| GNA – The World’s Most Viewed Online Geosynthetics Bulletin NEWSMAKERS: * AEL (NZ) * Boyd Ramsey * Carpi * ExcelPlas * FGI * Huesker * Maccaferri * Naue * Red Earth Engineering * Solmax * Teneo * Tensar COVID-19 Update: Geogrid Production Restarts at Tensar’s Wuhan plant https://info.tensarcorp.com/covid-19-update-production-restarts-at-our-wuhan-plant NAUE Asia Continue to Deliver Despite COVID-19 https://naue.asia/current-information-on-the-covid-19/ COVID-19 and Maccaferri’s Preparedness https://www.maccaferri.com/uk/covid-19-maccaferris-preparedness/ Solmax Responds to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention and Control https://www.solmax.com/en/news/solmax-responds-to-coronavirus-covid-19-prevention-and-control ExcelPlas Moves to Automated Testing and Robotic Autosampler During COVID-19 ExcelPlas continues to remain operational and accessible for geosynthetic and polymer testing during this difficult period and has switched to more automated testing, robotic autosampling equipment and remote-access video monitoring to ensure continuity of work flow. 75% of staff are working from home checking and writing reports. https://www.excelplas.com/ Graphite-Embedded Polyethylene Liner Kills 99.99% of Bacteria on Contact https://www.plasticstoday.com/medical/graphite-embedded-plastic-kills-9999-bacteria-on-contact/164128815462704 Teneo Showcases Cell 5B Liner Installation at Phosphate Hill (A$68 Mil Project) https://teneogroup.com.au/phosphate-hill-gypsum-cell-5b/ Identification of Leachate Infiltration and its Flow Pathway in HDPE-Lined Landfill by means of Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-020-8206-5 Podcast – Tim Discusses Air Channel Testing for Fabricated Geomembranes https://anchor.fm/fgi/episodes/Episode-6—Air-Channel-Testing-ec04na Tech Talk: Why Proper Testing is Required for Identifying Polymer-Modified GCLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsfgm9erIIA Back-Analysis of the Water Retention curve of a GCL on the Wetting Path https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.20.00016 Effects of Pressure on Graphene Oxide Nanoparticle Deposition and Transport in GCLs https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.20.00015 Huesker Field Trial in Landfill Construction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-0_uBa4AE Flexural Fatigue Behaviour of Geogrid-reinforced Concrete Pavements https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061820307674 The Impact of Long-term Curing Period on the Mechanical Features of Lime-Geogrid Treated Soils https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17486025.2020.1739753 Maccaferri Strikes Financing Deal with Carlyle https://events.debtwire.com/officine-maccaferri-hires-bcg-for-management-roles-and-cro-as-group-strikes-deal-with-carlyle-over-financing Method for Predicting Environmental Concentrations of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals in Soil and Shallow Groundwater https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/941/pdf Red Earth Engineering – Three Technical Papers Accepted for GeoAmericas2020 https://redearthengineering.com.au/geoamericas2020-accepted-technical-papers/ Boyd Ramsey Workshops were Completed Successfully, but Unfortunately, the Covid-19 Crisis Required an Early Departure from Australia https://www.boydramseyconsulting.com/ramsey-visit-to-usa-australia/ Organisers of Dam Conference ASIA 2020 Optimistic it will go ahead, with the rescheduled dates of 30 June to 2 July, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their optimism is based on the fact that the Covid-19 crisis already seems to be easing in Asia, with far fewer new cases being reported, although cases in some other parts of the world are still increasing. https://www.hydropower-dams.com/asia-2020/wp-content/uploads/Asia_2020.pdf Geomembranes in Pumped-Storage Schemes – G. Vaschetti and A. Scuero, Carpi Tech, Switzerland; J. 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