geomembrane

1. AWA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INNOVATION AWARD  for Western Treatment Plant 55E Cover Renewal
Melbourne Water & JacobsIn an ambitious and challenging project, the world’s largest open ended cover for anaerobic lagoons has been developed for the Western Treatment Plant by Melbourne Water. The innovative cover, the first to be designed and built in 11 arc shaped segments, was developed to allow greater operational and maintenance flexibility. The convex shaped segments are able to operate collectively or be individually isolatable for maintenance and replacement without affecting the robustness of the remaining segments. The new cover increases biogas capture and helps to reduce odours. The selection of HDPE was based on extensive investigations, accelerated exposure trials by ExcelPlas Labs, membrane testing by ExcelPlas and a multi-criteria assessment and enables the 20 year design life to be met.
http://www.awa.asn.au/VIC_Branch_Awards.aspx

2. New Geomembrane Tender (Wagga Council) RFT 2015/012 – SUPPLY & INSTALL HDPE LINER Closing Date/Time 06/01/2015 2:00 p.m. NSW
https://www.tenderlink.com/wagga/

3. Curtis Barrier Pty Ltd seeking geosynthetic contractors for providing geomembrane and geotextile liners for the Oil & Gas, CSG
http://www.seek.com.au/job/27811508

4. QGC publish CSG Associated Water Management Plan
http://www.qgc.com.au/media/322040/qgc_stage_3_wmmp_dec_13_14.0.pdf

5. Coastal Protection in NZ Using Geotextile Tubes
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/coastal-protection-works-coromandel-starting-new-year/5/210279

6. Five questions you should ask your geotextiles fabric supplier
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2014/12/68-five-questions-you-should-ask-your-geotextiles-fabric-supplier

7. New generation landfill cell opens for business in Logan
http://www.lgnews.com.au/new-landfill-cell-opens-business-logan/#.VI9Ow0ubpFw

8. Hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners to sulfuric acid solutions (New)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000995

9. In situ test and analysis method of air bulging under geomembranes in a shallow-lined reservoir (New)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414001009

10. Behaviour of geotextile filters in armoured slopes subjected to the action of waves (New)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000983

11. ExcelPlas Labs Wish All Our Customers, Suppliers and Partners a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
2014 has been our busiest and most successful year ever and we’d like to thank you all for your custom and support.
We’re looking forward to an exciting 2015 in the CSG, Water, Wastewater, Landfilling and Resources Industries where Geosynthetics are indispensable.

1. Layfield announces the employment of Alex Gersch as Business Development Manager in Australia (Breaking News)
Layfield Environmental Containment is pleased to announce the employment of Mr. Alex Gersch as Business Development Manager based out of Adelaide, South Australia.
Contact: [email protected]

2. New EPA Guidelines for Wastewater Lagoon Construction – Issued November 2014 (Free Download)
EPA 509/14: This guideline replaces Wastewater and evaporation lagoon construction (2004). It advises those proposingto build wastewater lagoons on construction techniques that should assist in meeting obligations under the EnvironmentProtection Act 1993
http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/xstd_files/Waste/Guideline/guide_lagoon.pdf

3. Australia Pacific LNG Publish CSG water management plan including use of geomembrane liners (Declassified)
http://www.aplng.com.au/pdf/condabri/Condabri_EMP_Att_18_CGS_water_management_plan.pdf

4. New Polymer Additive can Enhance the Environmental Stress Crack Resistance of HDPE Geomembranes
http://www.jlgoor.ie/assets/files/blog/insights/Vistamaxx-performance-polymers-enhance-ESCR-of-HDPE.pdf

5. Rheological and Thermal Behavior of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) at Different Temperatures (Free Download)
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?paperID=51823

6. Overview of Geosynthetic Norms, Standards, ISO, CEN and more… From the Geosynthetic Interest Group (Free Download)
http://www.gigsa.org/2013-08-05-ISO%20GIGSA.pdf

