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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

September 2014 Vol.4

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  1. Professor Bouazza declares Upcoming Melbourne Congress as Being the Largest Gathering of Geomembrane Companies Ever Assembled in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Sponsorship Opportunities still remaining for 7th ICEG Melbourne Conference on Geotechnics and Geosynthetics
    • Congress Gala Dinner at $10K exclusive opportunity
    • Congress Handbook at $10K exclusive opportunity
    • Keynote Session at $7.5K x 6 opportunities
    • Pocket Program at $5K exclusive opportunity
    View current sponsors here
  2. Sneak Preview of Selected Presentations for Melbourne Geosynthetics and Geotechnics Conference:
    • Analysis of chemical resistance for notched high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane by Dr. H Y Jeon (Korea)
    • An initial study of effect of brine on longevity of geomembrane seams by Prof. Kerry Rowe (Canada)
    • New barrier technology for sites contaminated with hydrocarbons and VOCs by Richard Menage (ITP UK)
    • The role of a regulator in improving landfill design and construction standards: a victorian perspective by Kapila Bogoda (VIC EPA)
    • Field and laboratory observations of down-slope bentonite migration in exposed composite liners by Prof. Kerry Rowe (Canada)
    • Dewatering and beneficial reuse of contaminated sediments using geotextile tubes by Dr Chris Lawson (Malaysia)
    Click here for more details
  3. Australia Gets its own Geomembrane Welding Training Centre and Liner Welding Courses
  4. ExcelPlas is Offering On-site Geomembrane Testing Lab for Large Geomembrane installations to Conduct On-site Weld Testing & Verification
    For more details, please contact: [email protected]
  5. Jacobs (formally SKM) Awarded Winners of Engineering Excellence Award for the HDPE 55E Cover Replacement for Melbourne Water Western Treatment Plant – (for Infrastructure Project > $20M)
  6. Fabtech Report 2014 Highlights
  7. Jaylon Line 110m dia. Tanks for Scotia Gas Plant for Santos/Concept Environmental Services.
    Materials Used: Enviroliner 0.75mm (Primary), Scrim re-enforced 200gsm polyethylene, A34 needle free Bidim
  8. Jaylon have Multiple Positions Available for Geomembrane Installation Technicians in Perth
  9. PVA geotextile/HDPE geomembrane composites for Landfill Liner Applications
  10. Relative Operational Performance of Geosynthetics Used as Subgrade Stabilization

September 2014 Vol.3

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  1. New QGC Operations Hub Opens
  2. QGC Celebrates Opening of New Command Centre
  3. Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Projects
  4. ExcelPlas Geomembrane Testing in Dalby Moves to a Larger Facility at 18080 Warrego Hwy, Dalby QLD 4405
    For more information, please contact Perry Matin <[email protected]>
  5. Landfill Liner Materials Are Applicable to Hydraulic Fracturing Water Management by Dr. Archie Filshill of Golder Associates
  6. Profile of Speakers attending Geosynthetics Mining Solutions, Hyatt Regency Vancouver , Canada 08-11 Sep 2014
  7. Lismore Council Awards the contract for Construction of Landfill Cell 2A at the Wyrallah Road Waste Facility to Smith Plant Pty Ltd
  8. Cobram Landfill Rehabilitation Cells 1-3 Awarded to Ertech Pty Ltd
  9. PP Sure-Grip® Concrete Protection Liners
    Sure-Grip® is a combined HDPE and PP lining material that is suitable for use in new and existing concrete tanks to provide sealing and protection
  10. Vic EPA to Inspect 26 Closed Landfills
  11. TPI Reports Profit; Landfill Remediation Provisions Rise to $232M
  12. Polypropylene Lift Pit Liner Co-polymer Geomembrane

September 2014 Vol.2

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  1. Worley Parsons win QGC LNG contract – includes the upstream coal seam gas well heads, gathering pipelines
  2. New Coal and CSG Geosynthetics and Earthworks Projects Approved for QLD
  3. GHD in massive merger with Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
  4. Australia’s GHD & Canada’s Conestoga-Rovers Merge Into $ 1.5-Billion Design Giant
  5. New Installer wins Tender for Construction of Landfill Membrane Liner at Blaxland Waste Management Facility
    – Construction of Stage 3 of the Landfill Membrane Liner at Blaxland Waste Management Facility at Attunga Road, Blaxland
    – Name and address of contractor: Eco Line Solutions, Suite 203, 486 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065
    – Contract date and duration: 6 Weeks from 1 October 2014 to 14 November 2014
    – Estimated amount payable: $500 K
  6. New Geomembrane Lining Installer in NSW (Ecoline Solutions) – Profile
  7. Solmax Leading the Way into the Future of Geomembrane Innovation – Feature Article
  8. Short Course to Prepare Engineers to Design Lining and Cover System Slopes that are Statically and Seismically Stable
  9. Geosynthetic Installation Details – What is Most Important?
    Discussion Panel:
    – Archie Filshill, PhD, Golder Associates
    – Rick Thiel, PE, Thiel Engineering
    – Jimmy Youngblood, GSE Environmental
  10. Largest gathering of geomembrane companies in the southern hemisphere!
    SPONSORSHIP: still time to be involved with a sponsorship presence!
    Enhance your brand presence into this international audience.
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September 2014 Vol.1

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  1. New HDPE Geomembrane offered in Aus/NZ by Maccaferri – MACLINE™ Geomembrane
  2. Wiley Develops Wastewater Co-generation Facility with Flexible Geomembrane Covers
  3. Merit Lining Systems Pty Ltd Awarded $771 K Landfill Liner Contract
     – Contract Number: 1314049
    – Contract Description:  Supply and Installation of Landfill Liner Material – Cell 9
    – Contract Value: $771,700 (GST Exclusive)
    – Date Awarded:  July 2014
    – Expiry/Completion Date: November 2014
  4. Tencate Publish Guide on Geosynthetics for Coastal and Marine Engineering
  5. Free Slope Stability Calculator
  6. Free Geomembrane Puncture Calculator
  7. Ageing of exposed geomembranes at locations with different climatological conditions
  8. Geomembrane Specification Guide (Free Download)
  9. APING Water Management Plan
  10. Construction of a geotextile sandbag reinforced dune and berm to manage the risks associated with coastal storms14,000 geotextile bags filled with sand, weighing approximately 1.7 tons each