September 2019 Vol. 1

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NEWSMAKERS: * ANCOLD * Atarfil * Chevron Phillips  * Concrete Canvas * DDT Liners  * Geofabrics * Huesker  * Naue * Solmax * Tenax *  Teneo * Tensar

Solmax Slashes Electric Use, CO2 Emissions
https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/solmax-slashes-electric-use-co2-emissions

NAUE GCL Used to Rehabilitate 50 year Concrete Reservoir in Germany (Video)
Bentofix® geosynthtetic clay liner (CCL) enables cost-effective solution
https://www.naue.com/portfolio-items/barrier-rehabilitation-pumped-strorage-plant-hohenwarte-ii-germany-geosynthetic-sealing-system-from-naue/

Atarfil Heads to WasteCon19
https://events.jspargo.com/WASTECON19/Public/eBooth.aspx?IndexInList=7&FromPage=Exhibitors.aspx&ParentBoothID=&ListByBooth=true&BoothID=619401&Nav=False

Chevron Philips Response to Australian Anti-Dumping Commission on HDPE Resin (Declassified)
– https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/adc/public-record/515-026_-_questionnaire_-_exporter_-_chevron_phillips_chemical_company_lp_-_exporter_questionnaire_response.pdf

– https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/adc/public-record/515-027_-_questionnaire_-_exporter_-_chevron_phillips_chemical_company_lp_-_covering_statement_to_exporter_questionnaire.pdf

– https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/adc/public-record/515-024_-_questionnaire_-_exporter_-_chevron_phillips_singapore_chemicals_pte_ltd_-_exporter_questionnaire_response.pdf

Estimating Leakage Through Geomembrane Liners
https://iwmsa.co.za/sites/default/files/downloads/IWMSA_Riva%20Nortje_Estimating%20Liner%20Leakage%20Rates.pdf

Free Leakage rate Calculator for Compacted Soils and Geosynthetic Liners
https://assets.website-files.com/5977726c80d12837b9592f29/59b1e97fc9b4a30001080eeb_Pond-Leakage-Calculator-2017-5-14-17.xlsx

Teneo and DDT Liners Exhibiting at the Energy & Resources Queensland Expo (16th – 17th October 2019)
https://energyandresources.com.au/exhibitor-list/

Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats – Essential Characteristics and Properties 
W. Crawford & M. Kujawsk Concrete Canvas Ltd, Pontypridd, United Kingdom 
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0360-ecsmge-2019_crawford.pdf

Protection of Reinforced Soil Structures Using Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats 
L. Church Concrete Canvas Ltd, Pontypridd, United Kingdom C. Doulala-Rigby Tensar International Ltd, Blackburn, United Kingdom
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0155-ecsmge-2019_church.pdf

Sewage Lagoon Reconstruction Progressing Smoothly After Liner Failure
https://www.mininggazette.com/news/2019/08/sewage-lagoon-reconstruction-progressing-smoothly/

Geosynthetic Reinforced Steep Slope 60.0 m High for the Stabilisation of the Valpola Landslide in Northern Italy (Tenax)
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0133-ecsmge-2019_cazzuffi___recalcati.pdf

Huesker Patent Silt Fence for Capturing Pollutants
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/89/d5/13/b8b4434454ffe0/US20190145068A1.pdf

Failure of a Massive Geosynthetic-reinforced Clay Dyke for a Waste Disposal Plant
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0825-ecsmge-2019_ruggeri.pdf

Sand-filled Geotube Containers in River and Coastal Engineering Based on Case Study Applications
C. Noël, A. Tavallali, L. das Neves International Marine and Dredging Consultants (IMDC nv), Antwerp, Belgium
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0099-ecsmge-2019_noel.pdf

A New Approach to Characterise the Benefit of Multiaxial Geogrid on Soil 
A. S. Lees Tensar International, Nicosia, Cyprus 
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0409-ecsmge-2019_lees.pdf

Behavior of Geogrid Reinforced Ballast in Triaxial Shear Strength Tests 
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0660-ecsmge-2019_petriaev.pdf

Seismic Response of Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Dams 
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/1085-ecsmge-2019-edincliler_toksoy-final.pdf

Effects of Earthquake Characteristics on Soil Isolation with Geosynthetics
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0383-ecsmge-2019_edincliler.pdf

Geosynthetic-reinforced Earth Walls and Slopes in Extremely Challenging Applications 
By O. Detert/ HUESKER Synthetic GmbH/ Gescher, Germany
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0792-ecsmge-2019_detert_einreichung.pdf

Efficiency of Erosion Prevention Geosynthetics for Nonvegetated Slopes During Extreme Artificial Rainfalls Testing 
test M. Vaníček GEOSYNTETIKA, Ltd., Prague, Czech Republic J. Vaníček GEOSYNTETIKA, Ltd., Prague, Czech Republic P. Kavka, D. Zumr Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic O. Marek STRIX Chomutov, a.s., Chomutov, Czech Republic
https://www.ecsmge-2019.com/uploads/2/1/7/9/21790806/0121-ecsmge-2019_vanicek.pdf

ANCOLD Workshop on Liquefaction of Tailings
https://www.ancold.org.au/?p=15322

The Use of Geocomposites (i.e., Bonded Geogrid-Geotextile Layers) to Enhance the Performance of Ballast 
https://trid.trb.org/view/1647563

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