July 2013 Vol.2

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Dr. Ian Peggs to Tour Australia and New Zealand for Major Geosynthetics Lecture Tour in Early 2014
Tour Dates: Melbourne, 29th Jan, Adelaide 31st Jan, Perth 3rd Feb, Sydney, 5th Feb, Brisbane, 7th Feb. and Auckland, 10th Feb.
To register contact: Dijana Stangolev <[email protected]>

GSE Announces that its President and CEO will be Leaving the Company
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gse-announces-appointment-of-interim-president-and-ceo-213882861.html

7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (7ICEG2014) which will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 10-14 November 2014
Call for Papers on Geomembranes, Geotextile and Geogrids – 
Call for Abstract Submissions Opens 01 July 2013
http://mailouts.go4.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/B454943C2363D85F2540EF23F30FEDED/82F8DA5832CA065673767151F2435ACA

Geotextile Geotubes to be Used for Proposed Swansea UK Tidal Energy Project (Must See Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXEmHDQtXnw

Santos Plan to Develop Coal Seam Gas Ponds in Hunter Valley
http://www.coalguru.com/australia/santos_plan_to_develop_coal_seam_gas_in_hunter_valley/10922

New Mining Contract in Surat Basin Doubles Earthmoving Jobs
http://www.coolum-news.com.au/news/tw-earthworks-company-csg-contract-surat-jobs/1898948/

International Symposium on Design and Practice of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structures in Bologna, 14-16 October 2013
http://www.omranista.com/eng/viewnews.php?id=20

Comparison of CCL and GCL in Landfill Design and Construction – Paper by ATC Williams/Allan Watson Associates & Geofabrics
Lis Boczek, ATC Williams/Allan Watson Associates, John Buckley, Geofabrics Australasia; Allan Watson, ATC Williams/Allan Watson Associates.
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2013/06/34-technical-paper-to-be-presented-at-the-5th-australian-landfill-and-transfer-stations-conference

Installation and Maintenance of the Geotextile Seawalls Needed to Fight Against Coastal Erosion in Sydney
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/yards-swallowed-by-coastal-erosion-20130630-2p5f2.html

Geosynthetics Middle East 2013 Conference in Abu Dhabi has extended the call for papers deadline until July 31, 2013
http://www.geosyntheticsme.com/

System Dynamics Simulation of Selected Composite Landfill Liners for Leachate Containment
Four composite liners were studied viz: HDPE, LLDPE; Geotextile and Geonet; Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) and Compacted Clay Liner (CCL); and Silt and Sand
http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/ISDE/article/view/6251

Heated Moments Occur at Hearing on Ameren Landfill
http://www.emissourian.com/local_news/county/article_f268fb26-de83-11e2-a081-0019bb2963f4.html

Workers have used a Flexible Membrane Liner to Cover the First 10-12 Acres of the Failed Cell of Coal Ash Storage
http://oakridgetoday.com/2013/06/29/tva-finishes-excavating-spilled-coal-ash-at-kingston-plant-starts-covering-disposal-area/

Prediction of Pore Size Characteristics of Woven Slit-film Geotextiles Subjected to Tensile Strains
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114413000447

Quantification of Diffusion of Phenolic Compounds in Virgin GCL and in GCL After Contact with a Synthetic Leachate
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114413000411

Finite Element Analysis Experiments on Landfill Cover Drainage with Geosynthetic Drainage Layer
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026611441300040X

Spanning of Voids with Tensar Basetex
http://pdf.archiexpo.com/pdf/tensar-international/basal-reinforcement/63203-166609-_4.html

Curtis Barrier discuss HDPE and Clay Liners
http://www.buzzboxaction.com/2013/07/Be-safe-with-HDPE-Clay-liners/