Geosynthetica reports on the Two Rivers conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29-October1, 2003.

Tenax has recently published several Technical Information Bulletins. TIB 1) Understanding GRI:GC8 Standard Guide for "Determination of the Allowable Flow Rate of a Drainage Geocomposite"; TIB 2) Understanding Technical Concerns for a Double Geonet System; TIB 3) Understanding Geonet Creep Reduction Factor; TIB 4) Specifying Drainage Product Transmissivity; and TIB 6) Geonet Chemical Resistance to Leachate Under High Temperature. Contact David Kirby for information at dkirby@tenax.com.

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The newsletter includes: Report-Back on the GIGSA-SAICE Seminar: BS 8006 and Beyond!; an update on the Bellville South Landfill site; a reaction to Scott Lucas' article from Bob Trauger - and a response from Mr. Lucas; findings from the Rietfontein landfill site visit; and an article titled New Range of Geogrids Introduced to South Africa.

Are you going to the Sardinia landfill conference next week? If so please let us know so we can aim for a geosynthetics group dinner - it used to be a tradition. We believe that the following "geoanimals" are going: P. Davies, R. Ball, D. Viljoen, H-Y.Jeon, G. Richardson, I. Peggs, B. Wallace, N. Ikuta, V. Hruby, R. Jones, A. Palolahti, P. Novella, M. Bouazza, J. Davies, R. Marshall, E. Blond, A. Fourie, D. Cazzuffi, and A. Cancelli. There must be many more. Contact us at info@geosynthetica.net.

The Conductive Sensom Layer (CSL) has been developed in France jointly by TARKET SOMMER and SENSOR IEP (a geosynthetica.net underwriter). CSL is a composite of a needlepunched nonwoven geotextile impregnated with a proprietary conductive medium. TARKET SOMMER (Baisieux, France) is a manufacturer of geotextiles and multicomponent geocomposites. SENSOR IEP (Luxembourg) designs and installs monitoring systems to detect and locate leaks in geomembrane-lined containment facilities.

A new fibre technology that enhances seedlings' emergence over traditional round or oval fibres used in conventional stitch-bonded turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) has been developed by SI Geosolutions.

Netherlands-based Colbond Geosynthetics has obtained full BBA (British Board of Agrément) certification for its Enkagrid PRO welded geogrid. The product has been approved for use in highways, applications for roads and bridge embankments with slopes of up to 70° and provides lateral restraint to cohesive or frictional soils, with stability achieved by the interaction of the soil particles with the geogrid. Contact Joe Luna for more information (joe.luna@colbond.com). Learn more here.;

View the NAGS Final Conference Program for the Two Rivers Conference in Winnipeg, Canada. There are papers being presented in 5 concurrent sessions during the breakout sessions (papers from the three societies involved; NAGS, CGS and IAH), and 4 plenary keynote speakers which includes the Mercer Lecture being presented by Dr. Richard Bathurst.

The Secugrid® reinforcement CD was presented to the public during the 8th European conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering in Prague. The CD shows advantages and fields of application as well as the product variety of the Secugrid geogrid ranging from the technical advantages to the cost-saving and simple installation.