Geosynthetics Middle East announces conference program

Technical sessions for Oct. 29-30 event in Abu Dhabi

(Subject to change)

Greater safety for geosynthetic-reinforced earth (GRE) systems—noise protections, impact and fire performance in full-scale trial

Mr. Andreas Herold
IBH – Herold & Partner Ingenieure, Germany

Modern breakwater solution of geotextile tube in UAE

Ms. Cherry Wang, Speaker: Marios Economides
ACE Geosynthetics Enterprise Co. Ltd., Taiwan

Geogrid-reinforced walls with almost vertical facings: two recent specific solutions in different environments

Dr. Dimiter Alexiew
Huesker Synthetic GmbH, Germany

Durability of PVC membranes in tunnel waterproofing

Dr. Hans-Rudolf Beer
Sika Technology AG, Switzerland

Case study: Leak location liner

Mr. Jacques McHayleh
GSE Lining Technology GmbH, Germany

Geosynthetics for the control of coastal erosion, some parts of east coast of India

Jayaraju N., India

Evaluation of bending strength in geotextile fabrics through micro-punching test

José Luiz Ernandes Dias Filho
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense “Darcy Ribeiro” – UNEF Brazil

Multi-functional scour protection systems for hydraulic structure foundations

Ms. Katja Werth
BBG Bauberatung Geokunststoffe, Germany

Improvement of bed support conditions and reduction of life cycle costs for railway tracks using a multi-functional geocomposite

Mr. Markus Hempel
Naue GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Concrete block mattress (CBM) as pipeline protection in out fall 9&10 phases project in south pars water

Mohammad Reza Ashgbousi
Manasanat, Iran

A durability study of 30 year-old PVC geomembranes from different tunnels to predict possible mechanisms of degradation

Dr. Muhammad Usman
Geo Tunnelling Ltd., Pakistan

Evaluation of geosynthetics in unpaved roads built over natural soft subgrade using full-scale accelerated pavement testing

Dr. Murad Abu-Farsakh
Louisiana State University, USA

Initial testing of the E’GRID ranges of integral, punched and stretched geogrids for their calibration and the Bi design software suit that has been developed to use this calibration in roads design

Mr. Nigel Wrigley
New Grids Limited, UK

Designing sealing materials for water transmission and distribution concrete canals in irrigation and drainage networks

Mr. Omid Firouzi
Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineers Co., Iran

Improvement of weak base of embankments with geosynthetics and piles

Mr. Qani Kadiri
Faculty of Civil Eng. & Architecture, Prishtine Kosovo

Use of geotextile for civil infrastructural applications in Pakistan

Dr. Shuaib Ahmad
Zenith International, Pakistan

Critical review of spray-applied membranes in the field of tunnelling in comparison to sheet membranes: advantages, disadvantages and open questions

Mr. Stefan Lemke
Sika Services AG, Switzerland

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