This Newsletter is brought to you by Excelplas – Australia’s largest NATA-accrediated geomembrane testing, CQA and consulting company
New GSE HDPE geomembrane used in applications that operate at sustained temperatures up to 100 deg.C
http://www.gseworld.com/content/documents/datasheets/membranes/High_Temperature_Geomem_ASTM_Europe__Africa_DS.pdf
Firestone Building Products, Indianapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,622,654) developed by Paul Oliveira, Carmel, Ind., for a geomembrane anchor system
http://www.4-traders.com/BRIDGESTONE-CORP-6492260/news/Bridgestone-Corp–Firestone-Building-Products-Assigned-Patent-17800335/
View Paul Oliveira’s new patent for a geomembrane anchor system
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8622654.pdf
Impressive list of geosynthetics authorities have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at Geosynthetic Solutions. These include Prof. Edward Kavazanjian, Dr. Jonathan Fannin
Submit abstracts by 24th Feb 2014
http://www.geosyntheticssolutions.com/
Solmax International Inc. – Complete profile and list of contacts
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?prtl=1&estblmntNo=123456069580&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=1921&app=sold&lang=eng
Nationwide Civil undertakes HDPE pond liner for Orana Gas Processing Facility Civil Works
http://www.nationwidecivil.com.au/orana-gas-processing-facility-civil-works
New geotextile fabrics built with these sensors the user would be able to collect data
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=158484
Requirements regarding which international and manufacturer tests for geosynthetic and geotextile products are acceptable in Australia will be clarified
http://sourceable.net/victoria-scraps-commercial-building-defect-insurance/
SMEC, supported by additional GHD advice, decided that as the geotextile wasn’t required to resist the placement of the rock, a lighter fabric could be used
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/dredging-facts-from-the-fiction-gpc-response/2143267/
Geotextile for Preventing Piping Wins 2013 Water Innovation Award
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/12/18/geotextile-for-preventing-piping-wins-2013-water-innovation-award/
Recently Published Geotextiles and Geomembranes Articles
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geotextiles-and-geomembranes/recent-articles/