January 2019 Vol. 4

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AGRU America celebrates the Ten-year Anniversary of the First ClosureTurf Geomembrane installation with their partners at Watershed Geo
http://watershedgeo.com/watershed-geo-celebrates-ten-years-of-closureturf/

Watershed Geo Celebrates the Ten Year Anniversary of ClosureTurf® Geosynthetic installation (Breaking News)
https://www.prweb.com/releases/watershed_geo_celebrates_the_ten_year_anniversary_of_closureturf/prweb16038876.htm

Haogenplast High Performance Liners (fPP-R & EIA-R) Case Studies
https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/01/high-performance-materials-haogenplast/

AGRU Releases MicroDrain™ Geosynthetic (New Products)  (Breaking News)
– https://agruamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Infographic-MicroDrain.png
– https://agruamerica.com/products/agru-microdrain/

Geotest Engaged as the Lining Contractor to Install the Various Layers within New Water Storage Dam Liner as well as Test for any Leaks within the Sealed Oasis™ Liner
https://www.geofabrics.co/news/water-storage-pond

Alberta Government Publishes Approved Product List for Geosynthetics (Declassified) [PDF]
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/PlanningTools/GMS/ProductList/Geosynthetics.pdf

Graphene-Coated Conductive Geotextile (Bidim C™) Used to Enable Real Time Quality Assurance Testing for Tears/Holes Within the Liner or Welded Joins
https://www.geofabrics.co/news/water-storage-pond

Manual of Use of Geosynthetics for Stabilizing Dirt Roads and Gravel Roads (Declassified)
http://navajodot.org/uploads/FileLinks/2f3990360a634616a6c4536c61b1fab1/Dirt_Road_Workshop_Booklet_compressed.pdf

India Publishes Comprehensive Video Course on Geosynthetics Engineering: In Theory and Practice (Free Videocast Library)
http://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/105101143/105101143.html

ACIGS Announce the First International Speakers Series for 2019 on Geosynthetic Applications in Transport Infrastructure and Mining Applications
https://australiangeomechanics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ACIGS-2019-Lectures-ANZ.pdf

HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technician and Operator Positions Available in Australia Immediately (UK Recruitment)
https://www.totaljobs.com/job/welder/the-recruitment-market-job84932887?v=1547861883917

Warning – Fake Paris Geosynthetic Conference announced
https://waset.org/conference/2019/01/paris/ICFGE

New Tender – Design and Installation of Landfill Liner Material – Caloundra Landfill Cell 12 (Closes 12th Feb. 2019)
https://www.australiantenders.com.au/tenders/376066/design-and-installation-of-landfill-liner-material-caloundra-landfill-cell-12/?searchId=1547954412&page=1

‘No Specs on Geotextiles Officially Published Yet’  – The Borneo Post
http://www.theborneopost.com/2019/01/19/no-specs-on-geotextiles-officially-published-yet/

An Interview with IGS President, Professor Chungsik Yoo, PhD
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/igs-young-members-down-to-earth-an-interview-with-igs-president-professor-chungsik-yoo-phd/

How to Increase the Efficiency of Evaporation Ponds Using Geosynthetic Liners
https://agruamerica.com/evaporation-pond/

Victorian Liner Contractor Completes New Lined Storage Lagoons
https://grapefruit-fuchsia-fgj2.squarespace.com/storagelagoons

Comparison of the Behaviour of Various Geotextiles Used in the Filtration of Clayey Sludge
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114418301225

Geotube Clean-up IN Nova Scotia Boat Habour
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/boat-harbour-clean-up-expected-to-start-2021-1.4979710

Recent Development in MSE Wall Design with Geosynthetics
http://cgs-sos.ca/event/recent-development-in-mse-wall-design/

“Inexpensive and Ubiquitous” Geotextiles Could Protect Buildings From Earthquake Damage
https://www.createdigital.org.au/inexpensive-ubiquitous-material-buildings-earthquake-damage/


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