June 2019 Vol. 2

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New Geomembrane Masterbatch Enables Geomembrane Manufacturers to Meet Enhanced S-OIT and HP-OIT Requirements
https://www.cpecn.com/features/rst-platform-helps-masterbatch-plastics-manufacturer/

Best Methods to Address Geomembrane Waves and Wrinkles According to Experts
https://www.xrgeomembranes.com/blog/best-methods-to-address-geomembrane-waves-wrinkles-according-to-expert

Watershed Geosynthetics Patent New Ground Geomembrane
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190161931A1/en

Clarifying the Nomenclature of Elvaloy-based Geomembranes: EIA, EIP or KEE
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/06/01/clarifying-the-nomenclature-of-elvaloy-based-geomembranes-eia-eip-or-kee/

A Fabricator’s Role in Preparing Concrete Protective Liners | AGRU 
https://agruamerica.com/fabricators-preparing-concrete-protective-liners/

Benzene Seepage Through Cracked Compacted Mineral Liner of a Municipal Waste Landfill
http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.baztech-f8de066a-8fac-415b-9aff-a521850abb51

TriAx Geogrids  Come to the Rescue of Raods During Oklahoma Floods
https://info.tensarcorp.com/historic-floods-swamp-midwest-count-on-triax-geogrids-for-constructability-and-longevity

7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials 26th – 28th June 2019 Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Selection of Papers;
• Geogrid Pull-Out Modelling Using DEM by Marcus Guadagnin Moravia, Pascal Villard and Delma de Mattos Vidal 
• Asperities Effect on Polypropylene & Polyester Geotextile-Geomembrane Interface Shear Behaviour by Daniel Adeleke, Denis Kalumba and Johnny Oriokot
• Measuring Mechanical Anisotropy on Geogrid Reinforced Soil Using a Cubical Triaxial Apparatus by Pedro A. Covassi and Víctor A. Rinaldi
• Insights into Desiccation and Self-Healing of Bentonite in Geosynthetic Clay Liners under Thermal Loads by Abbas El-Zein, Bowei Yu and Ali Ghavam-Nasiri
https://www.is-glasgow2019.org.uk/Portals/89/IS-Glasgow%202019%20-%20Published%20Programme2019_ONLINE_1.pdf

Tailings Dam Collapse Spill Plume Photograph
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Oliveira15/publication/…../DOCE-RIVER-PLUME-AFTER-THE-DAM-COLLAPSE-ASSESSMENT-BASED-ON-CBERS-4-MUX-SENSOR.pdf

Geomembrane Lining of Willunga Basin (Declassified)
https://www.saplanningcommission.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/551499/
3.2.1_Willunga_Basin_Water_Company_Pty_Ltd_Seaford_Heights_Report_and_Attachments.pdf


County Consultant Agrees with Landfill Odor Consultant to More Aggressively Install Temporary Geomembrane Covers
https://www.fltimes.com/news/county-consultant-mostly-agrees-with-landfill-odor-consultant/article_c2d78432-a3f6-5b82-b0e4-c2df021ce4ea.html

Appeal Likely if ConCom Denies Geotube™ Project
https://www.ack.net/news/20190614/appeal-likely-if-concom-denies-geotube-project–sbpf-co-founder-says

Call for an Enquiry into the Alleged Failure of the Geotextile Tube Project
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/no-immediate-relief-in-sight-for-residents-of-chellanam/article27892708.ece


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