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1. Feature Review Article  ‘Geosynthetics in Geoenvironmental Engineering’ (Free Download – Limited Time Window – Open Source)
Covers Geotextiles, Geogrids, Geonets, Geocomposites and Geocontainers
http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/16/3/034605/pdf/1468-6996_16_3_034605.pdf

2. Seminar on Tensar Reinforcement in Queensland
The Geofabrics Brisbane office will be hosting educational workshop sessions on their Reinforcement product portfolio, which includes Tensar® Geogrids
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2015/05/81-our-brisbane-office-is-hosting-educational-workshops-on-tensar-reinforcement

3. Massive Geotube Project Underway : 23.5 kilometres of Geotextile Geotube® Containers, each 50 metres in length (470 Geotubes deployed)
http://www.tencate.com/news/2015/Geosynthetics-for-Lach-Huyen-Bridge-in-Haiphong.aspx

4. ExcelPlas Mobile Liner Testing Labs Now Available for On-Site CQA and Third Part Testing of Geomembrane Welds
These Self-Contained Labs can be deployed to remote locations for rapid turnaround on DT results
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5. Geomembrane Welders wanted by Advanced Group Services – Sydney NSW
https://au.jora.com/job/Geomembrane-Welder-864f627a34d2e3dd48c347ba7e1c6111?from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fau.jora.com%2FWelder-jobs-in-Hornsby-NSW&sp=serp&sponsored=false&sr=2

http://www.advancedgroupservices.com.au/jobs/geomembrane-welders/?utm_campaign=joraau&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=joraau

6. Mini-Dredgers Showcase their Dredging Systems for Filling Geotextile Dewatering Tubes
http://youtu.be/LZ7jMi4HRkE

7. Only 4 Days to go until Geofabrics present a short seminar on Geotube® Dewatering Technology (Limited Seats Remaining)
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2015/05/80-geofabrics-present-a-short-seminar-on-geotube-dewatering-technology

8. New Australian Supplier of Bentonite Additives for GCLs
http://www.bbaaustralia.com/index.asp?pagename=Range+of+Products&site=1&siteid=9695

9. Geosynthetics organisation Northern Beaches NSW Seeking Financial Controller
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28767625

10. New Landfill Liner Tender AU-682860 Construction of Landfill Liner Containment Systems10/06/2015 11:00 a.m. QLD
https://www.lgtenders.com.au/?&tenderer=2744.41

11. Tencate seeking Sales Engineer for Singapore Office
http://jobs.jobstreet.com/sg/jobs/4594741?fr=21

12. CQA/QC Short Courses for Compacted Clay Liners and Geosynthetics Installations
http://www.peaklab.com/services.aspx?sub=proctor

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1. New Dow PERT resins designated as ‘Polyethylene of Raised Temperature Resistance’ for High Temperature HDPE Geomembranes
http://www.dow.com/plasticpipes/eu/products/dowlex/2344pe.htm
http://www.dow.com/plasticpipes/eu/products/dowlex/2377pe.htm

2. Seminar on Geotube Dewatering Technology – June 3rd 2015  (Free but Limited Places)
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2015/05/80-geofabrics-present-a-short-seminar-on-geotube-dewatering-technology

3. Seeking Project Manager for Large HDPE lined Dam/Pond Construction Project (QLD)
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28723348

4. Boyd Ramsey of GSE Environmental says the DEP’s proposed requirement for impoundment liners is “woefully inadequate”
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150429/NEWS01/150429282

5. The top post at Davis Standard now filled has been open since November when Bob Preston left the company to become top executive at GSE Environmental Inc., a maker of geosynthetic liners
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20150518/NEWS/150519929/murphy-named-to-top-spot-at-davis-standard

6. Layfield Webinar Floating Cover Systems – Designs, Applications, Materials for Australia – June 18th, 2015
https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Environmental-Containment/About-Us/News/Layfield-Floating-Cover-Webinar-Australia.aspx

7. The Role of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Lined Ponds in Treating Water for the Oil and Gas Industry
http://www.journalofenvironmentalsolutionsforoilgasandmining.com/doi/abs/10.3992/1573-2377-374X-1.1.25

