November 2014 Vol.1

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1. ExcelPlas exhibiting at Melbourne Geosynthetics Conference is just 2 weeks away!  (10-14 November 2014) — the Largest gathering of Geomembrane Companies ever in the Southern Hemisphere!
See exhibitors at: http://www.7iceg2014.com/sponsorship-exhibition/exhibitors/

2. Geomembrane Lining for Large-Scale Underground Heat Storage Tank – New Technology !
http://solarthermalworld.org/content/germanydenmark-geosynthetic-lining-large-scale-underground-heat-storage-tank

3. Unique geosynthetic clay liner system for uranium – Cetco
http://www.cetco.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&PortalId=0&EntryId=667

4. GEOMEMBRANE TENDER 2014-006: Provision of the Stage 15 Landfill Cell Construction at the Red Hill Waste Management Facility.
Tenders shall be submitted electronically no later than 2.00pm Australian Western Standard Time (WST), Monday, 3 November 2014
http://www.emrc.org.au/public-notices-2.html

5. Geotest Seeking Geomembrane CQA Persons
http://www.geotest.net.au/#!careers/cvr3

6. Tailings over an area where the geomembrane liner had been torn and repaired during installation
http://ithinkmining.com/2014/10/25/clint-strachan-joins-edumine-webcast-on-mine-water-management/

7. Aeramix Water Treatment Plant Shines in North West Queensland
http://www.northweststar.com.au/story/2622508/richmond-shire-water-judged-states-tastiest/?cs=191

8. Geogrids used to create marine mattresses
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/1014_f1_marine_mattress.html

9. Professional Development Series – Pavement Symposium – Sydney 7th Nov, Melbourne 10th Nov  and Brisbane 11th Nov  http://www.netpanel.netstant.com/user_files/global_syn_newsletters_attach461.pdf

10. Boral Landfill & Brisbane Airport projects
http://www.netpanel.netstant.com/user_files/global_syn_newsletters_attach480.pdf

11. LiteEarth Geomembrane Complete Independent Lifetime Testibng
http://www.liteearth.com/liteearth-completes-spectrum-of-independent-testing/

12. Surface Analysis of Weathered HDPE Geomembrane Studied by FTIR Spectroscopy
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13. Geosynthetic Tube Seawall
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/states-first-geo-synthetic-tube-seawall-building-from-nov.html

14. Laboratory degradation of a polypropylene geotextile (New Publication)
This paper studies the existence of synergisms between some degradation agents of geotextiles. For that purpose, a polypropylene geotextile (stabilised with Chimassorb 944) was exposed to some degradation tests: immersion in liquids (water, sulphuric and nitric acids, sodium hydroxide and metallic ion solutions), thermo-oxidation and artificial weathering. The geotextile was (1) exposed individually to each degradation agent (single exposure) and (2) exposed successively to some combinations of two agents (multiple exposures). Results showed that, in some cases, the combined action of two degradation agents was more damaging than the sum of the individual effects of each agent. The most relevant examples of this included: (1) immersion in sodium hydroxide and thermo-oxidation, (2) immersion in iron nitrate and thermo-oxidation and (3) immersion in cadmium or copper nitrate and artificial weathering.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061814011325

October 2014 Vol.4

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  1. ExcelPlas QLD Trailing Drones for Geomembrane Sample Delivery from Remote Sites
    Shipping DT samples from the field to the lab by programmable drones cuts down time to transport samples allowing faster turnaround of results
    More information contact [email protected]
  2. SENSOR DDS FIXED systems allow the client to monitor the integrity of geomembrane liners for more than 30 years (tested and guaranteed by BAM certification)
  3. Imitation GSE geomembranes from China flooding the internet
  4. Key Geomembrane Installation Questions Answered: Slope destructs, where should they be taken?; What is the proper way to fix a ‘fish mouth’
  5. New Product – Wind Defenderâ„¢ – protects against Cross winds and negative pressure or wind uplift that can lead to failure of an exposed geomembrane liner system
  6. Uplift Resistance of Buried Pipelines Enhanced by Geogrids
  7. New Paper – Interaction of Antioxidants with Carbon Black in Polyethylene using Oxidative Induction Time Methods
  8. VIC EPA receives works approval application for SBI Inert Landfill P/L at 950 Ballarto Road, Cranbourne
  9. Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) Caps Off Bayersville Landfill
  10. Just Published – Guidelines for Installation of Factory Fabricated Compounded 0.25 to 1.52 mm Thick Unsupported Geomembranes
  11. New Paper – Permeation of Volatile Organic Compounds through EVOH Thin Film Membranes and Coextruded LLDPE/EVOH/LLDPE Geomembranes
  12. Layfield Awarded US Distribution Rights for E’GRID Biaxial geogrids
  13. Spray-on Liner on Geotextile Provides Earthen Containment Bund for Tank Farm

