September 2017 Vol. 6

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GNA – Your Leading Source for Geosynthetics Industry News

Licensed Australian Agent for Concrete Canvas™ in the Mining Industry in Australia
http://www.srglimited.com.au/what-we-do/products/concrete-canvas.html

Concrete Canvas Continues to Wrap Up Sales Across North America
http://journalofcommerce.com/Technology/News/2017/9/Concrete-Canvas-continues-to-wrap-up-sales-across-North-America-1026929W/

Geomembrane Technicians Job Opening at The Jaylon Group in Perth
https://au.lautanjobs.com/geomembrane-technicians-jobs-in-perth-the-jaylon-group.a1820a2bc8207d61

Tackling Landfill Erosion and Leachate Challenges (Feature)
http://foresternetwork.com/daily/waste/landfill-management/tackling-landfill-erosion-leachate-challenges/

New Tender – Landfill Cell Liner Construction in Tasmania
https://www2.tenderlink.com/tenders/waste-landfill/

Solar Flex Rack constructed on top of the Geosynthetic Cap of the Mining Site Without Damaging the Cap
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2017/09/solar-flexrack-case-study-superfund-project-restores-ecosystem-upgrades-community-solar/

New Geosynthetic Bentonite Liner (GCL) from Geosynthetics Australia
https://geosynthetics.net.au/geosynthetic-bentonite-liner-gcl/

Pioneers in the use of Geotextile Sand Bags in Western Australia
http://www.evocoast.com.au/services.html

Tensar’s Spectra M-E Software Helps Optimise Road Pavement Designs Incorporating Geogrids
http://www.tensarinternational.com/News-Events/News/SpectraM-E-Software

Micro-mechanical Analysis of Geomembrane-Sand Interactions using DEM (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266352X17302331

Rapid Prototyping of Geosynthetic Interfaces: Investigation of peak strength using direct shear tests (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301140

In-plane Strength of Masonry Panel Strengthened with Geosynthetics (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061817317774

Effect of Ammonium on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners by Craig Benson (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301061

The Use of Geogrid Reinforcement for Enhancing the Performance of Concrete Overlays
https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/handle/10938/10978

Behaviour Of A Geosynthetic Reinforced Steep Slope Constructed With Cohesive Backfill Under Earthquake Loading
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Lopes26/publication/…/links/5901f3934585156502a29e5a/Behaviour-of-a-geosynthetic-reinforced-steep-slope-constructed-with-cohesive-backfill-under-earthquake-loading.pdf

Modelling and Simulation of Temperature Variation in a Landfill Cell [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shams_Anwar/publication/…/links/5840d4d708ae2d21755f3fae/Modelling-and-Simulation-of-Temperature-variation-in-landfill-Cell.pdf

Agru Case Study on Landfill Closure with Geosynthetics
https://agruamerica.com/our-projects/cummings-road-landfill-closure/

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 Nationally 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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