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BREAKING NEWS

German Geosynthetics Guru Announces Retirement

Maccaferri Gets a New CEO – Meet Stefano Susani

Solmax Introduces InfraSolve a Web-based Software Application for Designers and Engineers to Access Design Tools Using Giroud-Han Design Methods

INDUSTRY NEWS

China Updates its Suite of Geosynthetic Standards

New Event: History of Bituminous Geomembranes from WW-II Airfields to Modern Developments (22nd October 2024)

Layfield Update on Massive Floating Cover System Using Three-ply Fabric-Reinforced Flexible Polypropylene Geomembrane (fRPP) 1.5 mm Thick

Unique Patented Geosynthetic Drainage Cubes Come to Australia

Tensar Develop Geosynthetic Reinforced Working Platforms with Sensor Array

US Company Patents Wind-Uplift Resistant Geomembrane

Webinar: Liner Systems for Heap Leach Pads/Piles (19th November 2024)

New Geotechnical Publications Focus on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Column-Supported Embankments

EuroGeo8 – 2025 – 8th European Conference on Geosynthetics – Lille – France

NEW RESEARCH

Biofouling Effect of Different Landfill Leachates on HDPE Pipes

Effect of Carbon Black on Degradation of HDPE in Chlorine Solutions [PDF]

New Study Published in Nature Finds HDPE Microplastics Degraded by Sunlight Causes Human Cell Death

GEOMEMBRANES

Effect of UV Radiation on Shear Behaviour Between Geotextile and Geomembrane Interface

One-Dimensional Non-Isothermal Diffusion Model for Organic Pollutant in an Unsaturated Composite Liner Considering the Degradation Effect

Leakage Behaviour of Defective Geomembrane on Different Underliners: Experimental and Modelling Studies

GEOTEXTILES

Load-Carrying Capacity of Strip Footing Resting on Sand Slopes Retained by Novel Construction Waste-Filled Geotextile Bags

GEOGRIDS

Long-term Performance of PET Geogrids with LLDPE Coating in Alkaline Conditions [PDF]

Degradation Behaviour of Stressed Polyester Reinforcing Products Under Alkaline Conditions Embedded in Eluates And Soils (Huesker) [PDF]

New Look at The Use of Coated PET Geogrid Reinforcement in Highly Alkaline Environments [PDF]

Numerical Modelling of Geosynthetic Reinforcements – Simple Constitutive Models Allowing for Durability [PDF]

DEM Modelling of Installation Damage of Geogrids Under Rockfill Compaction Condition

Comparative Assessment of the Interlayer Shear Strength of Asphalt Concrete with Carbon Fiber Geogrid as Reinforcement

Enhancing Load-Bearing Capacity of Weak Soils Using Geosynthetics: A Finite Element Analysis

GEOCELLS

The Novel Geocell Anchor Cage System [PDF]

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