November 2017 Vol. 4

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Europe’s First Geotextile Artificial Reef Is All Washed Up (Breaking News)
The structure was designed by a New Zealand company called ASR Ltd and consisted of 55 giant geotextile bags anchored to the seabed
http://www.theinertia.com/surf/europes-first-artificial-reef-is-all-washed-up/

Section of the Geomembrane Liner of the Tailings TSF dam in Africa Ruptured (Breaking News)
http://www.frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/county-news/5977-government-inter-ministerial-crisis-management-team-restores-livelihood-to-sayewheh-town

Creation of Damage-Resistant Geomembranes using ExxonMobil Extreme-Performance PE Polymers (New Materials)
https://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/en/solutions-by-industry/building-and-construction/geomembranes-and-liners

German Geomembrane Conference Starts Next Week (Register Today)
https://www.ami.international/Events/Resources/Programme/Waterproof%20Membranes%202017%20-%20Programme.pdf

ExxonMobil Damage-Resistant Geomembrane Factsheet (New Materials)
Stronger Geomembrane Solutions Help Provide Advanced Performance for Tough Load Applications
http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/~/media/Chemicals/KL-Media-Assets/2017/07/21/07/29/enable_4002_geomembrane_factsheet_enpdf.pdf

Is Any Special Welding Equipment Necessary for Conductive Liner?
https://www.solmax.com/en/blog/is-any-special-welding-equipment-necessary-for-conductive-liner

CHAMP Private Equity Prepares for Jaybro Buy (Breaking News)
http://www.afr.com/street-talk/champ-private-equity-prepares-for-jaybro-buy-20171102-gzda0i

CHAMP to Chase More Deals after Jaybro Buy (Breaking News)
http://www.afr.com/street-talk/champ-to-chase-more-deals-after-jaybro-buy-20171105-gzfh4k

Imgne® to Present on Graphene-enabled Sensing Technology for Infrastructure at California IDTechEx Event (November 15-16, 2017)
http://imgne.com/2017/11/imgne-present-graphene-enabled-sensing-technology-infrastructure-california-idtechex-event/

Slope Stabilization and Repair Solutions Using Geosynthetics (Declassified)
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/research/reports/2017/201717.pdf

A Laboratory Investigation on the Impact Resistance of a Woven Geotextile (New Paper)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301413

Determining the Service Life of Bentonite-Polymer Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Aggressive Leachates (New Research)
http://www.waste360.com/landfill/eref-awards-2017-master-s-and-doctoral-scholarships

Technical Roundtable: Below Grade Waterproofing- a comparative review
Presented by: Jason Covington | Business Development & Product Line Manager – Waterproofing with Geomembranes | MAPEI
https://www.csiresources.org/chicagochapter/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=7f1253fe-f35f-462a-88b7-cd30af151c07

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