7. NSW EPA Publish Checklist for Geosynthetics and Containment Measures for use in Landfills (Free Download)
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/resources/waste/140808wastedeductionform.pdf

8. New Tender TBSC14/001 – Construction of new lined cell and leachate pond (QLD)
Tenders are invited for the construction of a new lined cell and leachate pond at the Kirknie Road landfill (QLD).Tenders close 5 January 2015 at 4 pm.Tender documentation is available by telephoning Anne McLaughlin on (07) 4783 9800 or via email [email protected]

9. Golders seeking Principal Civil Design Engineer Waste and Containment Job
http://au-au.geebo.com/jobs-online/view/directory/128/listing/179/id/244285040-principal_civil_design_engineer/#pQClqlfBAwv3tlAz.99

10. New Landfill Cell Opens For Business in Queensland
http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-council/news-and-publications/media-releases/media-releases/new-landfill-cell-opens-for-business

1. Layfield unveils the GeoFab 5X; a game-changing geomembrane welding and geotextile sewing fabrication line
Layfield announced today the commissioning of the GeoFab 5X; the World’s Largest Combined Geotextile Sewing and Geomembrane Welding Production Line.
https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Environmental-Containment/About-Us/News/Layfield-unveils-the-GeoFab-5X.aspx

2. ExcelPlas Develop Method for Continuous Imaging of Geomembrane Seams and Seam Quality for In-field CQA
More information: [email protected]

3. Sensor Launch New Dry Geomembrane Mobile Integrity Arc Tester (ASTM D7953 approved)
http://www.sensorgroup.com/uploads/media/MIT_BROCHURE_02.pdf

4. New Advanced Geomembrane Wedge Welder (Leister Astro USB) records critical weld parameters to in-built USB drive
http://www.leister.com/en-au/leister-technologies/plastic-welding/civil-engineering/products/automatic-welders/astro-usb

5. Use of Premium HDPE Liners in Heap Leach Applications (Free Download)
http://www.solmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Use-of-premium-HDPE-liners-in-heap-leach-applications-Mathieu-Cornellier-Daniel-Tan-Solmax.pdf

6. Will Geomembrane producer Raven Industries’ New Plan Restart Its Stalled Growth?
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/11/20/will-raven-industries-new-plan-restart-its-stalled.aspx

7. Handy Reference Chart Compares Geomembrane Leak Detection Survey Modes (Free)
http://www.llsi.com/Surveys/Comparing

8. RFID smart geosynthetics for talking roads
http://www.aggregateresearch.com/articles/31095/RFID-smart-geosynthetics-for-talking-roads.aspx

9. Long-term performance of EPDM geomembrane in a reservoir (New Publication)
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/gein.14.00027

10. Antioxidant depletion from five geomembranes of same resin but of different thicknesses immersed in leachate
By Prof. K Rowe and A. Ewais
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000739

11. Heat and moisture migration in a geomembrane–GCL composite liner subjected to high temperatures and low vertical stresses
By Malek Bouazza, Kerry Rowe and Fred Gassner
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114414000740

12. Tender:  Reconstruction of a Leachate Management System at Stintons Reserve, Park Orchards, Manningham City Council URS Specification
https://www.evalua.com.au/etb/mancc/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=1111049

1. GSE Environmental Names New Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
http://www.gseworld.com/About-Us/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/GSE-Names-Robert-Preston-CEO/

2. GSE hires industry veteran Bob Preston as new CEO and president
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20141119/NEWS/141119906/gse-hires-industry-veteran-bob-preston-as-new-ceo-and-president

3. Fabricated Geomembrane Institute announces New Focus Groups and Members
http://www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com/?page_id=161

4. AGRU launches a line of geosynthetic clay liners (Agru GeoClay™)
http://www.agruamerica.com/products/geosynthetic-clay-liners/agru-geoclay/

5. Is Raven Industries (RAVN) Likely to Miss Earnings in Q3?
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/154454/is-raven-industries-ravn-likely-to-miss-earnings-in-q3

