China’s ENN buys $750m Stake in Santos
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-enn-buys-750m-stake-in-santos-2016-03-24
Using Drones to Completely Map As-Built Geomembrane Liner Installations [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxMwo7pSF8
New Ceramic-filled-Epoxy-Coated Geotextiles that have Exceptional Abrasion Resistance yet Retain Permeability
http://superfabric.com/
New Clip Innovation for Geocells – enables stronger load transfer [PDF]
http://www.prestogeo.com/downloads/GtW8OzNEjqxP3mOtKFAPoWzJurab8hr4e7tsBSZrGpjs5T4AUJ/Presto_New_Design_Innovation-ATRA_Tendon_Clip.pdf
New Anchoring System Penetrates Through Geomembrane to Prevent Uplift of Exposed Geomembrane Cover
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/1UxzmNtTrvttE1c
Geosynthetic News Indonesia (GNI) Published Today
http://www.vision6.com.au/em/message/email/view.php?id=1252610&u=54197
Super Geotextiles Now Possible – Turning Commodity Geotextiles into Super Geotextiles [Video]
https://youtu.be/1B2MzYJwIFs
Massive $6.7 million line of Defence Being Re-installed at Cyclone-vulnerable Gold Coast Beach
A Geotextile Filter Layer is being used to prevent the leaching of sand through the seawall
http://www.ipwea.org/blogs/intouch/2016/03/21/case-study-protecting-coastal-assets-from-the-effects-of-erosion
Indonesian Beach Gets Geotextile Sand Containers to Reduce Erosion
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/KE9t8kjiJi8Z0NP
Indonesia Holds Seminar on “Recent Developments in Geosynthetics for Engineering Structures’
http://hatti.or.id/files/InvitationSeminar.pdf
Geogrids in Unbound Layers of Road Pavements by Chris Quirk NAUE Geosynthetics Ltd
http://www2.ku.edu/~kutc/cgi-bin/swconf/2016SWGECAgenda.pdf
Supreme Court gives guidance on the meaning of ‘waste’ and applying the landfill levy
http://www.cglawmediation.com.au/2016/03/supreme-court-gives-guidance-on-the-meaning-of-waste-and-applying-the-landfill-levy/
Upcoming Indonesian Geosynthetics Conference (Jakarta, 10 May 2016)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/qFp0N0MO2sy7oXM
Seismic Amplification of Double-Sided Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls [PDF]
https://secure.tcc.co.nz/ei/images/ICEGE15%20Papers/Prakoso%20288.00_.pdf
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