President and CEO of Solmax Stepping Down

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BREAKING NEWS

President and CEO of Solmax Stepping Down

US Beach Seeks Change to Hardened Shoreline Laws and Replace Sand-filled Geotextile Tubes

SPECIAL FEATURES

Case Study: Advanced Leak Detection for Tailings Management with eLagoon™ Technology [PDF]

The Use of Geomembranes for Pumped-Storage Reservoirs [PDF]

Evaluation of Covers and Exposed Geomembrane Covers (EGC) for Landfills: Sustainability and Resiliency [PDF]

INDUSTRY NEWS

Huesker Press Release – Why it’s Wrong to Generalise about Geotextiles Contributing to PFAS Contamination

Armed Forces Transport the Geotexan Geotextile by Helicopter to Save Glacier

SOLMAX Apply for Graphene in Geomembranes Patent

Technical Committee Work Plan for Evaluation of Geotextile and Facility Audits [PDF]

NAUE Rainwater Harvesting Project Using Geomembranes

Less than 1 Month Until GEOANZ#2 in Melbourne

EuroGeo8: Call for Papers (15-18 September 2025)

See all Exhibitors Already Booked In for EuroGeo8 in Lille, 15-18 September 2025

How Durable are GEOTUBE Units in Engineering Projects?

Guest Editorial for the Special Issue on “Geosynthetic-Reinforced Sustainable Transport Infrastructures”

Nominations Invited for Renowned Giroud Lecture

Decommissioned Open-pit Mines with Geomembranes are Potential Geothermal Sources of Heating or Cooling for Nearby Population Centres

Geocell Soil Confinement System Reduces Maintenance on Site Access Roads and Drilling Pads in the Bakken Regions of Canada

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Webinar 25 June – ‘Modern Mining with Geosynthetics’ by NAUE – Building on Sustainable Ground

Webinar June 25 – ‘Optimizing Landfill Operations for Sustainability and Stability’

NEW PATENTS

CARPI Patent Double-Sealed Connection of Waterproofing Panels for Hydraulic Works
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP4193023B1.html
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2024119061A1.pdf

MEGA DRAIN GP LLC (Ste 200Austin, Texas, US)

EMAC LAGOONS Patent Innovative Leak Proof Liner System for Large Water Storages and Reservoirs

Propex Patent Geotextile-based Structure for Vegetative Growth Enhancement And Erosion Resistance

SOLMAX Apply for Graphene in Geomembranes Patent

NEW JOBS

Geosyntec Seeking Geosynthetics Site Manager

Huesker Patent Geotextile Sediment Cap with Active Media

GCLs

Real-time Ultrasonic Water Level IoT Sensor for In-situ GCL Permeability Testing

GEOGRIDS

Numerical Simulation of the Load Transfer Mechanism of a Geosynthetic Encased Stone Column Unit Cell under Embankment Loading

Geosynthetic-Reinforced Ferrochrome Slag: Experimental and Numerical Study on the Performance of Square Footing

Long-term Stress Characteristics of a Box Culvert with a Load Reduction System using Geogrids and EPS Under High Fill

Proper Application of Asphalt Geosynthetics to Achieve Optimal Shear Bond Strength

GEOCELLS

Geocells for Unpaved Roads: Analysis of Design Methods from the Literature

Geocell Soil Confinement System Reduces Maintenance on Site Access Roads and Drilling Pads in the Bakken Regions of Canada

GEOCOMPOSITES

Direct Shear Behaviour of Excavated Clay Reinforced with Geocomposite Drainage Layer Encapsulated in Thin Sand Layers

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