May 2020 Vol. 9

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Current, Topical and Reaching more Players in the Geosynthetic Industry 


NEWSMAKERS:  * ACIGS  * Aquablock * Bureau of Reclamation  * Concrete Blanket * ExcelPlas * Levee Lock * Nuolian Engineering Material Co. *  Sensor 

Exciting Geomembrane Webinar Tomorrow Presenting a New Way of Looking at and Understanding Geomembranes  (26th May 2020)
https://www.acigs.org/?page=CiviCRM&q-civicrm-2Fevent-2Finfo&reset=1&id=12

CITY OF FERNLEY Sues UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION for Installing Geomembrane Along Bottom and Sides of Canal (Legal)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case-14684314261481077836&q-geomembrane&hl-en&as-sdt-2006&as-ylo-2020

Townsville City Council is the First Council in Australia to Use Environmentally Friendly Bituminous Geomembrane to Cap a Landfill Site (Breaking News)
https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/council-taps-into-new-green-tech-to-cap-landfill/

New Cement Blanket™ GCCM – The Rise of Concrete Cloth Analogues from China (Breaking News)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/fgviENM6rinK4am#pdfviewer

Levee Lock, LLC Patents Geomembrane-Lined Wall and Method of Lining
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/10655296.pdf

Sensor Patents New Leak Location System for Lined Structures
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/10538384.pdf

Presentation Video by Eric Blond on Drainage Geocomposites (Full Presentation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urd1y3Z-ny8

Detection of Leakage of MSW-Landfill Leachates through a Liner Defect: Experimental and Analytical Methods
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE-29GT.1943-5606.0002288

Prediction of Leakage Through Composite Liner Due to Geomembrane Defects 
http://www.xajzkjdx.cn/gallery/420-mar2020.pdf

Case Study: Aquablok™ Activated Carbon Sediment Remediation to be used at Pearl Harbour Superfund Site
https://www.aquablok.com/news-blog/2020/5/15/aquagatepac-selected-as-activated-carbon-amendment-to-be-utilized-as-a-component-of-sediment-remediation-at-pearl-harbor-superfund-site

University Course Introduction to Geosynthetics
https://www.amu.ac.in/emp/studym/99995216.pdf

NZ Customs List of Approvals for Geosynthetics and Other Products
PVC-P geomembrane thermo-bonded, 2.5mm thick, with 500g/m2 of PET/PP geotextile
https://www.customs.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/technical-lists-and-guides/consolidated-list-of-approvals-May-2020.pdf

Case Study on Geosynthetic Deckdrain™, Wembley Rail Depot, London, UK
http://www.abg-geosynthetics.com/case-studies/structural-drainage-sprayed-concrete-wembley-rail-depot-london-uk.html

ABG Geosynthetics: Advanced Geocomposite Systems for Landfill and Mining Drainage Applications
https://constructionreviewonline.com/2020/05/abg-geosynthetics-advanced-geocomposite-systems-for-landfill-and-mining-drainage-applications/


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