September 2022 Vol. 3

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NEWSMAKERS:  * ABG Geosynthetics * BAM * GCCM * GCL * Geotube® * GNA * Hock * ICID * IGS * Kent Von Maubeuge * Kerry Rowe * Layfield * Microplastics * RENOLIT * Tailings * Tensar * Tiltex® * TSF * WPS

BREAKING NEWS

Layfield USA Awarded 275 Million Gallon Reservoir Liner and Floating Cover Replacement Project at El Toro Water District 
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Tiltex Completes Water Infiltration Barrier and Erosion Control Protection on Long Steep 1:6 Batters at Major Australian Mine Site
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/09/12/tiltex-completes-water-infiltration-barrier-and-erosion-control-protection-to-reinforced-earth-wall/

INDUSTRY NEWS

Geosynthetics Event at the ICID Congress and Irrigation Australia Conference on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at the Adelaide Convention Center (2 Weeks to Go!)
Enhancing the performance of Canals, Reservoirs and Dams with Geosynthetics
https://www.icid2022.com.au/icid-home/geosyntheticsevent/

Are Geotextile Tubes the Answer to Nantucket’s Climate Change Threat? – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/realestate/nantucket-bluff-erosion-battle-climate.html

RENOLIT ALKORPLAN Geomembranes Release Short Training Video on Geomembrane Installation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_cGwQ-0TE

NEW BOOK – Guide for Barriers when Using Soils and Construction Materials with Environmentally Sensitive Contents
Author(s): Kent von Maubeuge, Antje Müller-Kirchenbauer and Carsten Schlötzer
http://www.davidpublisher.com/index.php/Home/Article/index?id=47808.html

BAM Study on Accelerated Ageing and Degradation of Geosynthetics and Potential for Generation of Microplastics
https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/year/2022/docId/55671

ABG Geosynthetics Publish Step-by-Step Guide on How to Install GCLs
https://www.abg-geosynthetics.com/wp-content/uploads/ABG-Claymat-INSTALL.pdf

Hock Develops Special Coating Treatments for Geosynthetics
http://www.hockgrid.com/throughput/coating-treatment.html

GEOMEMBRANES

Long-Term Stress Crack Resistance of HDPE Fusion Seams Aged at 85°C in Synthetic Leachate
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/jjvdtxkUPNfHzgv

Antioxidant Depletion from a HDPE Geomembrane Immersed in Unsaturated Tailings Pore Waters and Heap Leach Solutions
By Mr. Rodrigo E Silva Queen’s University
https://venuewest.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/geocalgary-2022/program/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=c5e8206d-b04f-4352-8130-44a8e86f003d

Selection of Landfill Cover Materials Based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)—A Case Study on Four Typical Covering Materials
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/17/10888/pdf?version=1662100358

Evaluation of the Performance of a Multi-layer Landfill Side Slope Insulation System Under External Hydrostatic Loading
http://sjce.journals.sharif.edu/article_22895.html?lang=en

Conceptual Physical Modelling of a Subsurface Geomembrane Energy Storage System
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenny-Sorensen/publication/363177494_Conceptual_physical_modelling_of_a_subsurface_geomembrane_energy_storage_system/links/6310a452acd814437ff51393/Conceptual-physical-modelling-of-a-subsurface-geomembrane-energy-storage-system.pdf

Veneer Stability Evaluation of a Geosynthetic Cover System for Mine Waste Rock
By Mr. Kyle Howse, University of Saskatchewan
https://venuewest.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/geocalgary-2022/program/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=c5e8206d-b04f-4352-8130-44a8e86f003d

Study on the Dynamic Mechanism of Soil Desiccation Cracking by Surface Strain/Displacement Analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266352X22003354?dgcid=rss_sd_all

GEOTEXTILE TUBES

Experimental Investigation on Dewatering of Sludge by using Geotextile Tubes
http://ymerdigital.com/uploads/YMER2108D3.pdf

Are Geotextile Tubes the Answer to Nantucket’s Climate Change Threat? – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/realestate/nantucket-bluff-erosion-battle-climate.html

GEOCOMPOSITES

Multi-linear Drainage Geocomposite for Sub-slab Depressurization and Radon Mitigation
by M. Stephan Fourmont, Afitex-Texel Geosynthetics
https://venuewest.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/geocalgary-2022/program/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=c5e8206d-b04f-4352-8130-44a8e86f003d

GEOGRIDS

Simplified Method for Assessing the Serviceability Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced and Pile-Supported Embankment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0266114422000905

Pull-out Behaviour of Biocement–Geosynthetic Reinforcement System: a Parametric Study
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11440-022-01687-2

Mechanical Behaviour of Geotextile and Geogrids on Soil Stabilization: A Review
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-2188-9_28

Tensar Professional Education Portal for Geogrid Applications
https://info.tensarcorp.com/professional-education?wchannelid=vym42qa19g&wmediaid=q6cb2c2l48

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