

First Tailings Dam on the Mount Isa Mines site to be Lined with a Geosynthetic Clay Liner and HDPE Geomembrane
https://www.i-q.net.au/main/major-tailings-structure-completed-at-mount-isa
 
New PTFE Geomembrane Offers Considerable Performance Advantages over HDPE and PVC-EIA Geomembranes
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/iB8IaedYD1rAhev
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/zEELd1OUm3eWUJt

Pigment In White Geomembranes Gets Cancer Warning from EU (Breaking News)
Safety Alert – Grinding of White Surface Geomembranes before Extrusion Welding can Generate/Liberate Suspected Carcinogenic dust
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/dcRJSd45VkABYFe

ASTM Update: ASTM D7953-20 Standard Practice For Electrical Leak Location On Exposed Geomembranes Using The Arc Testing Method
https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/astm/astmd795320

Cleanaway Reports on Rehabilitation and Post Closure Works at Landfill Sites in Victoria with Head of Engineering Barry Griffin in the lead
https://www.cleanaway.com.au/sustainable-future/remediation-update-2020/

EPA Issues Guidance on CCR Landfills (Declassified)
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-02/documents/508-san7310-ccr-package-2-part-b-nprm-frdocument-2020-02-14.pdf

Agru Chooses HDPE-RC for Caustic Containment
https://www.agru.at/en/applications/semi-finished/pe-100-rc-caustic-soda-storage-containers/

Leachate Leakage Investigation, Assessment and Engineering Countermeasures for Tunneling Underneath a MSW Landfill
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013795219311743

Meeting Planned on Duke Energy Coal Ash Basin Closure Using Geosynthetics
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/meeting-planned-on-duke-energy-coal-ash-basin-closure,25839

Technical Note:  Groove in Geomembrane Created During the Seaming Process by the Wedge Welder
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/02/01/the-gma-techline-6/

Upcoming GSI Meeting on Geosynthetics
https://geosynthetic-institute.org/meeting.htm

Stress–Strain Characteristics of Landfill Clay Cover Barriers under Geogrid Reinforcements
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41062-020-0263-7

Pullout Behavior of Different Geosynthetics—Influence of Soil Density and Moisture Content
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00012/full

Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Embankment over Locally Weak Zone
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40515-020-00103-0

Scale Effect Study on the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction of Geogrid-reinforced Soil
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-2150-4

Experimental Study on Geocell Reinforced Base over Dredged Soil using Static Plate Load Test
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs42947-020-0238-2

Compaction Behavior of Nonwoven Geotextile-Reinforced Clay
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.19.00053

Shear Behaviour at Interface Between Compacted Clay Liner–Geomembrane Under Freeze-Thaw Cycles
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165232X19302253

Investigation on Failure of Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls (Wednesday 11 Mar 2020)
https://australiangeomechanics.org/meetings/investigation-on-failure-of-geosynthetic-reinforced-walls/

HDPE Geogrid-Residual Soil Interaction Under Monotonic and Cyclic Pullout Loading
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.19.00057

Video Demo: Geogrid Mechanisms Explained
https://info.tensarcorp.com/video-demo-geogrid-mechanisms-explained

7th European Geosynthetics Conference 6-9 September 2020
https://www.georesources.net/index.php/k2-tags/events-mrp/icalrepeat.detail/2020/09/06/397/-/7th-european-geosynthetics-conference

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing – WE KNOW POLYMERS, WE KNOW TESTING
https://www.excelplas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Excelplas-A4-Brochure-2pp-Geosynthetics-NTs.pdf


 


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