July 2018 Vol. 2

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Tensar Announce Exclusive Underground Mining Distributor in Australia
http://www.tensarcorp.com/Blog/2018/June/AGC-Convention-Recap

TenCate Launches Global Website
http://www.tencategeo.com/
For more information contact: [email protected]

Geomembrane Provider Extreme Plastics buys Mustang Energy Systems
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20180702/NEWS/180709987/extreme-plastics-buys-mustang-energy-systems

HUESKER‘s Tektoseal™ Active Oil-Absorbing Geocomposite Keeping Marinas Clean
The material wicks oil-based products out of the water in the event of a spill
http://manninglive.com/2018/06/22/lakevue-landing-is-an-environmentally-friendly-marina/

Fabtech Geomembrane Installation Projects Update
• Anglesea Landfill in VIC,
• Capra Developments Bourke Abattoir in Western NSW,
• Oz Minerals Carrapateena Copper Gold Project in SA ,
• Wollert Landfill Cell 12 in VIC,
https://www.fabtech.com.au/

ExcelPlas Issues First Report on Stress Cracking Potential of PFAS on HDPE Liners
https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/PoXZQMnOw2GlwOE

Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFAS at Airports
https://www.oregon.gov/osp/SFM/docs/Codes/Codes_OFCC/
Use%20and%20Potential%20Impacts%20of%20AFFF%20Containing%20PFASs%20at%20Airports.pdf

National Coalition Launches for Residents of Country’s 90 Toxic PFAS Sites
https://www.theage.com.au/national/national-coalition-launches-for-residents-of-country-s-90-toxic-sites-20180702-p4zp1f.html

Geotechnical Challenges and Opportunities in Large Infrastructure Projects—Learning from Failures 
The side slopes of large reservoirs may be stable for stability point of view. However, selection of other elements like protection tiling above geosynthetic lining may experience distress. Dykes or embankment resting on pervious foundation is more critical and failing to recognize it sometimes may invite huge maintenance and repairing costs. Lessons learned from these cases shall help Engineers to proactively consider such situations in order to prevent such geosynthetic failures in large infrastructure projects.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-0505-4_19

Huesker Wins German Brand Award 2018
https://www.german-brand-award.com/preistraeger/galerie/detail/19067-huesker.html

Laying of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) and soil cover at Frongoch Mine, 20th June 2018 (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXHi1e8XcXI

Going green with Geosynthetics saves Abu Dhabi Infra Projects $288m
https://www.arabianindustry.com/construction/news/2018/jul/1/going-green-saves-abu-dhabi-infra-projects-288m-5948241/

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https://www.polypipenews.com.au/

Study on the Performance of Railway Ballasted Track Reinforced with Geogrid
http://www.indjst.org/index.php/indjst/article/view/114374/89671

Simple Design Models for Bearing Ratio of Sand Reinforced Using Different Geosynthetics
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-018-3664-6

Assessing the Ultimate Uplift Capacity of Plate Anchors in Geocell-Reinforced Sand
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.18.00029

Dynamic Behavior of a Geotextile-Reinforced Pond Ash Embankment
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13632469.2018.1483848


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