October 2019 Vol. 3

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NEWSMAKERS: * Agru™  * GeoTube * Global Synthetics * Propex  * Solmax * TenCate * Vale 

Qualities to Look for in Geomembrane Liner Companies
How do policies and procedures differentiate geomembrane liner companies?
How do certain procedures give an edge to geomembrane liner companies?
https://agruamerica.com/geomembrane-liner-companies/ 

Solmax will be attending Major German Landfill and Waste Management Seminar (16th & 17th October, 2019)
https://www.solmax.com/en/news/solmax-will-be-attending-the-29-karlsruher-deponie-und-altlastenseminar 

Propex Receives 2019 Innovation Award for PETROMAT Enviro Geosynthetic Fabric
https://www.csengineermag.com/propex-receives-2019-innovation-award-for-petromat-enviro/ 

Use of a Geosynthetic Clay Liner to Rehabilitate the Lower Chinns Dam, Clear Creek County, Colorado
Steve Kuehr, P.E., Principal, Brierley Associates; and Ryan Schoolmeesters, Dam Safety Engineer, CO Division of Water Resources
https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/dam-safety-2019-agenda 

Victorian Government Tender for GCL for WWTP Project
165,000m2 of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) to rehabilitate two existing lagoons at Wangaratta Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=34384&action=display-tender-details 

Analysis of Non-woven Geotextile After 40 Years in Service (Permeability & Clogging)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/19/4161/htm 

Flexural Performance of Wire Mesh and Geotextile-strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beam
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-019-1373-8

Surfers Protest Plans for Geotube Breakwater Off Last Open Beach in Tel Aviv
https://www.timesofisrael.com/surfers-protest-plans-for-breakwater-off-last-open-beach-in-tel-aviv/

Chile: Fish farm Sediment to be Dredged and Dried in Geotextile Dewatering Tubes
https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/chile-fish-farm-sediment-may-be-dredged-and-dried-in-bags/

Experimental Study of Geotextile Effect on Bearing Strength and Permeability of Sudanese Cohesive Soils
https://www.academia.edu/40533270/Experimental-Study-of-Geotextile-Effect-on-Bearing-Strength-and-Permeability-of-Sudanese-Cohesive-Soils

A New Approach to Characterise the Benefit of Multiaxial Geogrid on Soil
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0409-ecsmge-2019-lees.pdf

Evaluation of Prediction Methods for Vertical Deformation of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil GRS Walls
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0373-ecsmge-2019_kazimierowicz-frankowska.pdf

NEW Tailings Dam Failure at Brazil Gold mine (Breaking News)
https://www.amsj.com.au/tailings-dam-failure-in-brazil-gold-mine/

Vale Faces Hard Task to Rebuild Trust After Brazil Dam Disaster
https://www.ft.com/content/22c6326c-e5e8-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

 


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