8. Estimation of Geographic Ultraviolet Radiation Levels and Impact on Geosynthetic Cover Systems (Free Download)
http://www.richgelsenviro.com/images/Estimation_of_Geographic_Ultraviolet_Radiation_Levels_and_Impact_on_Geosynthetic_Cover_Systems_Final.pdf

9. Possible Solution to the Diffusion of Volatile Organic Compounds through Composite Landfill Liners (Free Download)
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/05/Pienaar-R.A.-and-Fourie-W.-59.pdf

10. New Tender – Construction of Landfill Liner Containment Systems (QLD) – Closing Date: 10 Jun, 2015
https://www.lgtenderbox.com.au/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=4604&action=display-tender-details

11. EnviroLiner & Aquamate team up to Provide Upstream Water Containment Solution
http://www.aquamate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Aquamate_Upstream_Water_Containment.pdf

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1. GSE Awarded Patent for Hot Wedge for Welding Conductive Geomembrane Liner
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9033620.pdf

2. Raven Engineered Films Launches New Geomembrane Product Line – HydraFlex™ Ultra
http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/05/20/737746/10135260/en/Raven-Industries-Engineered-Films-Division-Launches-New-Geomembrane-Product-Line.html

3. Golder Associates Design New Landfill for Sita at Allawuna Farm (WA)
http://www.der.wa.gov.au/images/documents/our-work/consultation/allawuna/Appendix_A_-_D100-D107_WORKS_APPROVAL.pdf

4. Landfill Cell Detailed Designs for Cell 1 and Cell 2 for Sita Allawuna Farm Landfill by Golder Associates
http://www.der.wa.gov.au/images/documents/our-work/consultation/allawuna/Appendix_B_-_D200-D243_WORKS_APPROVAL.pdf

5. Allawuna Farm Landfill works approval application (open until 1 June 2015)
http://www.der.wa.gov.au/our-work/consultation/260-allawuna-farm-landfill-works-approval-application-closes-1-june-2015

6. New Tender – Construction of Landfill Liner Containment Systems Gold Coast City Council – Closes 10 June 2015
https://www.lgtenderbox.com.au/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=4604&action=display-tender-details

7. Ten Cate Geotube Expert Coming to Melbourne to Present Seminar on ‘Geotube® Dewatering Technology’
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ynm0yfl048mbpak/GeoTubes%20seminar%20invitation%2005-15.pdf?dl=0

8. Global Synthetics and Naue to Run Multicomponent GCL Seminars by K. Rowe
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/sites/default/files/events/2015/DONT-MISS-Multicomponent-GCL-SEMINARS-MAY-2015.pdf

9. AKS Release New Video on their Anchor Sheet Liner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tKUp6R6JVg

10. New Australia Distributor of Pre-Fabricated Primary and Secondary Containment Liners & Geomembranes including XR-5
http://www.marsonindustries.com.au/liquid-containment-liners

11. Fabric Solutions Publishes Installation Guide for Geosynthetic Liners 
http://www.fabricsolutions.com.au/wp-content/downloads/Duradam_Dam_Liner_Installation_Guide.pdf

12. GSE Publishes Geomembrane Client List
http://www.gseworld.com/About-Us/Client-List/

13. Proforma Forms for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liners, Leachate Collection Systems, and Final Cover Systems
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/waste_permits/msw_permits/msw_liners_covers.html

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1. New GSI White Paper 32 focuses on GRI-GM13 for HDPE GMB and looks at the rationale and background
http://www.geosynthetica.net/wp-content/uploads/GSI_WhitePaper32_HDPEGeomembranes.pdf

2. What is UV Radiation Exposure and Heat doing to your HDPE Liner? (Free Download)
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/04/Msiza-J.-and-Shamrock-J.-90.pdf

3. Lessons Learned From Geotextile Filter Failures Under Challenging Field Conditions (New Paper)
Robert Koerner and George Koerner, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Volume 43, Issue 3 June 2015, Pages 272–281
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114415000059

4. Geofabrics upload Video on Megaflo® Subsoil Drainage System
http://youtu.be/FCs8CIDYi7E

5. Geofabrics Announces Oasis Floating Covers is in its Range
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/products/products/62-oasis-floating-covers/overview

