May 2018 Vol. 7

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Advances in Landfill Design and Specifications Using Geosynthetics (6 –10 August 2018)
Speakers: Boyd Ramsey, Kent von Maubeuge & Prof. Richard Brachman
http://globalsynthetics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/landfill-seminar-lr.pdf

Geosynthetics Conference USA (10-13 Feb 2019, Houston TX)
https://geosyntheticsconference.com/

Dr. Prakash Research on Enhancing Near-field Sensing Methods for Testing Geomembrane Integrity
https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/taxonomy/term/804

Development of Geomembrane Strains in Waste Containment Facility Liners with Waste Settlement
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301577

Bowman & Associates is a Leader in Design and Permitting of Landfills in Western Australia
http://www.bowmanassociates.com.au/projects/

Geelong Council Allocates $3.2M for New Landfill Cells at Drysdale
https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/news/item/8d5af865842110b.aspx

Benalla Rural City Council (BRCC) invites tenders, from suitably qualified contractors to undertake Stage 2 Cell construction at the Benalla Landfill – Closing: 19/06/2018
https://www.eprocure.com.au/benalla/

Calibre Earthmoving & Environmental Pty Ltd Awarded $3.1M Contract for Lakes Creek Road Landfill Piggy Back Expansion – Cell A Construction
https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/files/assets/public/corporate-services/contracts-and-tenders/3.-contracts-awarded-as-at-31.3.pdf

Shamrock Civil Engineering Constructs New Landfill Cell for Cleanaway
Construction activities involved 180,000m3 of subgrade preparation including compacted clay liner, 32,600m2 of Lining Systems (GCL, HDPE & Geotextile)
http://shamrockcivil.com.au/shamrock-civil-delivers-new-chum-cell-4b/

Pearse Showcase Recent Landfill Construction Projects
https://www.pearseearth.com.au/copy-of-dam-levee-constrution

Geofabrics, Golder, and Holmes Solutions Develop Rock-Fall Protection System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd0DvRXkr_M

Test Report of Geocomposite Drainage Sheet (Declassified)
http://www.dmxmembranes.com/wp-content/uploads/13568_e_edited.pdf

Materials Manual M 46-01.30 April 2018 (Declassified)
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M46-01/Materials.pdf

Screening Tests to Limit Geomembrane Strain from Gravel Indentations
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0001871

Seismic Active Earth Pressure of Narrow Geosynthetic-Reinforced Backfill on Rigid Facing
http://jeg.khu.ac.ir/article-1-2720-en.pdf

Analysis of Stress-Deformation Behavior of Soil-Geosynthetic Composites in Plane Strain Condition
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40515-018-0057-y

Caustic Containment Spray-On Liner
http://www.rhinolinings.com.au/files/CaseStudies/Caustic_Secondary_Containment_Bund.pdf

SKAPS completes Matrix Composites acquisition
https://www.compositesworld.com/news/skaps-completes-matrix-composites-acquisition

A Comparative Study on Shear Strength of Soil Using Geogrid and Geotextiles
https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vmRaDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&
pg=PA483&dq=geomembranes&ots=BxN1h0a5zz&sig=kioJCPwkDaFtf1WRvPPIsHn2Qbk

Buy paper: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-0122-3_53


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