January 2020 Vol. 1

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NEWSMAKERS: * ABG * Concrete Canvas * GDT * GeoAmericas * FGI  * GeoCell * Levee Lock  * Raven  

SnifferDrone Can Sniff Out Leaks in Exposed Geomembrane Covers
https://www.snifferrobotics.com/snifferdrone 

Levee Lock LLC Granted US Patent for Geomembrane-Lined Wall
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10501908B1/en 

New Geomembrane Cover With Integrated Activated Charcoal Filters to Trap Biogas Odours
https://www.watertechonline.com/wastewater/article/14074039/bottling-up-odors 

Raven Engineered Films Division a Well-known Manufacturers of Geomembranes is Expanding Operations in USA
With key brands such as 7-layer ABSOLUTE BARRIER® geomembranes (with its enhanced EVOH gas-barrier layer), DURA-SKRIM®, and VAPORBLOCK®
https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2020/01/02/1965810/0/en/Raven-Industries-Expands-Operations-to-U-S-East-Coast.html 

Landfill Design Drawings for Tumblong Quarry (Declassified)
https://www.cgrc.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2-Design-Drawings.pdf 

Collect Money-Saving Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion Using Geomembranes
Capture valuable biogas by covering tanks and lagoons with a GTI geomembrane gas collection cover
https://www.waterworld.com/sponsored/geomembrane/article/16225612/collect-moneysaving-biogas-from-anaerobic-digestion 

Oerlikon Nonwoven Optimizese Production Process for Geotextiles
https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-01-02/oerlikon-nonwoven-announces-successful-appearance-at-since/ 

Landfill Final Cover Systems Design for Arid Areas Using the HELP Model
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4568/htm 

GDT Lining Installing Bituminous Geomembranes
https://www.facebook.com/pg/gdtliningptyltd/posts/ 

Erosion Protection with Geosynthetics
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Creatieve-sessie-vPT-190619-SvE-190814.pdf 

Designing Hard-Armored, Flexible Channels with 3D HDPE Geocells
https://csengineermag.com/designing-hard-armored-flexible-channels-with-3d-hdpe-geocells/ 

Analysis of the Creep and the Influence on the Modulus Improvement Factor (MIF) in Polyolefin Geocells using the Stepped Isothermal Method
https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/analysis-of-the-creep-and-the-influence-on-the-modulus-improvement-factor-mif-in-polyolefin-geocells

Canadian Scientists Invent Game-changing Granular Cement for GCCMs
https://informedinfrastructure.com/52168/canadian-scientists-invent-game-changing-granular-cement-which-contributes-to-reduced-greenhouse-gases/ 

Determination of Geomembrane – Protective Geotextile Friction Angle: An Insight into the Shear Rate Effect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114419301621 

Tender Specification for TechCell GeoCell
https://www.techfabindia.com/public/images/spacemakerpdf/156222735415-Tender-Specification-TechCell-GeoCell.pdf

Preparations Underway for Circular Sediment Management Scheme Using Geotextile Tubes in India
https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2019/12/16/preparations-underway-for-circular-sediment-management-scheme-in-india/

Beach Homeowners Turn to Geotubes to Protect Properties, But Some Raise Concerns
https://www.staugustine.com/news/20191227/ponte-vedra-beach-homeowners-turn-to-geotubes-to-protect-properties-but-some-raise-concerns 

Biocementation of Sand Filled Geotextile Tubes
https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10356/77366 

A Comparative Laboratory Investigation into the Role of Geosynthetics in the Initial Swell Control of an Expansive Soil
https://content.sciendo.com/downloadpdf/journals/ceer/29/4/article-p18.xml 

Review of Sustainable Geosynthetic Development Trend with Environmental Adaptive and Eco-Environmental Performances Point of View
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/H5rfpJjHCL72OWP#pdfviewer 

KPMG Financial Analysis of Engineering Construction and Consulting Companies (Declassified)
https://www.aer.gov.au/system/files/SAPN%20-%20Revised%20Proposal…pdf


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