March 2019 Vol. 9

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GNA – World’s Leading Source of Geosynthetic News & Technology
(Latest Breaking News from Australia and the World)


New US Patent Describes Geosynthetic Liner for Near Vertical or Vertical Slopes of a Landfill
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10227749B2/en

Solmax Introduces New Geosynthetic Liner to Protect Oil and Gas Pipelines from Rock Damage
– https://api.solmax.com/uploads/tech-paper-document-en-files/56880d55d89f7f729a060e5d3c1fe1d9.pdf
– https://api.solmax.com/uploads/tech-paper-document-en-files/8e015af688172fe635c91f20e83d9dc5.pdf

Geofabrics, Ecoweb Geocell, Global Synthetics and Polyfabrics Exhibiting at
13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics1-3 April 2019Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
https://geomechanics2019.com.au/our-exhibition/

Stress and Deformation Property of Geomembrane Surface Barrier for High Rock-fill Dam
https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/24/matecconf_acem2019_03003.pdf

ExcelPlas Offers XRD Testing for Purity of Montmorillonite in GCL Produts (New Equipment with Auto Sampler)
http://www.excelplas.com/

Flow Rate Evaluation of Biplanar Geonets and Geonet Composites with a Recommended Generic Specification
https://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/GEOTECH/PAGES/GTJ20180314.htm

Practical Overlay Design Method for Geogrid Reinforcement of Asphalt Layers
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680629.2019.1590222?journalCode=trmp20

GNA Sponsored Conference on “Geosynthetics in Road Constructions” Successfully Concludes in Moscow
See conference wrap up here: https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/sq5JfhnM7fyeQ6j
Use the following links to get photos from the conference:
https://yadi.sk/d/FA5lWMdG9EEFPg  First Day 12th March
https://yadi.sk/d/EmgmzSnBHTstrg  Second Day 13th March 

Cleaning Up the Past: UNSW Joins Campaign Against PFAS Chemicals
https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/cleaning-past-unsw-joins-campaign-against-pfas-chemicals

Defining the Boundary Conditions for Composite Behaviour of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structures
(2019)
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25416/defining-the-boundary-conditions-for-composite-behavior-of-geosynthetic-reinforced-soil-structures

Full scale investigation of GCL damage mechanisms in small earth dam retrofit applications under earthquake loading
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114419300366

Researchers Create HDPE Sheets with Glass Fibre Like Strength and Glass-like Clarity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032386119302605

Geogrid-confined pervious Geopolymer Concrete piles with FRP-PVC-confined Concrete Core: Concept and behaviour
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061819307196

Evolution of Geomembrane Liner Degradation and Defects in a Landfill: Impacts on long-term leachate leakage and groundwater quality
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965261930900X


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