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INDUSTRY NEWS
“Avoid Being Misled”: Concrete Canvas Publishes Technical Note on the GCCM Product Standard (ASTM D8364) for the Specification of GCCM’s
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/KCJebZkxbdkuqyI#pdfviewer
Coletanche Bituminous Geomembrane (BGM) to line the Ravenswood Gold Tailings Dam in what will be Queensland’s Largest Gold Mine
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/XCx2zXL4DrHSkm1#pdfviewer
Siplast BGM Used to Line MMG Rosebery Tailings Dam in Tasmania
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/cRvCpc2Ht6EyRXR#pdfviewer
Solmax Enhances Profile Line at its Rechlin, Germany Geosynthetics Plant
https://wasteadvantagemag.com/solmax-enhances-profile-line-at-its-rechlin-germany-geosynthetics-plant/
Geosynthetic Companies Report Supply Chain Headwinds and Report “Increasing Costs for Raw Materials and Constraints Related to Logistics”
Stock prices continue to soar amid logistic and raw material woes.
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2205930-polymers-shortage-plague-90pc-of-european-converters
New Geomembrane Resin DOW™ DGDA-5310 NT GMB Medium Density Polyethylene Resin
https://www.dow.com/en-us/pdp.dow-dgda-5310-nt-gmb-medium-density-polyethylene-resin.456148z.html
ONLINE LECTURES
Geosynthetic Functions – IGS University Online Lecture Series by Prof. Erol Guler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4p0Y7fY188
SAMPLING AND TESTING
Random Sampling of Geosynthetics in Finland
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/710/1/012020/pdf
Statistical Analysis of the Influence of Temperature and Humidity on the Stability of Geomembrane Tensile Test Results
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/669/1/012023/pdf
NEW PATENTS
Halliburton Energy Patent New GCLs with Carboxymethyl Starch Modifier
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2021066851A1.pdf
WaterShed Geo Patents Solar Energy System For Use With Tufted Geosynthetics
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210126578.pdf
Integrated Photovoltaic Module Mounting System for Use with Tufted Geosynthetics
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/10992250.pdf
GEOMEMBRANES
Seaman Publish Tech Note Entitled “In Search of the Impermeable Geomembrane”
https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/481889/In%20Search-20of%20the-20Impermeable-20Geomembrane%20-20XR-C2-AE-20Geomembranes.pdf?
GCLs
Golder Associates and Peru University Report on Non-isothermal Moisture Migration in a GCL Composite Liner System
https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/abs/2021/06/matecconf-PanAm-Unsat2021-04008/matecconf-PanAm-Unsat2021-04008.html
Water Retention Curves of a GCL Under Non-uniform Temperature-Stress Paths
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114421000467
The Effect of Copper Ions on Swelling and Shrinkage Characteristics of Sodium Bentonite in Landfills
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/3881/pdf
GEOTEXTILE TUBES
Bank Protection and Sludge Dewatering in One Application (Huesker)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhcDivj7MpM
DID YOU KNOW?…………
Head of Major Geomembrane Company Was Kidnapped and Held for Ransom
https://thegreekobserver.com/blog/2017/10/02/crete-happy-end-hostage-crisis-involving-businessman-6-months-huge-success-hellenic-police/
FAILURE OF REINFORCED SOIL
Disruption, Innovation, and Opportunity with Reinforced Soil Structures [PDF]
Failure of Reinforced Soil Structures
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/727/1/012019/pdf
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