When SKZ’s Geosynthetics Middle East (GSME) event convenes 25-26 October 2011 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, it will mark the fourth annual chapter in this conference, which has grown out of a successful series SKZ previously conducted in Germany. SKZ has organized the GSME event with BMC Gulf, and this year it will once again be held under the patronage of the Municipality of Abu Dhabi.
The program for GSME 2011 has been announced. The presentations will be as follows:
25 October 2011
- Conference Opening Ceremony
Reda Ashkar, Conference Chairman, SKZ Middle East, UAE
Harald Huberth, Managing Director, SKZ, Germany - Keynote Lecture
"Recent developments and future opportunities for geosynthetics," Eng. ABDULLA S. AL SHAMSI Executive Director of Infrastructure and Municipal Assets Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, UAE - "GCC countries Macroeconomy Current status, Forecast up to 2016: Analysis of the infrastructure projects in the region Highlights of the Key infrastructure projects," Ben D’Souza, BNC Network, UAE
"Geosynthetics Applications for a sustainable Waste Water Industry," Alan Thomson, Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC), UAE- Case Study
"Leakages and their solutions in Tunnel Waterproofing Systems," Fouad Ashkar, BMC Gulf LLC, UAE - "Experimental research results concerning a railway embankment reinforced with geosynthetics," L. Talos, R.I. Chirica, Geostud company, Romania
- "Reinforced Soil Earth Retention Solutions for Infrastructure Development," Jimmy Thomas, Techfab Industries, India
- "The Innovative Applications of Geotextile Tube in River and Marine Engineering," Jason Chang, ACE Geosynthetics Co., Taiwan
- "Quality Control and Rehabilitation of Railway Tracks Using Multi-Functional Geosynthetic Products," Jörg Klompmaker, Bauberatung Geokunststoffe (BBG), Germany
- "Pavement Construction over saturated sub-grades," Khalid Meccai, Alyaf Industrial Co. Ltd., Saudi Arabia
- "Structured wall pipes and underground installed boxes – selective criteria for two examples of geotextile-related products in modern drainage systems," Nobert Schuler, Fränkische Rohrwerke Gebr. Kirchner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
- "Social Media Marketing for a Modern Geosynthetics World," Steve Johnson, SAJE Pte Ltd, Singapore
26 October 2011
- "High performance Multimodal PE products for Geomembranes," Peter Malmros, Borouge Pte Ltd, Singapore
- "Thought on unusual transverse cracking of windblown and wave-generated HDPE geomembrane wrinkles in a wastewater irrigation pond," Dr. Ian D. Peggs, I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, USA
- Case Study
"Brine pond ‘Teutschenthal’ – Liner system performance and service life expectation after 13 years in service," Detlef Schramm, DOW Europe GmbH, Switzerland and Catrin Tarnowski, GSE Lining Technology GmbH, Germany - "Constraints and Barriers to the Application of Geosynthetics," Jamil Raja, Loughborough University, UK
- "Experimental evaluation of the biological clogging of drainage geocomposites at the bottom of landfill," Yves Durkheim, AFITEX, France
- "Hydraulic performance of a partially hydrated GCJ with diesel oil and polymer treatment proposal," D. Toncelli, S. Puma, A. Dominijanni, M. Manassero, Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A., Italy
For more information and to registration, visit the conference website at www.geosyntheticsme.com.
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