September 2017 Vol. 3

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‘Urgent Review’ into Pacific Highway Contractor
https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/sacked-subbie-wants-answers-over-ostwald-bros-fall/3219860/

Position Vacate for Civil Geotechnical Engineer with HDPE Lining and Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) Experience
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34305272

Penn State Doctoral Candidate Awarded Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) Fellowship
Effectiveness and durability of geotextiles against migration of subgrade soil to overlying granular layer in pavement systems
http://news.psu.edu/story/479457/2017/08/28/academics/behnoud-kermani-receives-two-civil-engineering-grants

Geosynthetics with Enhanced Lateral Drainage Capabilities in Roadway Systems by Prof. Zornberg et. al. (New Paper)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214391217301058

Eric Liew Solmax Senior Technical Manager Presenting 13th Sep. Landfill Liner and Cover Systems for Effective Waste Management
https://au.linkedin.com/company/solmax-international-inc#feed-wrapper

New Products:   T-Rex™ The King of Geomembranes
http://www.trexliner.com/

Jacobs and Golder Associates Present at Australian Landfill Conference Sept 11 (2017)
http://www.cleanupconference.com/sessions/session-1e-risk-assessment-and-management-of-landfills/

City of Fremantle Set to Build Solar Farm on Landfill Site (Breaking News)
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/city-fremantle-build-solar-farm-landfill-site/

Tender Closed – CONSULTANCY SERVICES LANDFILL CELL 2
Suitably experienced and qualified consultants to oversee the design, procurement, construction and practical completion of Benalla Landfill Cell Two.
https://www.tendersonline.com.au/TenderDetails.aspx?uid=492395

Newcastle Prepares Tender for 5MW solar farm on Landfill Site (Breaking News)
http://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-city-newcastle-prepares-tender-5mw-solar-farm-86104/

Full-Scale Accelerated Testing of Multi-axial Geogrid Stabilized Flexible Pavements (New Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDWfAj0SVCE

Geosynthetic Liner as Foundation Isolation for Seismic Protection (New Paper)
https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/geosynthetic-liner-as-foundation-isolation-for-seismic-protectio/13305690

Tensar TX7 Geogrid Application in Mining (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkce95VgpFU

Feasibility of vacuum consolidation with stereo drain system in surface pre-reinforcement of dredged spoil
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12205-017-1607-5

The Effect of Geotextile Layer in Decreasing Local Scour of Cylindrical Bridge Pier
http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=2814&sid=1&slc_lang=en

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing Expands Geosynthetic Testing Offerings (Lab News)
ExcelPlas now performs more than 120 standard geosynthetic tests in accordance with relevant  ASTM, GRI and ISO standards.
We have extensive experience with all types of geosynthetics – from geomembranes (HDPE, LLDPE, fPP), geotextiles to geonets, geogrids, geocomposites and and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs).
As a National Accredited Testing Laboratory our technicians, equipment and quality system are monitored regularly for proficiency and compliance assuring that you can count on quality results every time.

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