September 2017 Vol. 8

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Leister’s New Geomembrane Welder Blitzes the Competition with Welding Speeds of Up to 12 metres/min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkuCTsW4gqQ

FGI Announces Short Course On Geosynthetics In Civil Engineering Applications (27th October 2017)
https://csengineermag.com/fgi-short-course-geosynthetics-civil-engineering-applications/

AECOM Seeking Senior Waste Engineer with Landfill Cell Design and Lining Experience for Brisbane Role
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34406064

Benefits of Polymer Use in Dewatering of Dredged Sediments with Geotextile Dewatering Tubes [PDF]
https://www.iadc-dredging.com/ul/cms/terraetaqua/document/5/2/7/527/527/1/article-some-proven-benefits-of-polymer-use-in-the-treatment-of-sediments-in-recent-dredging-projects-148-2.pdf

Mike from ‘Dirty Jobs’ Uses Tencate Geotubes™ for Desilting a Pond in the USA
http://melbournewater.dredging.com.au/Dirty%20Jobs%20-%20Series%203%20Ep%2022%20Gourd%20Maker%20-%20ABC%20iview/

NEW Geotextile Sand Filter (GSF) advanced wastewater treatment and dispersal system
http://www.onsiteinstaller.com/editorial/2017/09/drainfield_media_components_eljen_corporation_gsf

Stability Of Cover Layers On Slopes With Geomembrane Sealing (Presentation)
https://www.mess-earth.org/files/WMESS%202017%20Program%20Book.pdf

Determination of the State of Strain of Large Floating Covers Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Aided Photogrammetry
http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/8/1731/htm

Multiscale modeling of large deformation in geosynthetic-reinforced granular soils
http://alertgeomaterials.eu/internal/2017/20170908_Workshop2017_programme.pdf

Use Of Geosynthetic Reinforced Pile- Supported Embankments On Port Mann Highway [PDF]
https://www.icsmge2017.org/download/iYGEC_programbook_ver6.pdf

Use of Nonwoven Geotextile Fabric for Unbonded Concrete Overlay (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5s9umPllAE

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).
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