June 2023 Vol. 6

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NEWSMAKERS:  * AI * CMC * GeoFabrics * EuroBent * Fiberweb Geosynthetics * Floating Covers * GCCM * GeoFabrics * Geosynthetic Intelligence Reports * Geosynthetics * GNA * Infra.Market  * Maccaferri * Solmax * Strata Geosystems * Tailings * Tensar * Tiltex™

BREAKING NEWS

Law Film Wins Case of the Year for Geosynthetics Patent Dispute Resulting in Highest Ever UK Award of Damages
The GeoFabrics v Fiberweb Geosynthetics dispute lasted five years and involved three trials with WBD’s team achieving a £13.4 million award for its client
along with £900,000 in costs and an injunction requiring the defendant company to remove a competing product from the market
https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/uk/insights/news/womble-bond-dickinson-wins-impact-case-year-prestigious-emea-managing-ip-awards

VIDEO: Infra.Market Raises $150M from Varde Partners and ~$90M of this will be Used to Acquire a Majority Stake in Strata Geosystems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPvZ_BHYa_k

INDUSTRY NEWS

Discussion Paper: How AI Can Improve Geomembrane Manufacturing? [PDF]
https://www.excelplas.com/how-ai-can-improve-geomembrane-manufacturing/

Solmax Lining a Tailings Facility on the Roof of the World
https://www.solmax.com/case-studies-1/lining-a-tailings-facility-on-the-roof-of-the-world

Tiltex 12B GCCM Specified Again for ARTC Rail Project [PDF]
Tiltex is the rail infrastructure maintenance drainage and embankment lining solution
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/cpn8pjJ0t8pMApE

Tensar: Commercial Metals (CMC) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/commercial-metals-cmc-beats-q3-120504126.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFT5Imvkras52cCnL3THHvkvR2WaV-v-SYFWtGsjOLom5qm9Y1CBdpVReb1ZTC7SKQIGw6vyDTzBi-5-fbgYq6xlh8p-T3YDYGpyddsaLyaTZDjmUcK4AZHQlqApzVQEGptu-HNb4yjvAYSEkKRZTiqk6O3JSh_abYG_8I2Yybdb

Understanding the Corporate Structure and Network of FIBERWEB Geosynthetics Companies
https://www.excelplas.com/geosynthetic-intelligence-reports-gir-understanding-the-corporate-structure-and-network-of-fiberweb/

Premature Failure of Geomembrane Floating Covers in Australia [PDF]
https://www.excelplas.com/premature-failure-of-geomembrane-floating-covers-in-australia-causes-comparisons-and-recommendations/

A Costly Mistake: Price vs. Performance
https://www.tensarcorp.com/resources/articles/a-costly-mistake-price-vs-performance-0164c79f92216e6aaa40fdc980ec91fe

A Geogrid for Demanding Geotechnical Conditions
https://www.railpro.co.uk/railpro-magazine/june-2023/a-geogrid-for-demanding-geotechnical-conditions

Webinar:Static and Seismic Deformation Analyses for Bottom Landfill Liner System Interfaces (July 13-14, 2023)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6918964322192095324

GEOMEMBRANES

Three-Dimensionally Printed Polypropylene Geomembranes: Insights on Mechanical and Interface Shear Behaviour
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-15089

Unconventional Arrays for 3D Electrical Resistivity and Induced Polarization Tomography to Detect Leachate Concentration in a HDPE-Lined Waste Landfill
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371659893_Unconventional_Arrays_for_3D_Electrical_Resistivity_and_
Induced_Polarization_Tomography_to_Detect_Leachate_Concentration_in_a_Waste_Landfill

GEOTEXTILES

Behaviour of Ballast With and Without Geosynthetics and Energy-Absorbing Mats
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371625850_Behaviour_of_ballast_with_and_without_geosynthetics_and_energy-absorbing_mats

GCLs

Polymer Elution and Hydraulic Conductivity of Polymer-Bentonite GCLs to Bauxite Liquors
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169131723002260

GEOGRIDS

Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Rubber-Coated Ballast and Natural Ballast Mix under Direct Shear Conditions
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-15461

Mathematical Modelling of the Mechanical Response of Geosynthetic-Reinforced and Pile-Supported Embankments
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/nag.3586

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