6. Multicomponent Geosynthetic Clay Liners – Adelaide Seminar – Tue 19 May 2015 – 9:00 am to 1:45 pm
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/multicomponent-geosynthetic-clay-liners-adelaide

7. Experimental study of the behaviour of different geosynthetics as anti-reflective cracking systems using a combined-load fatigue test (New Paper)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114415000266

8. New Position – Sales Engineer – Geosynthetics Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/48957054?trk=jserp_job_details_text

9. Profile on Mark Van Schoten (Associate at Peter J Ramsay & Associates, Melbourne)
Mark has worked on multiple Audit reviews of the construction of liner systems at landfills and leachate ponds in Victoria
http://www.pjra.com.au/users/mark-van-schoten

10. Layfield Webinar Floating Cover Systems – Designs, Applications, Materials for Australia – June 18th, 2015
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=f058eccf-390c-4c57-93d5-120df4bf3155&c=2ea1a7c0-f8b6-11e4-8f72-d4ae52843dc7&ch=309e3b10-f8b6-11e4-9023-d4ae52843dc7

11. Large Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Wall Project in Greece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V583ajCyyLU

12. Effect of Chlorine on Antioxidant and Stabilizer Depletion in HDPE Geomembranes (New Paper)
http://www.geoeng.ca/Directory/kerry%20Pub/2014%20Abdelaal%20and%20Rowe%2010ICG%2083%20Chlorine.pdf

13. New Report finds in Most Circumstances an Unreinforced 1200g Gas Geomembrane Will Not Survive the Construction Process Intact
http://mecconsultancy.com/ciria-735-recommendations/

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1. GRI GM-13 Raises the Bar on Stress Crack Resistance of HDPE Geomembranes to 500 hrs
http://www.geosynthetic-institute.org/grispecs/gm13.pdf

2. New Product – Oasis Floating Cover Geomembrane by Cooley with DuPont C3 Technology
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb6bu3sakh1eng3/cooley_oasisfloatingcover_info%20_v1.pdf?dl=0

3. New Cooley EIA Oasis Geomembrane Training Course (9-10th June 2015 Adelaide)
http://www.geotest.net.au/#!NEW-COOLEY-EIA-OASIS-GEOMEMBRANE-WELDING-COURSE/cs2n/554c20d70cf2836c88248060

4. Raven Showcase their Exceptionally Flexible fPP Geomembranes
http://ravenefd.com/files/2614/3023/2465/Rufco_PP30-40_Metric.pdf

5. New Geomembrane Product – Excellent Multiaxial Performance of Cementitious Coating on Woven/Nonwoven Geotextile (tested by ExcelPlas)
https://youtu.be/xPzWqHkWBjk

6. Tension Creep Testing in Geomembranes (Technical Note)
http://agruamerica.com/blog/creep-testing/

7. New Coal Ash Geomembrane Cover System Exceeds EPA Guidelines for Coal Ash
http://www.gseworld.com/Applications/Coal-Ash/Coal-Ash-Cover-System/

8. URS Seeking Landfill Engineer with Geosynthetics Experience (Melbourne)
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28630326

9. McClure Earthmoving Secures Landfill Construction and Capping Projects in Western Victoria
Southern Grampian Shire Council – Capping of existing landfill site and construction of new cell and leachate pond, and Horsham Rural City Council – Capping of existing landfill site
http://mehmeh.net/projects/

10. Opportunity for Master of Engineering studies on Durability of Geomembranes (Monash University)
http://eng.monash.edu.au/data/events/2015/document/291phd-scholarships-gmb.pdf

11. Metallic Pollutant Removal in Leachates Extracted from Sediment by Smart Geotextiles
Ion exchange textiles (IET) by grafting carboxylic functions onto the surface of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nonwoven fabrics in order to capture metals inleachates extracted from dredged sediment samples
https://www.erudit.org/revue/rseau/2015/v28/n1/1030006ar.html?vue=resume&mode=restriction

12. GTI Geomembrane Cover Contains Heat and Odour for Frozen Food Manufacturer
http://www.tpomag.com/online_exclusives/2015/05/gti_cover_contains_heat_and_odor_for_frozen_food_manufacturer_SC_001B0

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