November 2017 Vol. 6

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Top-Tier HDPE Geomembrane Producers in Talks Regarding Acquisition (Major Announcement Coming)
A Major Announcement is Widely Anticipated on the Acquisition of the Assets and Business of one of the World’s Largest HDPE Geomembrane Manufacturers
The acquisition is expected to result in substantial benefits to customers in terms of delivery times, costs, and quality of service.
https://www.geosyntheticnews.com.au/news/breaking-news-10-november-2017/

GSE Seeking Senior Accountant
https://th.jobsdb.com/th/en/job/senior-accountant-300003001515618

Calculating Local Geomembrane Strains from a Single Gravel Particle (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301450

Historic Seminal Paper of the Use of Geomembranes Over 60 Years Ago!! [Scanned]
First Use of Polyethylene Membrane for Lining a Municipal Reservoir in Ouyen Victoria in 1956.
http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:40263/SOURCE01

New Geotextile Artificial Reef on the Gold Coast Nears Completion (Breaking News)
http://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet-dispatch/2017/11/07/narrowneck-artificial-reef-nears-completion-updated

Development Of Methodology To Quantify Installation Damage On Geotextile For Coastal Application (New Research)
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112464/1/Charmaine%20Yi%20Ting_Cheah_Thesis.pdf

See the Presentations from GeoAfrica2017
https://www.facebook.com/pg/geoafrica2017/posts/

Physical Performance of a Bituminous Geomembrane for use as a Basal Liner in Heap Leach Pads (Open Source) [PDF]
http://www.titanenviro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/BGM_Clinton_GeoOttawaFINAL_v9.pdf

Trademark Opportunity for Bituminous Geomembrane BGM Geomembranes (Opportunity)
https://www.trademarkia.com/trademark/trademark-services.aspx?id=77772379

BGM Geomembranes Trademarks Currently Available (Opportunity)
https://www.trademarkia.com/bgm-geomembranes-77772398.html

Design of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance RCC Main Dam (H=175m)
http://www.pietrangeli.com/img/publish/634-DESIGN-OF-GRAND-ETHIOPIAN-RENAISSANCE,-RCC-MAIN-DAM-H-175-m-Pietrangeli-Bezzi,-Rossini-Masciotta,-DAlberti-2017.pdf

Fluorescent Tracer Test Method for Detection of Dam Leakages
http://www.pietrangeli.com/img/publish/997-FLUORESCENT-TRACER-TESTS-FOR-DETECTION-OF-DAM-LEAKAGES—THE-CASE-OF-THE-BUMBUNA-DAM,-SIERRA-LEONE,-Battaglia,-Bezzi-et-al-,-2016.pdf

Advances in Monitoring of Dam Performance for Temperatures, Leakages, Deformations and Displacements
http://www.pietrangeli.com/img/publish/666-GIBE-III-DAM-MONITORING-SYSTEM,-Pietrangeli,-Cagiano,-Pittalis,-Rossini,-2017.pdf

New – Geogrids as Dynamic Rockfall Barriers
https://www.mining-technology.com/contractors/roofing/maccaferri1/pressreleases/open-pit-mine-rockfalls/

Tensar Opens Office in Saudi Arabia to Provide Geogrids to the Growing Arab Market
http://www.tensarinternational.com/Contact-Us/Office-Locations/Tensar-International-Saudi-Arabia

Strain Distribution Along Geogrid-reinforced Asphalt Overlays Under Traffic Loading (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301401

Malaysian Geosynthetics Supplier Spreads its Influence in the Region
https://www.aathaworld.com/single-post/2017/10/01/Geosynthetics-Geotextiles

ISO Update on Geosynthetic Standards (November 2017)
https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/news/magazine/ISOupdate/EN/2017/ISOupdate_November_2017.pdf

TC 221 Geosynthetics ISO/DIS 11058
Geotextiles and geotextile-related products – Determination of Water Permeability Characteristics Normal to the Plane, Without Load (November 2017)
https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/news/magazine/ISOupdate/EN/2017/ISOupdate_November_2017.pdf

Environmental Product Declaration for Tensar Geogrid (Declassified)
https://www.kiwabcs.com/uploadedFiles/Leistungen_und_Services/EPD-Datenbank/EPD_Tensar_005_TriAX150.pdf

StrataWeb Geocells Speed Up Installation by 5 Times and Decrease Costs by 50% for a Slope Protection Challenge
http://www.strataindia.com/slope_protection_casestudy.html

Design And Construction Of Lining System For A Coke Landfill  (GeoAmericas Presentation) [PDF]
http://titanenviro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/J.Thomas-and-S.Bhatt_GeoAmericas2016_Final-Revised-Paper.pdf

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