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INDUSTRY NEWS
Bob Koerner – A Retrospective of a Giant in Geosynthetics (Special Feature)
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/march_april_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1664597#articleId1664597
Boyd Ramsay Receives Highest Letters of Recommendation [PDF]
https://www.boydramseyconsulting.com/references/
Affordability for Lithium Batteries Starts with Properly Engineered Geomembrane Liner Systems (Special Feature)
Leakage of HDPE-Lined Brine Ponds Can cause Extensive Environmental Damage
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/march_april_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1664599#articleId1664599
The 6 Most Common Reasons for Failure of Geosynthetics by Prof. Kerry Rowe
Almost all failures are associated with human errors, including:
- Designers without the appropriate knowledge copying drawings and specifications for what they think is a similar situation — without recognizing the important differences between the two projects (e.g., a subgrade of sand and gravel)
- Design without adequate consideration of the project needs and the conditions to which the geosynthetics will be exposed
- Design without recognizing the difference between different geotextiles, geomembranes, GCLs, and geocomposite drains, and how those differences will affect the ability of the geosynthetics to meet the design requirements for a particular project
- Design without considering the interaction between the different geosynthetic components and/or between the components and adjacent materials under field conditions
- Poor construction and inadequate CQA
- Operation of the facility in a manner not anticipated in the design (for example, placing more material than was anticipated in the design without checking stability, or recirculating leachate in a landfill that was not designed for leachate recirculation)
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/march_april_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1664598#articleId1664598
FGI Holds Biennial Meeting and Introduces New Officers & Board of Directors
- The newly elected FGI officers, who will serve two-year terms (2021–23), are:
- President: Patrick Elliott (Raven/Colorado Lining International)
- Treasurer: Brian Fraser (Layfield Group)
- Secretary: Duff Simbeck (Simbeck and Associates)
The newly elected FGI board of directors also will serve two-year terms (2021–23) and are:
- Doug Hilts (Hilts Consulting Group)
- Ray Peebles (Cooley Group)
- Steve Thaxton (Owens Corning)
- Jordan Wiechmann (Intertape Polymer Group)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/03/11/fgi-holds-biennial-meeting-and-introduces-officers-board/
Revolutionizing Containment Applications – GEOSYNTHETICS ARE AMAZINGLY GOOD, BUT NOT MAGICAL
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/march_april_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1664598#articleId1664598
Gundle Geosynthetics 100% Black-Owned Geomembrane Supplier in Africa
https://lowvelder.co.za/722420/gundle-has-the-reliable-products-and-services-you-need/
Geo-X Complete Massive 1 Million m2 HDPE Lined Gamsberg Zinc Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) Designed by Knight Piesold
https://www.knightpiesold.com/en/projects/gamsberg-zinc-mine/
Editorial: Geosynthetics for Development of Transportation Infrastructures
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2021.656498/full
Congested Ports and Polyethylene Resin Supply Chain Woes Hit US factories and Stores and Delay Geomembrane Deliveries
https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1692251.html
TenCate Geosynthetics Publish Blog on Their Hengelo Site and History
https://blog.tencategeo.eu/welcome-to-tencate-hengelo/
GEOTEXTILE TUBES
Dewatering Contaminated Slurries Using Geotextile Tubes (What’ll They Think of Next?)
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/march_april_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1664601#articleId1664601
GCLs
Swelling Behaviour and Permeability of Polymerized Bentonite with Due Monomers
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-0077-7_43
GEOGRIDS
Major Failure of Geogrid-Reinforced Soil Structure – The Yeager Airport Lesson
https://www.rocscience.com/about/news-events/2d-or-3d-le-that-is-the-question-yeager-airport-case-study
GEOCOMPOSTIES
Draintube™ 606 from Afitex-Texel Geosynthetics for Radon Gas Mitigation – Sub-slab Depressurization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEX6QSmZvd0
NEW WEBINARS
IGS UK: Comparative LCA of Geosynthetics versus Conventional Construction Materials (22nd April, 2021)
https://www.igs-uk.org/event/igs-uk-carbon-footprint-reduction-using-geosynthetics/
IGS UK: Gas Resistant Membranes – Where Civil Engineering Meets Construction (18th May, 2021)
https://www.igs-uk.org/event/igs-uk-gas-resistant-membranes-where-civil-engineering-meets-construction/?instance_id=244
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