September 2019 Vol. 5

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NEWSMAKERS: * EPA * FGI  * GeoTube * Huesker  * Polyfabrics  * TenCate * Thrace  * Texas Tech

No Seam Welding Required for Waterproof Stormwater Bio-retention Basin
https://www.polyfabrics.com.au/case-studies/sydney-intermodal-terminal/

Amazing Demonstration with Mirafi® RSi-Series Reinforcement Showing How You can Stand on Sand (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsz2ArTvgU

Geotube Diversion Channel Project – TenCate Geosynthetics Philippines
Riverbank and Coastal Erosion Protection Works using Geotube® Technology of TenCate Geosynthetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrna90sNjFI

Central Luzon Link Expressway Project – Basal Geosynthetics Reinforcement Works by TenCate Geosynthetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzNHqqt1Leg

Thrace Group to Showcase Geosynthetics at the leading international construction event at Parc des expositions, Paris
https://www.thracegroup.com/es/es/ajax/events:popup/batimat-2019-ndash-paris-france-4-8-november-2019/

Feasibility Study on the Application of Fabricated Multipurpose Food Packaging Plastic (MFPP) Liner as Alternative Landfill Liner Material in Sustainable Landfill Infrastructure Model
https://www.scientific.net/KEM.821.343

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas – to investigate the fate of PFAS passing through typical landfill geomembrane liner systems
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-6-million-research-potential-environmental-impacts-pfas-substances-waste-0

EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-6-million-research-potential-environmental-impacts-pfas-substances-waste-0

Get listed in the Geosynthetics 2020 Specifier’s Guide
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/09/16/get-listed-in-the-geosynthetics-2020-specifiers-guide/

FGI Webinar – Accepting Special Wastes & Maintaining Stability with Geomembranes (October 15, 2019)
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4239538017905917709

Interface Behavior of Geogrid-Reinforced Sub-ballast: Laboratory and Discrete Element Modeling
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-6713-7_16

Response of Pavement Foundations Incorporating both Geocells and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114419300901

Centrifuge Model Studies on the Performance of Soil Walls Reinforced with Sand-Cushioned Geogrid Layers
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114419300871


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