July 2016 Vol.1

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Upcoming Perth Seminar to Focus on Geomembrane Advances, Floating Covers, Fabrication Advances and In-Service Condition Monitoring
Layfield Geomembrane Breakfast Technical Seminar – Perth 28 July 2016 (Limited Places Remaining)
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/layfield-geomembrane-breakfast-technical-seminar-perth-tickets-25488878923

Complimentary Gift for Attendees of Geomembrane Seminar in Perth
Pocket Illuminated Forensic Loupe for Conditioning Monitoring of Geomembranes and Covers
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/preQ7bRIXMGtseS

Geofabrics’ Future Grounded in Innovation
http://manmonthly.com.au/features/geofabrics-future-grounded-in-innovation/

New Online Marketplace in Australia for Excess Geomembrane Rolls – PartRoll™
http://partroll.com.au/about-us-2/

Geosynthetic News India (GNI) Latest Issue Published
https://www.vision6.com.au/em/mail/view.php?id=1457186&a=38100&k=d87725a

Cleanaway Seeking  Landfill Engineer for Overseeing Construction Projects for Landfill Cells 
http://www.seek.com.au/job/31264216

Plastika Kritis Introduces Seven Layer™ True gas barrier Geomembranes & Liners
http://www.seven-layer.com/en/true-gas-barrier-geomembranes-liners

The Use of Geosynthetics in Bridge Abutments in Europe by Huesker [PDF] [Open Source]
http://www.ngm2016.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/097-017-ngm_2016_-_the_use_of_geosynthetic_reinforced_structures_working_as_bridge_abutments__vankessel_thesseling.pdf

Testing Resistance of Geotextiles to Microbes, Heat and Chemicals (New Publication) [PDF]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/mgO0cMicLfsPSRd

Carpi PVC Geomembranes Used to Line Panama Canal Expansion (almost 1 Mill m2 of geotextile and geomembrane used)
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2016/06/23/beaulieu-manifattura-contributed-geosynthetics-for-panama-canal-expansion/

Shear Failure Results in a $6M Judgment Against the Design Consultant
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2016/06/01/gsis-june-webinar-sand-drainswick-drainssand-columns/

US Geomembrane Produce Prepares for 18 GAI LAP Accreditations
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/brawler-prepares-for-18-gai-lap-accreditations-in-houston-testing-labs-2137211.htm

Topics Announced for IGS Geosynthetic Conference in Istanbul in September
http://www.eurogeo6.org/en/TOPICS.html

Golder and AECOM Keynote Speakers at Victoria Geotechnical Seminar on Slope Stability
http://australiangeomechanics.org/admin/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20161116-AGS-VIC-Symposium-2016-Call-for-Abstracts.pdf

Improvement of Soil Bearing Capacity Using Geosynthetics In India [PDF]
http://data.conferenceworld.in/ICPUNE/P569-579.pdf

Major Award to Line Canals with HDPE Geomembrane
http://610kona.com/kid-awarded-1-million-grant-line-canals/

Failure Analysis of Geosynthetics – New Publication in Progress (to be published in 2017)
Case studies welcomed contact : [email protected]

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