6. Design Considerations for Geosynthetics in Cover Systems Over Mine Waste Rock and Tailings
http://www.infomine.com/library/publications/docs/Athanassopoulos2014.pdf

7. Clayton Regional Landfill – tender for the capping of the Northern Cell – Contract 2/2014 
http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/-/media/Files/Your%20Council/Meetings%20and%20Agendas/Council/20141117/Report5%20Clayton%20Regional%20Landfill.pdf

8. Reconstruction of a Leachate Management System at Stintons Reserve, Park Orchards
Supply and lay GCL (Geosynthetic Clay Liner) in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and URS Specification
https://www.evalua.com.au/etb/mancc/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=1111049

9. Grosvenor Lodge Pty. Ltd., Max Bright, Winslow,  Earth Solutions Group (EPH), Landmark, Ertech, Bayport, Goldsmith submit Landfill Lining Proposals
http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/-/media/Files/Your%20Council/Meetings%20and%20Agendas/Council/20141117/Report5%20Clayton%20Regional%20Landfill.pdf

10. RhinoMat reinforced polyethylene geomembranes provides unequalled performance
http://www.interwrap.com/industrial-fabrics/rhinomat-geomembranes.html

11. Heap Leach Pad Cost Benchmarking
http://ithinkmining.com/2014/10/31/heap-leach-pad-cost-benchmarking/

12. Heap Leach Conference papers Presented
http://www.heapleachsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/HPL14-Preliminary-program_FINAL_Oct30.pdf

1. ExcelPlas exhibiting at Melbourne Geosynthetics & Geotechnics Conference is just 3 days away!  (10-14 November 2014)
It will be the Largest gathering of Geomembrane Companies ever in the Southern Hemisphere!
See exhibitor’s list at: http://www.7iceg2014.com/sponsorship-exhibition/exhibitors/

2. Full Conference Program for Melbourne Now Published
http://www.7iceg2014.com/wp-content/uploads/20141031-7ICEG-Program-grid.pdf

3. EPA Republish Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills BPEM 2014 – October 2014
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/~/media/Publications/788%202.pdf

4. ExcelPlas develops Accelerated Ageing Screening Tests for High-Performance Stabilized HDPE and LLDPE Liners
More information contact: [email protected]

5. EPA Grants New Permit for Condabri CSG Development Area (23 October 2014)
Including 252 Hectares across 18 dams for brine water
http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/management/env-authorities/pdf/eppg00853013.pdf

6. New GRI White Paper 31 on Geotextile Filter Characterization (Free Download)
http://www.geosynthetica.net/wp-content/uploads/WhitePaper31.pdf

7. Effect of Chlorinated Water on the Antioxidant Depletion of  HDPE Geomembranes (Free Download)
http://www.geoeng.ca/Directory/kerry%20Pub/2014%20Abdelaal%20and%20Rowe%2010ICG%2083%20Chlorine.pdf

8. Modelling Antioxidant Depletion in HDPE Geomembranes (Free Download)
The outward diffusion of antioxidants aided by the role of the surfactant as a wetting agent.
http://www.geoeng.ca/Directory/kerry%20Pub/2014%20Abdelaal%20and%20Rowe%2010ICG%20274%204-param%20decay.pdf

9. Durability of Three HDPE Geomembranes Immersed in Different Fluids at 85°C
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001234

10. Raven Industries acquires Integra Plastics
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20141104/NEWS/141109975/raven-industries-acquires-integra-plastics

11. Raven Industries: A Small, Debt Free Geomembrane and Films Company With Substantial Long-Term Potential
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2626915-raven-industries-a-small-debt-free-company-with-substantial-long-term-potential

12. Alternative approaches to Channel Lining Systems – Smartditch™
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2014/10/65-alternative-approaches-to-channel-lining-systems

13. NAUE Geomembranes Publish Latest Newsletter
http://www.naue.com/en/naue/news/naue-news.html