November 2018 Vol. 10

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New Patent for Landfill Liner System on Near Vertical to Vertical Slopes of a Waste Facility
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180313055A1/en

New BAM Publication – Approval of Geosynthetics, Polymers and Leak Detection Systems for German Landfills
https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/year/2018/docId/46659

GSI to Host Webinar on Lifetime Predictions of Geosynthetics (28 November 2018)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2018/11/21/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-lifetime-predictions-of-geosynthetics-gma-members-get-discounted-rates/

The Dangers of Carbon ‘Windows’ in HDPE Geomembranes by Dr. John Scheirs
https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/TdtE7TYoZxPrRx5/download

Major Review on ‘Applications of Geosynthetics to Irrigation, Drainage and Agriculture’
by Eric Blond, Stan Boyle, Marianna Ferrara, Bruno Herlin, Herve Plusquellec, Pietro Rimoldi and Timothy Stark
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ird.2300

Trials of Geosynthetic Liner Covers Due to Start at McArthur River Mine (MRM) (ATC Williams & ExcelPlas)
https://www.amsj.com.au/mcarthur-river-mine-environmental-challenges/

Frozen Foundation Dam: Fit For Purpose Tailings Management (SRK Consulting Report) (Declassified)
https://www.na.srk.com/sites/default/files/file/KCator-CHore-JKurylo-MRykaart_FrozenDamTailings_2018.pdf

Geotextile Dewatering Bags Increase Tailings Dam Longevity
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/geotextile-dewatering-bags-increase-tailings-dam-longevity-2018-11-08/rep_id:3650

Significant Opportunities for Geosynthetics as Queensland Government Approves $6.7 Billion Coal Project with TSF in the Galilee Basin
https://www.i-q.net.au/main/green-light-for-6-7b-galilee-basin-coal-mine

The Seepage and Stability Performance Assessment of a New Drainage System to Increase the Height of a Tailings Dam (New Publication)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328156804_The_Seepage_and_Stability_Performance_Assessment
_of_a_New_Drainage_System_to_Increase_the_Height_of_a_Tailings_Dam

Manage Tailings Dams Better with Drone Surveying
https://www.propelleraero.com/blog/manage-tailings-dams-better-with-drone-surveying/

Families Facing Sea Erosion Threat as Project to Install Geotubes to Protect Seashore has Not Materialised
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-year-on-ockhi-still-haunts-chellanam/article25544403.ece

National Conference on Applications of Geosynthetics in Ports, Waterways and Coasts
http://www.ntcpwc.iitm.ac.in/download.php?name=Geosynthetics_conf_brochure%20(1).pdf

Fibertex Geotextile Dewatering Bags for Desludging Wastewater Ponds
https://constructionreviewonline.com/2018/11/fibertex-geotextile-dewatering-bags-for-desludging-wastewater-ponds/

Robotic Sludge Dredgers Making Desludging Wastewater Ponds into Geotextiles Bags Easy
https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/XaoIXlmKTzFzst8/download

Concrete Reinforcement Geogrid Used to Engineered to Reinforce Concrete Pathways
https://www.titanenviro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CASE-STUDY_-ConForce-Grid_City-of-Calgary-Sidewalk_FINALv2_Email-FILE_Sept-2018-sm.pdf

Concrete Canvas Exhibiting at Tank Storage Asia Exhibition (Singapore, 25-26 September 2019)
https://www.easyfairs.com/tank-storage-asia-2019/tank-storage-asia-2019/exhibitors-products/exhibitor-catalogue/stand/792731/

Layfield Enviro Liner Manufacturing (NEW Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2KJtnD2ao

GMA Webinar: Recent Developments in Geosynthetic-Stabilized Roads: Introduction and Mechanisms (4 December 2018)
https://www.ifai.com/event/gma-webinar-recent-developments-in-geosynthetic-stabilized-roads-introduction-and-mechanisms/

Fake Geosynthetic Conference in Paris Attracts Unknowing Delegates
https://waset.org/conference/2018/11/paris/ICGCGE

Tensar Geogrid Roadshow (8 January 2019)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minneapolis-tensar-road-show-january-2019-tickets-52326567171


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