New Chairman Appointed for ASTM Geomembrane Subcommittee (Breaking News)
http://www.geosyntec.com/news-and-events/item/4947-zahirul-islam-appointed-chairman-of-astm-geomembrane-subcommittee
Zahirul Islam’stechnical specialties include slope stability evaluations, settlement analyses, geosynthetics design and installation,
geomembrane durability evaluation, earthwork monitoring and testing, geotechnical investigations, and QA/QC
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European Parliament Decides on Increased Testing of the Conformity of Geosynthetics and Related Products with the Applicable Technical Specifications
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2015.284.01.0181.01.ENG
European Parliament Tables Discussion on Applicable Systems to Assess and Verify Constancy of Performance of Geosynthetics
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=E-2015-015645&language=EN
Free Manual on Slope Stability Engineering with Geosynthetics (270 pages) [PDF]
http://content.oss.deltares.nl/delft3d/manuals/DGeoStability_User_Manual.pdf
CARPI Lodges Patent on Geomembrane Device For Covering And Waterproofing Joints In Hydraulic Works
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20160076211.pdf
Suez Wins Approval for New WA Landfill
http://www.resourcerecovery.biz/news/suez-wins-approval-new-wa-landfill
New Tender for Cell Construction at Lochlees Road Landfill
https://www.lgtenderbox.com.au/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=5313&action=display-tender-details
Landfill Capping Underway in South Australia with Tonkin Design
http://www.portlincolntimes.com.au/story/3797690/landfill-capping-underway/
South Africa Publishes Full List of Geosynthetic Standards and Geotechnical Standards [PDF]
https://www.sabs.co.za/Business_Units/Standards_SA/SABSTAN/STANDARDS_DEVELOPMENT/Published_Standards/PS081.PDF
Mechanical Properties of Geotextiles after Chemical Aging in the Wastewater [PDF]
http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/mechanical-properties-of-geotextiles-after-chemical-aging-in-theagriculture-wastewater-2165-8064-1000234.pdf
MARV Values Preferred for Geotextile Cushions for Landfills
https://www.usfabricsinc.com/geotextileapplications/geomembranecushion
Carthage Mills Showcase their New Range of Geosynthetics [PDF]
http://carthagemills.com/pdf/carthage_corpbro_view.pdf
Raven Industries Reports Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2016 Results
http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/12711-raven-industries-reports-fourth-quarter-fiscal-year-2016-results
Presentation of Methods for Slope Protection and Earth Retention [PDF]
http://www.iitg.ac.in/arindam.dey/Invited%20Presentations/2016/Dey,%20NSEPM,%202016.pdf
Australia’s New UV Weathering Testing Lab for Geomembranes and Other Polymers
http://www.uvtesting.com.au
Avoiding Slope Failures with Geotextiles – Effect of Stress on Safety Factors [PDF]
http://www.imperialjournals.com/index.php/IJIR/article/view/213/208
Detect and Protect with Fiberweb’s Range of Underground Geosynthetic Mesh
https://www.pipeliner.com.au/2016/03/16/detect-and-protect-with-fiberwebs-range-of-underground-mesh-and-tapes/
Investigations and Remediation of a 25 year Old Landfill Capping [Presentation)
https://www.ice.org.uk/events/25-year-old-landfill-capping
New Leaching Tube Patent Made from Geonet
https://www.google.com/patents/US9273456
Improved Geotextile Dewatering of Sludges with Dual Polymer Dosing System
https://www.google.com/patents/US20160046512
Effect of Geotextiles on CBR Values [PDF]
http://rspublication.com/ijeted/2016/JAN16/13.pdf
Performance monitoring: case studies of tracks stabilised by geosynthetic grids and prefabricated vertical drains [PDF]
http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5969&context=eispapers
New Patent- Underground Water Storage Vault Made with Prefabricated Geomembranes
https://www.google.com/patents/US20160031645
Evaluation of Bearing Capacity Calculation Methods of Geocell-reinforced Soil [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcos_Futai/publication/286448763_Evaluation_of_bearing_capacity_calculation_methods_of_geocell-reinforced_soil/links/5669bcb408aea0892c49bb59.pdf
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