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BREAKING NEWS
Prof. Kerry Rowe’s Geosynthetic Vault Opening to Public Soon (please register your interest for a free trial)
Interact with Kerry’s vast knowledge database in real time – ask anything in geosynthetics!
Polypropylene Geotextiles Identified as Significant Source of Microplastics (MP)
Degradation pathways and microplastic pollution of polypropylene geotextiles in soil systems
INDUSTRY NEWS
NZ Company Announces 30 Mill Expansion into Hemp Geotextiles
India Eyes Strategic Growth for Coir Geotextiles
Coir Board urged to encourage production of coir geotextiles
Energy Vault Inc. Patent Novel Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Tower
The tower reservoir has a geosynthetic liner, a membrane liner, a textile liner, and/or a drainage layer.
Course – Advanced Certification in Geosynthetics in Geotechnical Engineering
Case Histories of Geosynthetic Engineered Turf Landfill Cover under Severe Weather Conditions
Documented wind gusts exceeding 80.0 mph (128.7 km/h), sustained winds over 50.0 mph (80.5 km/h), and 24-h rainfall totals over 10.0 in. (254.0 mm) have been recorded with no reported damage to the engineered turf systems.
GEOMEMBRANES
Analyzing the Field Performance of a GM-GCL Landfill Bottom Lining System
Secrets Revealed – How to Make Stronger Geomembranes with Greater Durability
How Chevron Phillips Have Lost Market Share to Borealis for Geomembrane Resins: Bimodal vs Unimodal
GEOTEXTILES
Comparative Hydraulic Performance of Submerged Rubble-Mound and Geotextile Container Breakwaters; An Experimental Study
Geobag-armored breakwaters outperformed others in shallow water by enhancing energy dissipation.
Experimental Study on Stabilization of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil by Biochar–MICP–Electrokinetics Combined Technology
A geosynthetic fabric was placed between the electrode plates and the retaining wall to prevent soil particle loss
GCLs
GCLs for Coal Combustion Product (CCP) Landfills: An Environmental Impact Assessment
Hydraulic conductivity testing was conducted on one sodium bentonite (NaB) GCL and two bentonite-polymer composite (BPC) GCLs with different polymer contents
NaB GCLs are suitable for low or moderately concentrated CCP leachates.
BPC GCLs are recommended for divalent-cation-rich and concentrated CCP leachates (>100 mM).
GEOGRIDS
Predicting Long-Term Stress Relaxation of Geogrids Using Time–Temperature Superposition
Thermal Effects on the Stability of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls
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