1. New Concrete Cloth™ GCCM Culvert Lining (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1m1OWFK-zg
* See world renowned independent expert Professor Jie Han speak in Australia & New Zealand
Geofabrics will be hosting seminars in September, 2015 on ‘Understanding and Harnessing the Stabilisation Effect of Geogrids in Pavement Designs’ – Download seminar flyer
Attending this seminar will provide you with a full background on the important Giroud-Han Design Method for Unpaved Roads, together with an understanding of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Method, the different design approach needed for various geosynthetics and the importance of research.
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2015/08/82-see-world-renowned-independent-expert-professor-jie-han-speak-in-australia-new-zealand
2. Solar Rafts for Geomembrane Lined Dams (News)
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/startup-infratechs-floating-solar-rafts-hold-promise-for-australias-rural-communities-20150823-gj5ktn.html
3. GEOWEB® Channel Protection System Using Geocells and Concrete Hard Armour (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDqqeEs1lBY
4. Flex Fatigue Failure of Geomembranes Followed by Electron Microscopy Assessment of Incipient Damage
More information contact: [email protected]
* Pioneers of Alternative Anchoring Solutions with Cirtex Australia Ltd
http://www.platipus.com.au/uploads/images/press-release/Pioneers-of-alternative-anchoring-solutions-with-Cirtex-Australia-Ltd.pdf
5. NAUE ASIA based in Selangor, Malaysia Launch New Website
http://www.naue.asia/naue-asia/
6. Nilex High Temperature Geomembrane Liners are Hot Liquid Rated and Maintain Properties up to 100 deg.C
http://nilex.com/products/high-temperature-hot-liquid-rated-hlr-geomembrane-liners
7. Nilex High Temperature Geomembrane (White Paper)
http://nilex.com/sites/default/files/Nilex-Solmax-HLR-SERIES-High-Temperature-Liners.pdf
8. New Landfill Liner CQA Blog
http://blog.landfillcqa.co.uk/
9. New Geotechnical Journal – ‘TRANSPORTATION GEOTECHNICS’
http://www.elsevier.com/journals/transportation-geotechnics/2214-3912?generatepdf=true
10. Durability of Geosynthetics; Second Edition Online Book Free
https://sites.google.com/site/murkyengineer5/downloads-durability-of-geosynthetics-second-edition-durability-of-geosynthetics-second-edition-online-book-free
11. GCL Shear Strength and its Measurement – Ten-Year Update (PDF)
http://tstark.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JP0111.pdf
12. ASTM International Technical Committee D35 on Geosynthetics Fact Sheet
http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/D35_Fact_Sheet_2015.pdf
13. Chinese Patent Novel Sodium-based Geosynthetic Clay Liner (New Patent)
http://www.google.com/patents/CN204136517U?cl=en
14. Chinese Patent Special Pressing Strip for Geosynthetic Clay Liner Mounting Joint (New Patent)
http://www.google.com/patents/CN204080874U?cl=en
15. Slow Down of CSG and LNG projects Leads to Collapse of WDS
http://www.smh.com.au/business/mining-and-resources/big-resources-firms-scramble-to-cover-contractor-collapse-20150904-gjf4pk.html
16. AGL is storing CSG Brine Water Produced from its Coal Seam Gas Wells in Dams near Gloucester Without Holding Proper Permits
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/agl-in-dam-storage-row-as-anticoal-seam-gas-protests-hit-100-weeks-20150902-gjdcke.html
17. ExcelPlas Sets Up Forensic Engineering Lab for Geosynthetic Materials (FFA)
Forensic Failure Associates specialise in determining how geosynthetic materials and geomembrane products fail, including an assessment of liners that have
deteriorated due to degradation, fatigue, installation damage, misuse, abuse, and improper manufacture.
More information contact: [email protected]
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