January 2018 Vol. 7

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“Liner Selection – from Datasheet to Immersion Testing” by Attila Marta of Red Earth Engineering (REE)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/liner-selection-from-datasheet-immersion-testing-attila-marta/

Concrete Canvas Models Help Sell Concrete Canvas Applications
http://www.modelmakers-uk.co.uk/recent-projects/

Research Update on Geomembranes at Tailings Storage Facilities
http://blog.geotechpedia.com/index.php/2017/09/research-update-on-geomembranes-at-tailings-storage-facilities/

Breaking News – New ASTM International Standard Practice for Electrical Leak Location to be Introduced in Upcoming March ASTM Ballot
The new method: “Electrical Methods for Eliminating Leaks in Installed Geomembranes” offers substantial improvements over the existing ASTM D7007 for geomembranes covered with water and/or earth
https://www.astm.org/MEETINGS/BLOCKSCHEDULES/D352159.pdf

New ASTM Geosynthetic Standards Being Discussed/Developed This Week
https://www.astm.org/MEETINGS/filtrexx40.cgi?-P+MAINCOMM+D35+-P+EVENT_ID+2159+-P+MEETING_ID+72277+lineschedule.frm

Presto Geosystems Offer Free Porous Pavement Design Assistant (Free Program)
https://www.prestogeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Porous-Pavement-Design-Assistant.xlsx

Tender for Supply of HDPE Geomembranes for the Construction of Landfill Cell 5a at the Wyndham Refuse Disposal Facility, Werribee
https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/about-council/tenders-suppliers/contract-no-c194618-supply-geomembrane-materials-construction-cell

Tonkin + Taylor (T+T)  Seeking Landfill Design Engineer for Melbourne Role (Jobs)
Previous experience in earthworks construction and liner deployment will be highly regarded
https://www.endsjobsearch.co.uk/job/349117/landfill-designer/

Drone Footage of Recently Constructed Engineered MSW Landfill Site for Ventersdorp town in North West Province, South Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjoTtqPKGxI

Performance of Pilot Test of Geotextile Tube Filled with Lightly Cemented Clay (New Research)
https://www.waset.org/abstracts/67068

Behavior of Full Scaled Geobag Retaining Wall Structure by Field Pilot Test (New Research)
http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE07294271

TenCate Seeking Design Engineering in Civil Engineering (Thailand Role)
https://th.jobsdb.com/th/en/job/design-engineer-300003001542945

Large-Scale Tests to Assess the Efficiency of a Geosynthetic Reinforcement Over a Cavity (NEW)
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.18.00005

DOT Report on Geosynthetic Wall Performance: Facing Pressure and Deformation (Declassified)
https://www.codot.gov/programs/research/pdfs/2017-research-reports/2017-03/at_download/file

Change Of Water Permeability Of Nonwoven Geotextile Installed In Earthfill Dam (New Research)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna_Miszkowska/publication/…/Change-of-water-permeability-of-nonwoven-geotextile-exploited-in-earthfill-dam.pdf

Free Webinar on The Design of MSE Walls with Low Density Cellular Concrete (LDCC)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3297087211761252353

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