The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute is presenting a one-day course on “Current Advances & Trends in Containment & Welding Technologies.” The February 21 FGI short course will be held at TRI Environmental’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. Expert speakers from geosynthetics manufacturers, fabricators, installers, research and academia, and government agencies will be on hand to lead this course.
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Attendees will learn current advances and trends in containment technologies for a range of applications including:
- Landfills
- Cover systems
- Leak location surveys
- Coal combustion residuals
- Exposed geomembrans
These areas involve work with electrical utilities, waste management, Shale Oil and Gas, Floating Covers, Aquaculture, Potable Water, Agriculture & More
Course attendees will learn how to design, specify, install, and test geomembranes for these applications. Course attendees will earn 8 PDHs.
Each attendee will receive a USB drive with PDFs of all presentations.
An updated course program follows.
FGI SHORT COURSE PLAN, FEBRUARY 21
7:30–8:00 am: Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00–8:10 am: Greeting & Introductions –S. Allen (TRI) & T. Stark (University of Illinois)
8:10–8:30 am: FGI Introduction, Activities, and Current Research – T. Stark (University of Illinois)
8:30–9:00 am: Durability for Capping of Landfills – S. Allen (TRI)
9:00–9:30 am: Overview of Geomembrane Materials & Manufacturing – G. Kolbasuk (Raven)
9:30–10:00 am: Geomembrane Fabrication, Installation, & Testing – P. Elliott (CLI)
10:00–10:15 am: Morning Break and Networking
10:15–11:00 Floating Cover Systems – A. Mills (Layfield)
11:00–11:30 Fabricated Geomembrane Applications & Demonstration – S. Allen (TRI)
11:30-12:00 Welding Demo and Testing – P. Elliott (CLI), W. Leger (Demtech) & S. Hobbs (Leister)
12:00–12:45 Lunch and Networking
12:45–1:00 Configuration & Stability of Geosynthethic Liner Systems – T. Stark (U of Illinois)
1:00–1:30 Large Scale Friction Testing Demonstration – S. Allen (TRI)
1:30-2:15 Electrical Leak Location for Installed Geomembranes – A. Beck (TRI)
2:15–3:00 Containment for Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) – G. Zych (AEP)
3:00–3:15 Afternoon Break and Networking
3:15–3:45 USDA NRCS and Agricultural Waste Containment – C. Lafleur (Texas NRCS)
3:45–4:05 Secondary Containment – R. Peebles (Cooley Group)
4:05–4:20 Shale Oil and Gas – T. Stark (University of Illinois)
4:20–4:35 Columbus Reservoir Project – T. Stark (University of Illinois)
4:35–4:45 PVC in Aquaculture – L. Storey (Plastatech)
4:45–5:00 Summary and Questions – T. Stark (University of Illinois)
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