October 2014 Vol.3

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  1. ExcelPlas now offering CQA of Geosynthetic Installations such as Landfills and Mining Water Storages
    ExcelPlas also providing on-site NATA accredited annex laboratories to meet project testing requirements and CQA Services for Landfill Construction. We have expanded the range of projects we offer our testing services to include CQA on Geotechnical Design projects, EPA-Audited Landfill construction projects, Brine Ponds and other Water Storage Construction Projects, and Mining Infrastructure Construction Projects
    More Information: http://www.excelplas.com
  2. QGC Presentation on Cell Design for Brine Water and Progress with Lined Ponds
  3. GTI to Fabricate and Install Gas Collection Cover at Brazilian Dairy Plant
  4. New Geomembrane with 25 year Warranty – Layfield
  5. GTI Partners with Millar Western for Bioenergy Effluent Project
  6. Senversa is seeking a landfill construction quality assurance technician experience in construction supervision of geomembrane liner construction
  7. New Opportunity: Installing Solar Capping on Landfills
  8. Transpacific (TPI) discuss their Landfill Liner Design and Capping
  9. New Landfill Lining Tender in WA
    EMRC-658878 Tender 2014-006 – Stage 15 Landfill Cell Construction closing 03/11/2014 2:00 p.m. WA
    https://www.tenderlink.com/tenderers/2744.2/searchpages/WasteManagementLandfill_current.htm

October 2014 Vol.2

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  1. The 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics to be held in Melbourne 10-14 November 2014 is now just over 1 month away!
    If you haven’t already registered for this landmark event, be sure to do so as soon as possible.
    It will be the Largest gathering of Geomembrane Companies ever in the Southern Hemisphere!
    You can register online via the following link:
    http://www.7iceg2014.com/registration/register-now
  2. SPONSORSHIP: still time to be involved with a sponsorship presence!
    To view current sponsors:
    http://www.vision6.com.au/ch/38100/1dy6d/2123057/f81farvft.html
  3. Layfield Launches New Corporate Website
  4. Arrow plan for completion of Daandine Pond approximately 25km west of Dalby which will hold brine from the reverse osmosis plant
  5. AGL responds to CSG salty water fears:
    Ponds elsewhere will be double lined with polyethylene, which AGL says is a high strength material resistant to salty water, and will only contain ‘produce water’ – the water emerging from the coal seams after the initial fracking solution has re-emerged.
    Should a leak be detected, water can be drained to other ponds and the leak repaired with the appropriate ‘heat welded’ patches.
  6. Shamrock Civil completes QCLNG upstream Northern Water Treatment Plant ponds project near Wandoan in the Surat Basin
    It is the largest project undertaken by the Brisbane-based civil engineering business at $78 M in value.
    The pond consists of a very complex lining system with multiple liner layers, a clay layer and sump details to provide safe housing for the heated brine solution that is produced during the water purification process in the water treatment facility
  7. County Hopes to Top Landfill with Thin, Flexible Solar Cap
  8. Tensar takes legal action in Canada vs. Enviro-Pro Geosynthetics
  9. Structural and rheological property relationship of bimodal polyethylene with improved environment stress cracking resistance
  10. Waterproofing for underground tanks using rectangular 3D geomembrane
  11. Design considerations for GCLs in Leach Pad Liner Systems
  12. Concrete Embedment Liners from Layfield
  13. Geomembrane Papers Presented in Vancouver Geosynthetics Mining Solutions Conference 2014
  14. Geomembrane Experts in Heap Leaching
  15. Geomembranes in reservoir reinforcement engineering

October 2014 Vol.1

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  1. *JOB* Senior Geomembrane Projects Supervisor/Training & Development Coordinator required for Jaylon Victoria
  2. Conditioning Monitoring of Reinforced Polypropylene Floating Covers – Why and How do RPP Covers Degrade
    Is my cover still safe to walk on?
  3. Geosynthetic Mining Solutions at Copper Tailings Dams: A Review of the State of Practice in Chile
  4. Ensure Your Geomembrane Seam Laps are Contamination Free Before Welding (Large ISO Wipes)
  5. Geosynthetics Society Bestows Highest Honor on Engineering Professor for Geocell Work
  6. Advantages of Bituminous Geomembranes (BGM) Revealed
    BGM have advantages in terms of withstanding wind effects, having no stringent base layer requirement, being useable on rough subgrade, and decreasing construction times and the quantity of borrowed/imported subgrade materials required.
  7. Geoinventions Brisbane obtains CQA Certification for Geosynthetic Materials and Compacted Clay Liner
    Joas Christofan CPEng NPER RPEQ Awarded CQA Certificate by GRI
  8. Geoinventions – Geotechnical Engineering Consultants – Brisbane – Recent Projects
  9. *JOB* Fabtech seeking HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers
  10. WatershedGeo Utilizes Its Patented HydroTurf Advanced Revetment Technology to Close EPA Superfund Site – George Air Force Base LF-14 Landfill
  11. Geogrid Awarded the Environmental Product Declaration for the First Time
  12. Puraflex chosen due to its chemical resistant properties and ease of installation
  13. Maccaferri Australia – Free Pavement Seminars on Subgrade and Asphalt Reinforcement
  14. Are You Searching For a Customized Tank Cover?
  15. Mechanical behavior of interface between composite geomembrane and permeable cushion material
  16. Temporary stockpiles of dredged sediment are covered with a white geomembrane